System of Election Commissions in Local Elections

1. Preparation for and conduct of the local elections shall be carried out by a system of election commissions consisting of the following:

1) the Central Election Commission, which shall be the highest-level election commission for all election commissions in all local elections;

2) territorial election commissions:

a) the Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea;

b) oblast election commissions;

c) rayon election commissions;

d) city election commissions;

e) rayon in the city election commissions (in cities with rayon division);

f) settlement, village election commissions;

3) precinct election commissions.
Rayon in the city election commissions in cities with rayon division, in which city rayon councils have not been formed, shall be formed in order to ensure the exercise thereby of the powers provided for in this Code in the respective election district in the election of local council and city mayors.

2. The powers of election commissions to prepare and hold local elections shall extend to:

1) the Central Election Commission - for the entire territory of Ukraine;

2) a territorial election commission - to the territory of the relevant constituency or part of a constituency within an administrative-territorial unit in respect of the respective local elections;

3) a precinct election commission - to the territory of the respective precinct in respect of each local election held on its territory.

3. Decisions of the Central Election Commission adopted within its powers shall be binding for all subjects of the election process, including territorial and precinct election commissions, as well as executive bodies, authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and local self-government bodies, their officials, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations.

4. The powers of a territorial election commission of the territorial community, which has joined another territorial community, shall deem terminated from the moment of adoption by a village or settlement council of a decision to join an amalgamated territorial community. The powers as regards a supplementary election shall be exercised by a territorial election commission, formed in the territory of an amalgamated territorial community, which is being joined by a territorial community.