Legal status of persons who are members of election commission
1. A citizen of Ukraine, who has suffrage rights and permanently resides or works in the territory of the respective administrative-territorial unit, may be a member of the election commission.
2. Candidates or their authorized persons, authorized persons of local branches of political parties (blocs), public organizations, close relatives (husband, wife, children, parents, native brothers, sisters) of candidates cannot be members of the election commission. A person who is in custody or incarcerated also cannot be a member of the election commission. One person can be a member of only one commission.
3. Authority of the respective election commission or of certain persons, who are its members, can be pre-term terminated by the body, which formed the commission, if they violate the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law and other laws of Ukraine. Authorities of persons who are members of the election commission shall also be terminated due to their personal application of the resignation of the authorities in the commission, departure outside the boundaries of the respective administrative-territorial unit, as well as in case of their death.
4. In the event a person, who is a member of the election commission, is registered as a candidate, an authorized person of candidate, or as an authorized person of local branch of a political party (bloc), of public organization, his/her authority shall be deemed terminated from the day of such registration.
5. The commission can address the body which formed it with a proposal to replace the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary or member of the commission if at least 2/3 of its general complement vote in favor of this.
6. Election of a new chairman, deputy chairman, secretary or member of the election commission shall be carried out in the order established by this Law.
7. Upon the decision of the election commission, no more than three persons who are its members can, for the period of election campaign, work on a permanent basis in the commission being paid a salary pursuant to the standards of expenditures of the election commission, set forth by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Payments for the work of the specified persons shall be carried out by appropriate local radas or their executive bodies.
8. Persons, who work in the commission on a permanent basis, shall be exempted from executing production or official duties at the main place of work for the appropriate period.
9. Persons, who are members of election commissions, shall have no right to participate in campaigning "for" or "against" candidates.
