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Article 47
 

Refusal to Register a Candidate (Candidates) for Deputy

1. An election commission may refuse to register a candidate (candidates) for deputy for the following reasons:



violation of the procedure for nomination of a candidate (candidates) for deputy established by this Law;



absence or improper presentation of the documents specified by Article 41 or Article 42 of this Law;



termination of the Ukrainian citizenship on the part of a candidate for deputy;



emigration of the person nominated for candidacy to another country for permanent residency                                                                                                      



establishment of the incapability of the person nominated as a candidate for deputy, or enforcement of the court sentence for committing a premeditated  crime;



discovery by a corresponding election commission of vital inconsistencies in the personal information regarding the candidate submitted in compliance with this Law;



2. A decision to refuse registration of a candidate (candidates) for deputy shall fully substantiate the grounds for the refusal. No later than on the next day after the adoption of the decision, a copy of it shall be handed over (mailed) to a representative of the corresponding party (bloc) or to a candidate for deputy in a single-mandate constituency.

 

3. In the event that none of the candidates nominated in a multi-mandate constituency and included into the electoral list of party (bloc of parties) are registered by the Central Election Commission within time limits specified under this Law, said party (bloc of parties) shall lose the status of a subject of the electoral process.