Financial Support for preparation and Conduct of Elections of MPs of Ukraine at the Expense of State Budget of Ukraine

1. Financing preparation and conduct of the election of MPs at the expense of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine shall be provided by the Central Election Commission which shall be the principal administrator of such funds.

2. The amount of budget funds for preparation and conduct of the election of MP shall be set as a separate item line in the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine” for the respective year based upon submission of the Central Election Commission. Expenditures relating to preparation and conduct of the pre-term election of MPs may be covered from the reserve budget fund in accordance with the procedure approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

3. Expenditures relating to preparation and conduct of the election of MPs shall be covered by the Central Election Commission and district election commissions (regional or territorial representations of the Central Election Commission) in accordance with the separate budget estimates approved by the Central Election Commission within the budget allocations established by the law on the State Budget of Ukraine. Financing the election commissions of out-of-country election precincts shall be provided by the Central Election Commission through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Financing the production of election documents by the State Voter Register maintenance bodies shall be provided at the expense of funds of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for preparation and conduct of the election of MPs, in accordance with the procedure specified by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon submission of the Central Election Commission.

4. The budget funds for preparation and conduct of elections of MPs, budget allocation for which is established by the Law “On State Budget of Ukraine” shall be transferred by the central executive body for implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds to the Central Election Commission in accordance with the monthly schedule of allocations of the general fund of the State Budget of Ukraine, formed based on the proposals by the Central Election Commission, according to the budget program providing for the financial support for preparation and conduct of the election.

5. The Central Election Commission shall approve the average expenditure amounts of a district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission), as well as the average expenditure amounts to address the needs of the precinct election commissions which shall cover, in particular, expenditures relating to remuneration for the work of the election commission members and other persons engaged in activities of the election commission; expenditures relating to the needs connected with the exercise of powers of election commissions (payment for transport services, communication services, reimbursement of payment for utilities services, etc.)

6. Within ten days from the day of its establishment, each district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission) shall, based on the average expenditure amounts approved in accordance with Part five of this Article, prepare a unified budget of expenditures for preparation and conduct of the election which shall include the expenditures of the district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission), as well as the expenditures to cover the needs of the precinct election commissions. The unified budget of expenses of a district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission) shall be subject to approval by the Central Election Commission.

7. The election commissions shall be financed in accordance with the procedure approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with specially authorized central executive body for development and implementation of the financial policy of the state.

8. No later than seven days after the day of the official promulgation of the results of the election of MPs, the district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission) shall submit to the Central Election Commission extracted statement from the registration account and terminate the movement of any funds on this account. Within ten days of the day of the official promulgation of the results of the election of MPs, Central Election Commission shall withdraw the unused funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the election of MPs by way of by submitting an adjustment to the distribution of available allocations to the central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds.

9. Within fifteen days of the day of the official promulgation of the election results, each district election commission (regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission) shall draw up and submit to the Central Election Commission, in accordance with procedures established by the Central Election Commission, a financial report, of a form approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with the specially authorized central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds, on the receipt and use of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of elections.

10. The control over appropriate and purposeful use of the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the election of MPs shall be exercised by the Central Election Commission, regional or territorial representation of the Central Election Commission, the bodies of public financial control and the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, in accordance with the procedure approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with the specially authorized central executive body for development and implementation of the state policy in the area of public financial control, and the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.