Cancellation of a Decision on Registration of an MP Candidate (MP Candidates)

1. The Central Election Commission shall take a decision cancelling the registration of an individual MP candidate included in the party’s nationwide or nationwide and regional electoral lists and regional electoral lists, excluding him or her from the relevant electoral lists, in the case if:

1) no later than twenty-six days prior to the day of voting, the MP candidate has submitted in person a statement withdrawing from the election notarized pursuant to the procedure established by the Law of Ukraine “On Notaries”.

2) no later than twenty-six days prior to the day of voting, the relevant party has requested that the MP candidate’s registration be cancelled based on a decision adopted in accordance with the party’s charter, which shall be appended to such an address and shall be signed by the party’s head and affixed with the party’s seal;

3) receipt of the information from the competent authority that confirms the fact of termination of an MP candidate’s citizenship of Ukraine;

4) receipt of the information from the competent authority that confirms the fact of departure of an MP candidate abroad for permanent residence;

5) receipt from the court of a duly certified copy of a court judgement declaring an MP candidate incapacitated;

6) entry into force of a court judgment convicting the nominee of a deliberate crime;

7) inclusion of a candidate in the electoral lists of several parties on the basis of his or her statements for confirmation of consent to be nominated as a candidate from the respective parties;

8) discovery of circumstances depriving the nominee of the right to be elected.

In the event of receipt of applications provided for in clauses 1, 2 of this Part, the Central Election Commission shall adopt a decision cancelling the registration of the MP candidate, excluding him or her from the party’s nationwide and regional electoral lists, within two days from the day of receipt of such applications, but no later than twenty-four days prior to day of voting.

In this case the sequence of MP candidates on the lists (ordinal numbers in the respective electoral lists) should not be changed.

In the event of receipt of applications provided for in clauses 1, 2 of this Part less than twenty-six days prior to the day of voting, the Central Election Commission shall not consider such applications and no decisions shall be taken thereon.

2. The Central Election Commission shall adopt a decision cancelling the registration of the MP candidate on the grounds specified in clauses 3-8 of Part one of this Article, no later than the third day following the day of receipt of the documents that establish the relevant facts or occurrence of respective circumstances.

The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of cancellation of the registration of an MP candidate in the presence of this MP candidate and an authorized representative of the party in the Central Election Commission. The aforementioned persons shall be notified of the time when the issue of cancelling the registration of an MP candidate 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 who have been duly notified of the time of the meeting for consideration of this issue, the Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of cancelling the registration of an MP candidate in absence of these persons.

3. The Central Election Commission shall present the party’s representative in the Central Election Commission or an MP candidate with a copy of the decision on cancellation of the registration of an MP candidate (MP candidates) no later than the next day after its adoption.

4. In the event of death of an MP candidate, the Central Election Commission shall adopt a decision removing that MP candidate from the ballot, excluding him or her from the party’s nationwide or nationwide and regional electoral lists.

5. A decision on cancellation of the registration of an MP candidate (MP candidates), or on an MP candidate’s withdrawal from the election shall be published on the official website of the Central Election Commission no later than on the next day following its adoption.