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Article 29
 

Procedure of nomination of candidates by local branches of political parties (blocs), public organizations

1. Village, settlement, city, rayon-in-city, rayon, oblast branches of political parties (blocs) and public organizations, which expressed their intention to participate in local elections, shall no later than 70 days prior to the day of elections submit to the respective territorial election commissions applications signed by their heads.

2. Certificate of legalization of the respective branch of the political party (bloc), public organization with the number of members of the respective organization shall be attached to the application of the respective branch of the political party (bloc), public organization.

3. Branches of political parties which united into electoral bloc shall, besides, attach to the application an agreement about their unification in the electoral bloc indicating the number of members of local branches of political parties which united into the bloc, signed by the heads of respective branches of political parties.

4. An authorized person of the local branch of the party (bloc), of public organization, his/her address and telephone number shall be indicated in the application.

5. The respective territorial election commission shall register local branch of political party (bloc), public organization for participation in local elections, and issue to their representatives a copy of a decision on registration, as well as notify voters, constituency and polling station election commissions about it.

6. Nomination of candidates by local branches of political parties (blocs), of public organizations shall be carried out within the terms, determined by first paragraph of Article 27 of this Law.

7. Village, settlement, city (city of rayon importance) branch of the political party (bloc), public organization which comprises at least 15 members, can nominate one candidate to each position, respectively, of village, settlement, city chairman, one candidate for deputy respectively to village, settlement, city rada in every single-mandate election constituency, as well as one candidate for deputies of rayon rada in the respective multi-mandate election constituency.

8. City (except for cities of rayon importance) branch of a political party (bloc), of public organization, which comprises at least 50 members, can nominate one candidate for deputy of city rada in every single-mandate election constituency, as well as one candidate for deputy of oblast rada in the respective multi-mandate election constituency. Respective city branch, which comprises at least 100 members can, besides, nominate one candidate for the position of city chairman.

9. Rayon in city branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization which comprises at least 15 members can nominate one candidate for deputies of the respectively rayon-in-city rada in every single-mandate election constituency and one candidate for deputies of city rada in every single-mandate election constituency, which are located on the territory of rayon.

10. Rayon branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization which comprises at least 50 members, can nominate one candidate for deputies of rayon rada in every election constituency, as well as candidates for deputies of oblast rada in the number so that not to exceed the number of deputy’s mandates established for the respective election constituency.

11. Oblast branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization which comprises at least 100 members can nominate candidates for deputies of oblast rada in each election constituency in the number which must not exceed the number of deputy’s mandates established for the respective election constituency.

12. The decision of local branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization on nomination of candidates shall be adopted at its meetings (conferences) in the order envisaged by the statutes (regulations) of the respective parties, public organizations, of which the minutes shall be made.

13. The minutes of a meeting (conference) of local branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization shall include the date and place of their conduct, the number of members comprised by the respective branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization, the number of the participants, decision of the meeting (conference), as well as data on each candidate (surname, first name, patronymic, date, month and year of birth, party membership, position (occupation), place of work and residence). The minutes shall be submitted to the respective constituency (territorial) election commission in the order established by it.

14. The decision of local branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization on the nomination of candidates shall be signed by the head of the respective local branch of the political party (heads of local branches of parties, which united in the bloc), by the head of the respective local branch of public organization.

15. The local branch of the political party (bloc), of public organization can also nominate candidates who are not members of the respective parties, public organizations. Nomination by local branch of the political parties (bloc) of a candidate for deputy who is a member of another party (of parties which are not parts of the bloc) is unacceptable.