The Authorities of the Chairperson of the Commission
1. The Chairperson of the Commission shall obtain his or her authorities after the Commission has approved the minutes of the control commission on the results of the election of the Chairperson of the Commission.
2. The Chairperson of the Commission shall:
1) Exercise the general management of the activity of the Commission, manage its Secretariat and organize its work;
2) Call and conduct the sessions of the Commission, propose the agenda of the session of the Commission;
3) In the name of the Commission, inform the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the President of Ukraine about the results of the elections of the President of Ukraine, people’s deputies of Ukraine and the results of the all-Ukrainian referendum;
4) Sign the resolutions of the Commission and the minutes of its sessions;
5) Ensure the consideration of addresses submitted to the Commission and personally receive citizens of Ukraine and subjects of the election process and the process of referendum;
6) Represent the Commission in relations with bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, associations of citizens, election commissions, commissions on referendum, enterprises, institutions and organizations, foreign states and voters;
7) Submit the provisions for the Secretariat of the Commission, its structure and staff and the provisions for the patronage service for approval of the Commission;
8) Appoint to positions and release from positions the head of the Secretariat of the Commission and other officials and employees of the Secretariat of the Commission and employees of the patronage service, as well as resolve other issues in accordance with the law of Ukraine “On State Service” and other laws of Ukraine;
9) Submit for approval of the Commission the financial report about the use of funds allocated from the State budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of the respective elections and referenda, which after approval of the Commission shall be sent to the Chamber of Accounting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine within terms determined by the current legislation of Ukraine;
10) Submit suggestions concerning rewarding honorary distinctions of the Commission for the consideration of the Commission;
11) Exercise the authorities envisaged by this Law of a member of the Commission;
12) Exercise other authorities in accordance with this and other laws of Ukraine;
3. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the manager of the funds allocated from the State budget of Ukraine for the maintenance of the Commission and its Secretariat.
4. The Chairperson of the Commission shall, within the limits of his or her authorities, issue instructions and give assignments about the organization of the activity of the Commission and its Secretariat.
