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Article 30
 

Powers of the Central Election Commission

 

1.    Powers of the Central Election Commission in preparation and conduct of elections of deputies are determined by this Law, the Law of Ukraine On the Central Election Commission and other laws of Ukraine.

 

2.    In addition to powers determined by the Law of Ukraine On the Central Election Commission, the Central Election Commission shall:

 

1)     monitor adherence to election legislation and ensure its uniform application by voters, district and polling station commissions and commission members, executive authorities and bodies of local self-government, staff and officials of such bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations and their employees, mass media, their owners, staff and creative employees, candidates for deputies, parties (blocs), their representatives and authorized individuals, official observers, other associations of citizens;

 

2)     provide logistical support to election commissions activities;

 

3)     organize training of heads, deputy heads, and secretaries of district commissions;

 

4)     convoke, in cases of necessity on its own initiative, meetings of subordinate election commissions;

 

5)     establish regulations and approve the list of equipment for premises of an election commission and premises for voting, and also types of services and work to be rendered to election commissions;

 

6)     terminate flow of funds on accounts of district election commissions with banking institutions when the authority of such commissions expire or if a commission violates budgetary and financial discipline; pass decision on transfer of remaining funds to the account of the Central Election Commission;

 

7)     ensure publication of informational posters of parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process;

 

8)     ensure centralized publication of and control over absentee certificates for the right of vote in elections of deputies and their delivery to district election commissions;

 

9)     approve the format and the text of a ballot paper for elections of deputies; ensure centralized publication of the required number of ballot papers and their delivery to district election commissions;

 

10) provide ballot papers, absentee certificate forms, forms of other documents, seals, and stamps to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for delivery to polling station commissions of polling stations abroad;

 

11) determine voting results and draw up a protocol on voting results within the foreign election district;

 

12) consider claims and complaints dealing with preparation to and conduct of the elections in the foreign election district and pass decisions on them;

 

13) register official observers from parties (blocs), public organizations in the foreign election district;

 

14) exercise other powers of a district election commission in the foreign election district, as well as exercise other powers stipulated by this Laws and other laws of Ukraine.

 

3.    In order to ensure organizational, legal and technical aspects of exercise of powers stipulated by this Law and the Law of Ukraine On the Central Election Commission, the Central Election Commission may hire respective specialists, experts, and technical staff.