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Article 11
 

1.    The election process is execution of election procedures, stipulated by this law, by subjects determined in Article 12 of this Law.

 

2.    Election process shall be performed on the following principles:

 

1)    Adherence to Election law principles as determined in Articles 2 through 10 of this Law;

 

2)    Lawfulness and prohibition of any illegal interference into this process;

 

3)    Political pluralism and multi-party system;

 

4)    Transparency and openness;

 

5)    freedom of election campaigning, equal access of candidates for deputies, parties (blocs) that are subjects of the Election process to mass media irrespective of their form of ownership, except for media established (owned) by political parties;

 

6)    unbiased approach of state executive authorities, local self-government bodies, courts, enterprises, institutions, agencies and organizations, their heads and other staff and officials towards parties (blocs) and candidates for deputies.

 

3.    The Central Election Commission shall announce the start of the election process in cases and within time limits, stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law.

 

4.    Election process shall comprise the following stages:

 

1)    Formation and modification of voter lists;

 

2)    Establishment of election districts;

 

3)    Establishment of polling stations;

 

4)    Creation of election commissions;

 

5)    Nomination and registration of candidates for deputies;

 

6)    Holding of the election campaign;

 

7)    Voting;

 

8)    Vote tabulation and determination of voting results;

 

9)    Determination of results of elections of deputies and official promulgation thereof;

 

10) Termination of election commissions’ work.

 

5.    The election process terminates 15 days after the official promulgation of the results of elections of people's deputies of Ukraine by the Central Election Commission.

 

6.    Stages of election process specified in sub-paragraphs 1, 2 and 10 of paragraph 4 of this Article may partly exceed the time periods of the election process stipulated by paragraph 3 and paragraph 5 of this Article.