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Article 62
 

Election Ballot

 

1. The format and text of election ballot for voting in multi-mandate election constituency and the format of election ballot for voting in single-mandate election constituency shall be approved by the Central Election Commission no later than 32 days before the election date.  The text of election ballot for voting in single-mandate election constituency shall be approved by the appropriate constituency election commission no later than 25 days before the election date.

 

2. Election ballots are documents of rigorous accountability.

 

3. The election ballot shall contain the name of the body which is being elected and the election date, the designation of election constituency (multi-mandate all-state election constituency or single-mandate election constituency), the number of the single-mandate election constituency, as well as allotted places for the inscription of the number of the polling station, for the stamp of the constituency election commission, and for the inscription of last name and initials and the signature of the member of the polling station election commission who will issue the ballot.

 

4. The election ballot for voting in multi-mandate election constituency shall contain full name of every political party (electoral bloc with mandatory full enumeration of political parties that make up the electoral bloc), as well as the inscription of surnames, names, patronymics of the first five candidates from every nominated list of a party (electoral bloc).   An empty square should be placed to the right of every political party's (electoral bloc of parties') name.  The names of political parties (electoral blocs) shall be inscribed on the election ballot, in the order established through casting of lots as conducted by the Central Election Commission with the participation of representatives of the political parties (electoral blocs), after the registration of candidate lists of political parties (electoral blocs) but not later than 32 days before the election day.  After the listing of political parties (electoral blocs), the following shall be inscribed: "Do not support any of the candidates for people’s deputy of Ukraine from any political party (electoral bloc)", and an empty square should be placed to the right of this sign.

 

5. The election ballot for voting in single-mandate election constituency shall inscribe in alphabetical order of candidates’ surnames, all candidates for people’s deputies registered in this constituency, indicating surname, name, patronymic, date of birth, place of residence, place of work (occupation), party affiliation of the person nominated as candidate for people’s deputy.  An empty square shall be placed to the right of the information on each candidate for people’s deputy.  The following shall be inscribed on the ballot after the listing of surnames of all candidates for people’s deputy: "Do not support any of the candidates for people’s deputy of Ukraine", and an empty square should be placed to the right of this sign.

 

6. Election ballot shall contain explanation on the procedure for completion of the election ballot during voting. 

 

7. Election ballot shall have a control check, separated from the ballot by the line for separation. The control check shall contain the name of the body which is being elected and the election date, an indication of the type of election constituency (multi-mandate all-state election constituency or single-mandate election constituency), the number of single-mandate election constituency, as well as designated places for the number of the polling station, the number of the voter in the list of voters at this station, the signature of the voter issued with the election ballot, and for the surname, initials and signature of the member of the polling station election commission who will issue the election ballot.