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Article 50
 

Remuneration for Work of Commission Members and Individuals Employed for Commission Work

 

1.    Work of a commission member, who performs his/her duties at an election commission on a paid basis, shall be remunerated for in the amount and under the procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon submission of the Central Election Commission, through funds of State Budget of Ukraine allocated for preparation to and conduct of the elections.

 

2.    Amount of wage payments to a commission member, whose production or official duties at his/her principal place of business are suspended, shall not be less than his/her average wage payment at the principle place of business. Amount of wage payments to a commission member who is a pensioner or temporary unemployed, shall not be less than the amount of minimal wage established for the moment of its accounting.

 

3.    A one-time monetary bonus may be calculated and paid to members of the election commissions within limits of saved funds of the wage pool, as reserved by the estimate of expenditures of a respective election commission for preparation and conduct of the elections under the procedure, established by the Central Election Commission.

 

4.    Work of commission members (including pensioners and temporary unemployed individuals) on Election Day and days when voting results are determined, shall be paid for in the amount and under the procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon submission of the Central Election Commission.

 

5.    Work of individuals as referred to in paragraph 17 of Article 33 of this Law, shall be paid for in the amount and under the procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at the expense of funds of the State Budget of Ukraine, allocated for preparation and conduct of the elections. Amount of wage payments to such persons shall not be less than the amount of minimal wage established for the moment of its accounting.

 

6.    Performance of work related to preparation and conduct of elections by the persons acknowledged by law as unemployed shall not be considered as a basis for taking off the register in the State Employment Service as such who are looking for a job or as a basis for suspension of payments on unemployment or any other kinds of allowances.

 

7.    In order to receive payments, provided in paragraphs 1- 4 of this article, a member of the election commission shall submit a copy of the certificate of his/her identification number or an application of being a person without such identification number to a relevant district election commission.