Powers of the Central Election Commission with Regard to preparation for and Conduct of the Election of the President of Ukraine

1. The powers of the Central Election Commission related to preparation and conduct of the election of the President of Ukraine shall be determined by this Code, the Law of Ukraine “On the Central Election Commission” and other Laws of Ukraine.

2. In addition to the powers provided for by the Law of Ukraine “On the Central Election Commission”, the Central Election Commission shall:

1) convene, if necessary, on its own initiative, a meeting of a lower-level election commission;

2) control the use of state budget funds by election commissions, regional and territorial representations of the Central Election Commission with the involvement of representatives of the relevant state bodies in conducting audits;

3) establish the norms and the list of equipment and implements, as well as requirements to such equipment and the procedure for its storing, and the requirements to the voting premises, as well as the types of services that can be provided to election commissions;

4) suspend the flow of funds in the accounts of the election commissions, regional and territorial representations of the Central Election Commission opened at territorial bodies of the central executive power body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds, accounting, execution of budgets within the time limits established by the Law;

5) register candidates for the President of Ukraine, candidates’ authorized representatives to the Central Election Commission, authorized persons of candidates for the post of President of Ukraine;

6) provide for the production and placement on the national television and radio broadcasting channels of information programs for voters with the explanation of principles and the procedure for the conduct of election, their role in the society and in the state, voting procedures, rights and responsibilities of voters, mechanisms for monitoring the compliance with the legislation on the election of the President of Ukraine;

7) make a decision in accordance with this Code and the laws of Ukraine on the issue of using the mass media for campaigning;

8) approve the text and form of information posters as well as posters clarifying the voting procedures and the liability for violating the legislation on the election of the President of Ukraine; provide for manufacturing of respective posters and the delivery thereof to the district election commissions;

9) directly and through their regional and territorial representations, exercise the control over the receipt and use of funds of candidates’ electoral funds;

10) approve the form, color, and text of the ballot papers for voting; ensure centralized printing of the ballot papers according to the approved form, as well as forms of blank protocols of precinct election commissions on vote counting at an election precinct, and other election documents; provide for the stocktaking and distribution thereof to the district election commissions;

11) establish the forms of election documents, approve samples of seals and signboards of election commissions, provides for the production of seals of district and precinct election commissions, “Withdrawn” stamps and the delivery thereof to the district election commissions, specify the procedure for the storage and submission of election documents to the relevant state archival institutions;

12) accredit official observers from foreign states and international organizations;

13) make decisions granting a nongovernmental organization the right to have official observers during the election of the President of Ukraine;

14) register official observers of candidates for the post of President of Ukraine, parties that are electoral subjects, nongovernmental organizations in the out-of-country election district, as well as official observers from nongovernmental organizations in a national constituency;

15) deliver to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine ballot papers, forms of other documents, seals and stamps for the delivery thereof to the precinct election commissions of out-of-country election precincts;

16) consider applications and complaints in the manner prescribed by this Code and the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission”;

17) establish the results of the voting and draw up a protocol on results of the voting within the out-of-country election district ;

18) exercise the powers of a respective district election commission, if it does not receive, within the time frame specified by this Code, the protocol from the district election commission on the voting results in the territorial election district within the time frames specified by this Code, as well as in the case of inaction of the district election commission;

19) send a report on the use of the state budget funds allocated for preparation and conduct of elections of the President of Ukraine to the Accounting Chamber within three months from the date of official promulgation of the results of the election;

20) exercise other powers provided for by this Code or by other Laws of Ukraine.