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Article 21
 

The Procedure for Forming a Polling Station Commission

 

1. A respective constituency election commission shall form a polling station commission no later than thirty five days prior to the election day which shall consist of head, deputy head, secretary and other members, on application of rayon, city (city district) or higher level party centre (organization) or centres (organizations) of parties constituting a bloc, which are subjects of the electoral process, candidates registered in a respective single-mandate constituency, with an exception of instances provided for in Paragraphs 9 through 11 of this Article.

 

2. The number of members of a polling station commission shall not be less than eight. A polling station commission may consist of head, deputy head, secretary and between two and four other members of the commission at polling stations with a total number of voters under fifty.

 

3. Citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote and who reside within boundaries of a respective single-mandate constituency or city on whose territory the constituency is located shall have the right to serve on polling station commissions as members.

 

4. Persons described in Paragraph 6 of Article 20 may not serve as members on the polling station commission.

 

5. Rayon, city (city district) or higher level centres (organizations) of a party (or bloc-member parties’ centres or organizations, respectively), which are subjects of the electoral process, shall submit a list of persons, who are members of a given party (bloc-member parties) or who have no party affiliation, nominated by a given party (bloc) to serve as head, deputy head and secretary of the commission, no later than forty three days prior to the election day to a respective constituency election commission. Said list shall be signed by leader of a given party centre (organization), or leaders of bloc-member party centres or organizations, and sealed with the party seal (seals of bloc-member parties). Written statements of consent received from persons nominated to serve on a respective polling station commission shall be attached to the list.

 

6. A candidate who is running for deputy and is registered in a single-mandate constituency shall, within a period of time stipulated in Paragraph 5 of this Article, submit to a respective constituency election commission a list of persons to be appointed members of the polling station commission, with an indication of the names of persons nominated to serve as head, deputy head and secretary of the commission, which shall be personally signed by said candidate and legalized by head of the constituency election commission or in accordance with applicable procedure. Written statements of consent received from persons nominated to serve on a respective polling station commission shall be attached to the list.

 

7. One of the members of a polling station commission shall be a representative of the party (bloc) of which the candidate registered in a respective single-mandate constituency is a member, provided application in respect thereof was submitted.

 

8. Every party (bloc) and every candidate registered in a respective single-mandate constituency shall have the right to a proportional share of leadership positions in the polling station commissions. The share of leadership positions for every party (bloc) and candidate registered in a respective single-mandate constituency shall  be determined according to the number of persons nominated by the party (bloc) and candidate registered in a respective single-mandate constituency, to the composition of polling station commissions in proportion to the total number of persons nominated by all parties (blocs) within a single-mandate constituency and all candidates registered in a respective single-mandate constituency.

 

9. In the event of failure to submit proposals regarding nomination of persons to serve on the polling station commission within a period of time stipulated under Paragraph 5 of this Article, or if the number of nominees to serve as members on polling station commissions fails to reach eight, the polling station commission shall be formed by a constituency election commission, on application of head of constituency election commission, and shall consist of eight members, with a provision made for nominees from parties (blocs) and candidates running for deputies who are registered in a respective single-mandate constituency.

 

10. A polling station commission on a vessel sailing under Ukrainian flag on the election day or at a polar station of Ukraine shall be formed by constituency election commission at a port or location where such vessel or station is registered, on application of the vessel’s captain or director of the polar station within terms stipulated under Paragraph 1 of this Article.

 

11. A polling station commission at diplomatic and other representative offices and consular missions of Ukraine abroad, in military units (formations) stationed outside Ukraine shall be formed by the Central Election Commission, on application of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine within terms envisaged under paragraph 1 of this Article.

 

12. In the event that a polling station is formed as an exception, as envisaged under Paragraph 7 of Article 17 of this Law, the Central Election Commission shall form polling station commissions at the same time as the polling stations.

 

13. The decision to form polling station commission shall be made public in mass media or by other means no later than three days from the day the commission was formed.