Procedure of Nomination of Candidates for Deputy by a Party (Bloc)
1. A party (bloc) may nominate candidates for deputies in the multi-mandate and single-mandate electoral constituencies.
2. The number of candidates for deputies nominated by a party (bloc) in the multi-mandate constituency shall not exceed the number of deputies stipulated in Article 1, Item 3, Clause 1 of this Law. All candidates for deputies nominated by a party (bloc) shall be included in the single electoral list of such party (bloc).
3. A party (bloc) may nominate no more than one candidate in each single-mandate constituency.
4. A party (bloc) may nominate a candidate for deputy a person who is a member of the party (a member of a party that is a part of the bloc) or a non-party citizen, which has the right to be elected deputy in accordance with Article 8 of this Law.
5. A party that is a member of an election bloc may not independently nominate candidates for deputy and be a member of another election block.
6. Candidates for deputy shall be nominated by a party at its convention (meeting, conference), and by a bloc at an inter-party convention (meeting, conference) of the parties that are members of the bloc. The convention (meeting, conference) at which candidates for deputy are nominated shall be attended by at least 200 delegates. A party (bloc) may nominate candidates for deputy in single-mandate constituencies at a meeting (conference) of the republican in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast or city in Kyiv or Sevastopol cell (organization) of the party (joint meeting (conference) of cells (organizations) of the parties that are members of the bloc) conducted in accordance with the charter of the party (charters of the parties that are members of the bloc), and in accordance with the bloc’s constituent agreement if candidates for deputy are nominated by a joint meeting (conference) of cells (organizations) of the parties that are members of the bloc.
7. Candidates for deputy in the multi-mandate constituency shall be nominated at least 165 days before the day of elections with an electoral list of candidates for deputy from a party (bloc), which shall indicate their order of priority, in accordance with the form approved by the Central Election Commission. A person may be included in the electoral list of no more than one party (bloc).
8. The minutes of the convention (meeting, conference) of the party or inter-party convention (meeting, conference) of the parties that are members of the bloc shall indicate: the date of the convention (meeting, conference), agenda, information about the persons nominated candidates for deputy (surname, first name, patronymic, day, month and year of birth, position (occupation), place of employment and home address, number of the single-mandate constituency if nominated in single-mandate constituencies, results of the voting on the electoral list of candidates for deputy nominated in the multi-mandate constituency and candidates for deputy nominated in single-mandate constituencies). The minutes shall be signed by the chairman of the convention (meeting, conference), and the electoral list of candidates for deputy shall be signed by the head of the party (heads of the parties that are members of the bloc) and sealed with the seal of the party (parties that are members of the bloc). The minutes of the meeting (conference) of the republican in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast or city in Kyiv or Sevastopol cell (organization) of the party (joint meeting (conference) of cells (organizations) of the parties that are members of the bloc) shall indicate: the date of the meeting (conference), agenda, information about the persons nominated candidates for deputy nominated in single-mandate constituencies (surname, first name, patronymic, day, month and year of birth, citizenship, party membership, position (occupation), place of employment and home address, number of the single-mandate constituency and results of the voting on the electoral list of candidates for deputy nominated in single-mandate constituencies). The minutes shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting (conference) and sealed with the seal of the cell (organization) of the party (cells (organizations) of the parties that are members of the bloc).
9. The head of the party (heads of the parties that are members of the bloc) shall notify the Central Election Commission in writing about the time and place of the convention (meeting, conference) of the party or inter-party convention (meeting, conference) of the parties that are members of the bloc to be conducted with the purpose of nominating candidates for deputy at least five days prior to the convention (meeting, conference). If so ordered by the chairman of the Central Election Commission, a member of the Central Election Commission may be present at such convention (meeting, conference).
10. News media shall be notified in good time about the time and place of a convention (meeting, conference) to be conducted with the purpose of nominating candidates for deputy. The order of accreditation of representative of the media at such convention (meeting, conference) shall be determined by the organizers thereof.
