Refusal to Register a Candidate for President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall refuse to register a candidate for President of Ukraine in the event of:

1) violation of the procedure for a candidate nomination (self-nomination) specified in Part one of Article 98, Parts one, two and three of Article 99, Article 100 of this Code;

2) discovery by the Central Election Commission of presence of the clauses in the candidate’s election program aimed at liquidation of Ukraine’s independence, forcibly changing the constitutional order, breach of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state, undermining its security, illegal seizure of state power, propaganda of war, violence, incitement to inter-ethnic, racial, religious enmity, encroachment on human rights, liberties and public health;

3) absence of at least one of the documents specified in Article 103 of this Code;

4) receipt of the information from the competent authority that confirms the fact of termination of citizenship of Ukraine as regards a person nominated as a candidate for President of Ukraine;

5) receipt of the information from the competent authority that confirms the fact of departure of a person nominated as a candidate for President of Ukraine for permanent residence;

6) receipt from the court of a duly certified copy of a court judgement declaring a candidate for President of Ukraine incapacitated;

7) discovery of circumstances depriving the nominee of the right to be elected the President of Ukraine;

8) nomination of a candidate for President of Ukraine by a party that promotes communist and/or National Socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes and their symbols, with regard to which the Cabinet of Ministers has made a decision declaring the party’s activities, name and/or symbols as such that do not comply with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Condemnation of Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) Totalitarian Regimes in Ukraine and Prohibition of Their Symbols”.

2. Errors and inaccuracies detected in documents submitted by candidates for registration, unless they make understanding of the information provided therein difficult, shall be subject to correction and shall not be a reason for refusing to register a candidate for President of Ukraine.

3. A decision on refusal of registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall contain a complete list of the grounds for refusal. No later than on the day following the day of adoption of such a decision, a copy of such decision shall be presented to an authorized representative of the respective party (candidate), or to a candidate.