The Venice Commission and ODIHR welcome the initiative of Ukrainian legislators to draft amendments to the legal framework regarding the issue of holding or not holding elections in certain territories and polling stations, in response to public and international criticism of the applicable legislation and the decision not to hold the 2020 local elections in 18 territorial communities. The approach of the draft law to extend the legal framework to include elections at the national in addition to the local level, as well as referendums, and thus to aim for a comprehensive and consistent legal framework, is a positive initiative.