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Article 26
 

Requirements to Members of District Election Commissions or Polling Station Commissions

 

1.    Voters residing on the territory of Ukraine may be members of a district election commission or a polling station commission of a regular or a special polling station.

 

2.    A voter may be member of only one election commission that is charged with preparation and conduct of elections of people's deputies of Ukraine; as well as commissions on elections of President of Ukraine, elections of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, elections of deputies of local councils and village, settlement, city mayors, commissions on national or local referendum if these elections shall be held at the same time with elections of the people's deputies of Ukraine.

 

3.    Candidates for deputies, representatives of parties (blocs) in the Central Election Commission, authorized representatives of parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process, staff and officials of state authorities and bodies of local self-government, employees of courts and law-enforcement bodies, and citizens detained by penitentiary institutions or individuals convicted of a deliberate crime, unless such conviction was served or pardoned under the procedure stipulated by law, cannot be members of district election commissions or polling station commissions.

 

4.    A polling station commission of a special polling station established in a stationary medical treatment facility or a penitentiary institution may not include employees of respective facility or institution.

 

5.    If other elections are held simultaneously with the elections of deputies, district election commissions or polling station commissions shall not include candidates at these elections, their authorized or entrusted representatives, and authorized representatives of other subjects of the respective election process.

 

6.    A secretary of a district election commission or a polling station commission shall have command of the state language at the level required for paperwork.