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Article 7
 

Requirements to Members of the Commission

 

1. A member of the Commission must be a citizen of Ukraine who on the day of appointment has attained the age of twenty five years, who has the right to vote, who has lived in Ukraine for at least the last five years and who has a command of the state language.

 

2. A citizen of Ukraine, who has a criminal record for committing an intentional crime and such record is not cancelled or erased according to the procedure established by law or who according to the established procedure has been declared incapable or limitedly capable, cannot be appointed member of the Commission.

 

3. A member of the Commission cannot be a people’s deputy of Ukraine or hold another elected office, or be a member of other election commissions or commissions on referendum, or be member of an initiative group for nationwide or local referendum, or engage in entrepreneurial activity, or be a proxy in the Commission of a third person, or perform work which is incompatible with the mandate (except for scientific, tutorial or creative activity), or be a member of the board of supervisors or other administrative bodies of organizations whose aim it is to generate profit. A member of the Commission may not be a member of bodies of the executive power or executive bodies of local self-government.

 

4. A member of the Commission cannot be candidate for President of Ukraine, candidate for people’s deputy of Ukraine, for deputy of a local council or the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic Crimea, candidate to the post of village, settlement or city heads, or their proxy, nor can he or she be a representative or authorized person of a political party (election bloc of parties), that takes part in the elections. If a member of the Commission obtains the mentioned status, the Commission shall take a decision to terminate his or her authorities for the period he or she upholds such status.

 

5. A member of the Commission, who prior to his or her appointment was member of any political party, must terminate his or her membership of this party for the period he or she is carrying out his or her authorities. He or she cannot take part in its activity or carry out assignments for the party, for any of its bodies or officials.