Cancellation of a Decision on Registration of a Candidate for President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall take a decision cancelling the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine if:

1) at any time after a candidate’s registration, but no later twenty-three days prior to the election day and no later than thirteen days prior to the repeat, a candidate for President of Ukraine has submitted a written statement withdrawing from the election. Such a statement shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission, in person, by a candidate for the post of President of Ukraine;

2) the information has been received from the competent authority, which confirms that a candidate for President of Ukraine has ceased to be a citizen of Ukraine;

3) the information has been received from the competent authority, which confirms that a person nominated as a candidate has gone abroad to take up permanent residence;

4) a person registered as a candidate for President of Ukraine has been declared incapacitated, according to the duly certified copy of the court judgment received by the election commission;

5) the election commission has discovered any circumstances depriving a person registered as a candidate for President of Ukraine of the right to be elected as the President of Ukraine.

In the event of receipt of an application indicated in clause 1 of this Part, the Central Election Commission shall adopt a decision cancelling the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine no later than twenty-two days prior to the day of voting, or no later than twelve days prior to the day of repeat voting, in the case of repeat voting.

In the event of receipt of an application indicated in clause 1 of this Part less than twenty-three days prior to the day of voting, or less than thirteen days prior to the day of repeat voting, the Central Election Commission shall not consider such an application, and the decision pertaining thereto shall not be made.

2. A decision of the Central Election Commission cancelling the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be published on the official website of the Central Election Commission.

3. The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of cancellation of the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine in the presence of a candidate for President of Ukraine or an authorized representative of the party that nominated such a candidate. The aforementioned persons shall be notified of the time, when the issue of cancelling the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be considered, no later than on the day prior to the day of the issue consideration. In the event of absence of the aforementioned persons with no good reason, or regardless of the reason, if the issue is considered less than three days prior to the day of voting or to the day of repeat voting, the Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of cancelling the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine in absence of these persons.

4. The Central Election Commission shall notify a candidate for President of Ukraine and the party that nominated him or her of the decision on cancellation of the registration of a candidate no later than on the following day after its adoption and shall provide a copy of such decision to a candidate for President of Ukraine, his or her authorized representative in the Central Election Commission or a representative of the party that nominated him or her, within the same time period. Should the decision on cancellation of the registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine be made prior to the day of voting, or the day of repeat voting, a copy thereof shall be provided to persons specified in this Part immediately.

5. In the event of the death of a candidate for President of Ukraine, or recognizing him or her as a missing person, the Central Election Commission shall declare him or her withdrawn from the ballot. This decision shall be published on the official website of the Central Election Commission no later than the day following the day of its adoption, but no later than one day prior to the day of voting.