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Article 83
 

 Peculiarities of Preparing and Holding Midterm Elections

 

1. Midterm deputy elections in a single-mandate constituency shall be held if the people’s deputy of Ukraine elected in this constituency has terminated his term of office in advance or if his term of office has been terminated in advance on the grounds and according to the procedure provided for by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.

 

2. The decision to hold midterm deputy elections in a single-mandate constituency shall be made by the Central Election Commission within time limits prescribed in Article 15, paragraph 6, of the present Law.

 

3. Midterm deputy elections in a single-mandate constituency are held during the last week of the sixty-day period from publication of the decision to fix such elections. Creation of election commissions and polling stations, as well as nomination and registration of candidates for deputies and other electoral procedures shall be conducted according to Article 84 of this Law.

 

4. Voter lists are established according to Article 84, paragraphs 9 and 10, of the present Law.

 

5. The Central Election Commission shall approve the form and the text of ballot for voting in a multi-mandate constituency and the form of ballot for voting in a single-mandate constituency at least 24 days before midterm elections. Respective election commission shall approve the text of ballot for voting in a single-mandate constituency at least 20 days before elections.