1. Election commissions are special collegial bodies of the state power authorized to organize the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine, and to ensure the full and equal observance of the legislation of Ukraine in respect to the elections of the President of Ukraine.
2. The status of the Central Election Commission is determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission", and this and other laws. The Central Election Commission shall head the system of election commissions that organize the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine and it shall be the higher - level commission in respect to all territorial and polling station election commissions envisaged by this Law.
3. The status of territorial and polling station election commissions shall be determined by this Law.
4. The territorial election commission is a legal entity. The territorial election commission is the higher - level commission in respect to all polling station election commissions located within the territory of the respective territorial election district in connection with the elections of the President of Ukraine.
5. The polling station election commission is not a legal entity. The polling station election commission is a subject of the respective election process with the right to address, within the limits of its authorities, state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, enterprises, establishments, institutions and organizations, their officials and officers. The polling station election commission shall have its own seal, the form of which shall be subject to approval by the Central Election Commission.
