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Article 3
 

Equal Suffrage

 

1.    Elections of people's deputies is equal: citizens of Ukraine shall take part in elections on equal terms.

 

2.    Each voter shall have one vote at the elections of deputies. A voter may cast his/her vote at one polling station only, where he/she is put in the voter list. A voter shall exercise his/her right to vote during elections under the procedure stipulated by this Law.

 

3     All candidates for people's deputies of Ukraine (henceforth referred to as candidates for deputies) shall have equal rights and opportunities to take part in the election process.

 

4.    All parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process shall have equal rights and opportunities to take part in the election process under the procedure and within limits stipulated by this Law.

 

5.    Equal rights and opportunities of candidates for deputies, parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process to take part in the election process shall be secured by:

 

1)    prohibition of any privileges or restrictions to be imposed on candidates for deputies on the basis of race, color of skin, political, religious and other beliefs, gender, ethnicity, social and property status, place of residence, language and other attributes;

 

2)    prohibition of any interference of state authorities and bodies of local self-government into the election process, except for cases stipulated by this Law;

 

3)    equal and unbiased treatment of candidates for deputies, parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process by state authorities, bodies of local self-government, their staff and officials;

 

4)    prohibition of utilization of any other funds except for funds from the election fund of parties (blocs) and the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for election campaigning according to this Law;

 

5)    equal and unbiased treatment of candidates for deputies, parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process by mass media.