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Article 33
 

Rights of a Candidate During the Conduct of Election Campaign

1. From the moment of their registration by the election commissions, candidates shall have equal rights in the conduct of election campaign: while speaking at pre-election and other sessions, councils, sittings, and meetings directly connected with the elections, in the mass media.

2. Territorial, constituency election commissions, bodies of executive power, bodies of local self-government, their officials are obliged to assist candidates in organizing their meetings with voters, in acquiring of necessary informational and reference materials, in providing premises for the conduct of events envisaged by this Law.

3. After his/her registration, a candidate can be exempted upon his/her own initiative, for the days of conduct of meetings with voters and other events envisaged by this Law, from the execution of production or official duties, rendering to him/her an unpaid vacation. Upon the decision of the territorial election commission, a candidate shall be paid a salary for the days of rendered unpaid vacation by the respective rada or its executive committee from funds allocated for the conduct of elections, based on calculation of his/her average salary (official pay) at principal place of work taking into account the indexation.