Powers of a Precinct Election Commission

1. A precinct election commission, during the time period it exercises its powers, shall provide for preparation and conduct of a local election, within the scope of their powers and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this Code and Laws of Ukraine.

2. A precinct election commission shall:

1) control compliance with and uniform application of the legislation on the local election within the territory of the respective election precinct;

2) receive a voter list from the State Voter Register maintenance body, or compile a voter list in the cases specified by this Code, present the voter list for public review, and amend it in the cases specified by this Code;

3) ensure the possibility of voter access to the information on candidates for local council registered in the respective multi-member election district, and candidates for a village, settlement or city mayor to decisions published or made public in another manner by the Central Election Commission, the respective territorial election commission, as well as its own decisions and notifications;

4) deliver or send to each voter a personal invitation received from the State Voter Register maintenance body indicating the date of voting in a local election, the address of the voting premises, and the time of beginning and close of voting;

5) ensure preparation of the voting premises and ballot boxes;

6) organize voting at the election precinct;

7) conduct the counting of votes cast at the election precinct;

8) compile the vote-counting protocols on votes cast by voters at the election precinct;

9) invalidate the results of voting at the election precinct in the cases provided for by this Code;

10) consider applications concerning preparation for a local election, and organization of voting at the election precinct and, within the scope of its powers, adopt decisions on them;

11) exercise other powers provided for by this Code and other laws of Ukraine.

The powers of a precinct election commission shall begin from the moment when the majority of the composition of the precinct election commission determined at its formation takes oath at the meeting of this commission.

The powers of the precinct election commission shall be terminated five days after the day of the official announcement of the results of the local elections. The precinct election commission shall terminate its activity simultaneously with the termination of its powers.