1. Powers of a polling station commission shall commence upon the moment of taking the oath by no less than two thirds of its minimum number of members, stipulated by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 28 of this Law, on its first meeting that shall be called no later than on the third day after the day when the decision on its creation was made.
2. A polling station commission shall:
1) control adherence to and equal application of the legislation on elections of people's deputies in the course of voting and vote tabulation at a polling station;
2) receive a voter list from a district election commission, compile a voter list in cases stipulated by this Law, present it to public for familiarization and make amendments to it in cases stipulated by this Law;
3) provide voters with possibility to inspect election lists of parties (blocs), election programs of such parties (blocs), information on candidates for deputies, and decisions promulgated by the Central Election Commission, respective district election commission, its own decisions and announcements;
4) hand over or send to each voter, within time limits stipulated by paragraph 2 of Article 43 of this Law, an individual invitation with indication of the date of Election Day, address of the premises for voting, time of beginning and ending of the voting, a voter’s number in the voter list at the respective polling station;
5) ensure control over the count of ballot papers and absentee certificate forms;
6) ensure preparation of the premises for voting and ballot booths;
7) subject to decision of the Central Election Commission, make amendments to ballot papers in cases and within time limits stipulated by this Law;
8) organize voting at the polling station;
9) tabulate votes cast at the polling station, draw up a protocol on voting results at the polling station and submit it and other election documents to the respective district election commission or (for a polling station commission of a polling station abroad) send it to the Central Election Commission under the procedure stipulated by this Law;
10) declare voting at the polling station invalid if there are grounds for it as stipulated by Article 90 of this Law;
11) consider claims and complaints concerning the voter list, preparation and organization of voting at the polling station and make respective decisions within its competence;
12) exercise other powers stipulated by this Law and other laws of Ukraine.
3. Powers of a polling station commission shall terminate 15 days after the official promulgation of voting results by the Central Election Commission.
4. A polling station commission terminates its activities simultaneously with termination of its authority.
