Territorial election commission
1. Territorial election commission shall be formed, respectively, by the village, settlement, city, rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast rada no later than 75 days prior to the day of elections consisting of a chairman, deputy chairman, secretary and 6-12 members of the commission.
2. Proposals as to the candidatures to the membership of territorial election commission shall be submitted for consideration of village, settlement, city, rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast rada, by a village, settlement, city chairman, chairman of rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast rada (in the event he/she refuses or unable to perform this function - by an official who according to the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine" performs his authorities) taking into account proposals of local branches of political parties (blocs), of public organizations, legalized in accordance with the law and carrying out their activity in the respective territory, as well as of meetings of voters.
3. Proposals as to the candidatures to the membership of territorial election commission shall be submitted by the subjects, determined by the second paragraph of this Article, in the order and within the terms, established by village, settlement, city chairman, chairman of rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast rada (by an official who performs his/her authorities). Notification about the order, terms for submission of proposals shall be publicized no later than 10 days prior to the beginning of the term for their submission.
4. If proposals on candidatures to the membership of the territorial election commission are not received, or if their number is less than as envisaged by the first paragraph of this Article, the respective rada shall upon the proposal of village, settlement, city chairman, chairman of rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast rada (of an official who performs his/her functions) elect the necessary number of persons to the membership of territorial commission.
5. In the event the rada does not form a territorial election commission within the term set forth by this Law, the commission shall be formed within a five-day term as follows:
· village, settlement, city (city of rayon importance) commission - shall be formed by appropriate rayon rada;
· village, settlement, city (city of rayon importance) commission in territorial-administrative units which is located on the territory of city (of city of the republican of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’s, oblast importance) rada, - by the respective city (city of republican of the Autonomuos Republic of Crimea’s, oblast importance) rada, or by its executive committee;
· city (city of republican of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’s, oblast importance), rayon, rayon-in-city commission - respectively, by the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, by oblast rada, by city (city with rayon division) rada, or by its executive committee;
· oblast, Kyiv city, Sevastopol city commission - by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
A decision on the formation of territorial election commission in cases envisaged by this paragraph, shall be adopted upon the submission of respectively village, settlement, city chairman, chairman of rayon, rayon-in-city, oblast rada, and in the event of his/her refusal or inability to carry out this function - of an official, who according to the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government in Ukraine" performs his/her authorities.
6. Chairman, deputy chairman and secretary of the territorial election commission cannot be members of the same political party (bloc).
7. Population shall be notified within five days of the decision of the respective rada on the formation of territorial election commission and its membership.
8. After the territorial election commission is formed, its personal membership cannot be changed within a year by more than one third, except for cases, envisaged by Article 23 of this Law.
9. The territorial election commission shall, within a five-day term from the day of its formation, inform the population about its location, telephone number and regime of work.
10. The authority of the territorial election commission shall be terminated on the day of appointment of regular elections of local rada deputies and of village, settlement, city chairmen.
