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Article 23
 

Voting Divisions.

The territory of rayons, cities, city rayons, settlements, and village councils shall be divided into voting divisions for the purpose of voting and tabulation of votes during the referendum.

Voting divisions shall also be formed at military units, for hospitals and other stationary health care facilities, for people in regions with difficult access, for vessels at sea on referendum day. If there are proper conditions, such divisions may be formed for representational officers of Ukraine located abroad.

Voting divisions shall be formed by rayon, city, city rayons, village, and settlement Councils of peoples' deputies or by their Chairpersons. The voting divisions for military units shall be formed by appropriate Councils of peoples' deputies or their Chairpersons on the submission of commanders of those military units.

Voting divisions for vessels at sea on referendum day shall be formed by appropriate councils of peoples' deputies or their Chairpersons at the vessels' port. Such divisions for representational officers, of Ukraine located abroad shall be formed by Councils of peoples' deputies or their Chairpersons on commission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Voting divisions shall be formed no later than one-and-a-half months prior to the All-Ukrainian referendum, and 20 days prior to the local referendum. Voting divisions for military units, regions with difficult access, and vessels at sea on the referendum day shall be formed on the same terms, but in exceptional cases - no later than five days before the referendum.

Voting divisions shall be formed where 20 to 3000 citizens, who have the right to participate in the referendum, are present and in exceptional cases, with fewer or greater numbers.

The appropriate council of peoples' deputies or its Chairperson shall inform citizens about boundaries of each voting division with indication of the location of voting division commission, and premises for voting.