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Article 26
 

Authorities of the Territorial Election Commission

1. The territorial election commission, in regard to organizing the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine shall:

1) exert control over compliance with the legislation regarding the elections of the President of Ukraine;

2) form election precincts, establish a uniform enumeration of election precincts, determine the boundaries of each election precinct;

3) form polling station election commissions;

4) direct the activity of polling station election commissions;

5) in case of necessity, call sessions of the polling station election commission at its own initiative;

6) provide legal, administrative-methodological and technical assistance to polling station election commissions, and organize trainings for their members on issues related to the organization of the election process;

7) in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Election Commission, resolve matters concerning the allocation and use of funds by the polling station election commissions, control that the polling station election commissions are provided with premises, transportation and means of communication; within its competence consider and resolve other matters of providing material and technical assistance for the conduct of the elections;

8) control the compilation of the lists of voters and their display for public review; deliver the lists of voters to polling station election commissions;

9) together with respective bodies of the state executive power and bodies of local self-government, assist in organizing meetings of candidates with voters;

10) ensure the polling station election commissions are issued ballot papers and absentee voting certificates of the established form, and ensure the production and supply of forms of other documentation according to this Law;

11) determine the results of the vote for the territorial election district, prepare the protocol on the results of the vote and send it to the Central Election Commission;

12) declare the vote in the election precinct invalid in cases envisaged by this Law;

13) ensure the holding of repeat voting according to the decision of the Central Election Commission to hold repeat voting of the elections of the President of Ukraine, as well as the holding of repeat elections according to this Law;

14) register official observers from candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine and from parties (blocs) in the respective territorial district;

15) ensure the production of seals and stamps and issue them to the polling station election commissions;

16) within the limits of its authorities, consider appeals, statements and complaints regarding the preparation and conduct of the elections within the territory of the respective election district, as well as appeals, statements and complaints against actions or inactivity of polling station election commissions, and take decisions on them;

17) hear reports of polling station election commissions, local state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government on issues related to the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine;

18) ensure the submission of election and other documentation for storage to the appropriate state archival institution, in , accordance with the procedure established by the Central Election Commission;

19) perform other authorities according to this and other laws of Ukraine.

2. The authorities of territorial election commission’s s hall enter into force on the day following the day the decision on their formation is adopted and shall terminate fifteen days after the Central Election Commission officially publishes the results of the elections of the President of Ukraine.