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Article 29
 

Legal Status of Members of Election Commissions

1. The legal status of members of the Central Election Commission shall be determined by the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission" and this Law.

2. The legal status of a member of a territorial or polling station election commission shall be determined by this Law.

3. A voter may be a member of only one election commission that is engaged in preparing and holding the elections of the President of Ukraine, as well as the elections of people's deputies of Ukraine, elections of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, deputies of local councils and village, settlement and city mayors, in case such elections are held concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine.

4. Pursuant to the decision of the election commission approved by an election commission of a higher level, the chairperson, deputy chair, secretary or other members of a territorial election commission (in total not more than four persons), and a polling station election commission (in total not more than three persons) may perform their authorities in the election commission and receive payment for their work during the entire term of the authority of the election commission or during a part of the term, in accordance with article 40 of this Law. The aforementioned persons shall be released from fulfilling their work or service duties at their main place of work with preservation of their respective tenure.

5. The member of the election commission shall have the right:

1) to participate in the preparation of issues to be considered by the election commission;

2) to speak at the sessions of the election commission, place questions to other participants of the session regarding the agenda, and introduce proposals in relation to issues that are within the competence of the commission;

3) on behalf of the respective election commission, to check the activities of election commissions of a lower level;

4) to have unimpeded access to the documents of the election commission in which he/she is a member, and also to the documents of lower-level election commissions in the respective territory; and

5) to indemnification for any losses caused to his/her life, health or property in connection with the performance of the duties as a member of an election commission, according to the procedure and to the extent and in an amount established by legislation.

6. The member of the election commission shall be obliged:

1) to comply with the Constitution of Ukraine and , this and other laws of Ukraine in relation to the preparation and conduct of elections;

2) to participate in the sessions of the election commission; and

3) to carry out the decisions of the election commission and to perform the duties laid upon him/her according to their distribution in the commission.

7. The member of the election commission shall have other rights and duties according to this and other laws of Ukraine.

8. While performing his/her duties, a member of an election commission shall be prohibited from campaigning for or against any candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine, as well as from public evaluation of the activities of any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and any party (bloc) - subject of the election process.