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Article 78
 

Time Frames for the Calling and Conduct of Elections


1. A regular election of the President of Ukraine shall be held on the last Sunday in March of the fifth year of the term of office of the President of Ukraine.
2. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall call the regular election of the President of Ukraine no later than one hundred days prior to the day of voting. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall provide for the publication of a decision about calling a regular election of the President of Ukraine in mass media.


3. In a regular election of the President of Ukraine, the election process shall start ninety days prior to the day of voting. The Central Election Commission shall announce the start of the election process by making a respective decision no later than ninety-one days prior to the day of voting.


4. A pre-term election of the President of Ukraine shall be held on the last Sunday of the ninety-day period following the day when they are called by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.


5. In a pre-term election of the President of Ukraine, the election process shall start on the day following the day indicated in Part four of this Article.


6. A repeat election of the President of Ukraine shall be held on the last Sunday of the ninety-day period following the day of the adoption of the Resolution by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine about calling a repeat election.


7. A resolution about calling a repeat election shall be adopted no later than on the fifteenth day following the day when the Central Election Commission files the respective submission with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.


8. In a repeat election of the President of Ukraine, the election process shall start on the day following the day of the official publication of the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine about calling a repeat election