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Article 35
 

Procedure for Compiling and Updating the List of Voters in Special and Foreign Election Precincts

1. The lists of voters in special (excluding precincts located in stationary medical institutions) and foreign election precincts shall be compiled in the form specified in part three of article 31 of this Law by the respective polling station election commissions on the basis of information submitted no later than twenty days before the day of elections by the head of the respective institution, establishment s or representations, or by the captain of the vessel or commander of the military unit (formation) , where such election precincts are formed.

2. The lists of voters in election precincts formed at diplomatic and other official representations and consular offices of Ukraine abroad, shall include the employees of such representations and institutions and members of their families, as well as other citizens of Ukrainian living or staying on the territory of the respective foreign country, on the basis of the data in the consular records as of the day of compilation of the list of voters.

3. Lists of voters at special election precincts formed in stationary medical institutions shall be prepared in the form specified in part three of article 31 of this Law by the respective polling station election commissions on the basis of the information submitted no later than 10 days before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting by the heads of the respective institutions. Voters who are to leave the medical institution before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting shall not be included in the list of voters in such precincts. The aforementioned information shall be submitted in one copy, signed by the head of the stationary medical institution and certified by the respective seal. The head of the institution shall ensure that the aforementioned information is submitted in a timely manner to the polling station election commission as well as ensure its authenticity.

4. The polling station election commission of a special or foreign election precinct shall display the list of voters on the day following the day the list of voters in the precinct was compiled for public review in the premises of the polling station election commission.

5. In case a voter arrived at a stationary medical institution later than ten days before the day of elections or the day of the repeat voting, but earlier than three days before said day, the polling station election commission shall introduce the respective changes to the list of voters on the basis of a submission provided by the head of the respective institution, whose signature shall be certified by the seal of the institution.

6. The polling station election commission of a special election precinct shall notify the territorial election commission of the election district to which the election precinct is attributed about the inclusion of each voter in the list of voters in the respective precinct, and about place where they are included in the lists of voters according to their place of residence. The territorial election commission that received the aforementioned notification shall ensure that it is immediately transferred to the polling station election commissions where such person is included in the list of voters.

7. A voter who resides in the same populated area where the medical institution of his/her current stay is located may apply to the election commission of the ordinary election precinct where he/she was included in the list of voters with statement about a wish to vote at the place of his/her temporary stay in accordance with the procedure, established in part one of article 77 of this Law. In such a case, he/she shall not be included in the list of voters in the special election precinct.

8. A voter who was hospitalized in a stationary medical institution located in another populated area, three days or less prior to the day of elections or the day of repeat voting, may apply to the election commission of the ordinary election precinct where he/she was included in the list of voters, for being issued an absentee voting certificate. The head of the medical institution shall certify the signature of the voter on the application. The application must specify the person authorized by the voter to receive the absentee voting certificate.

9. A member of a polling station election commission of a special election precinct who is included in the list of voters in an ordinary election precinct in another populated area shall have a right to vote in the election precinct where he/she is a member of the election commission, on the basis of an absentee voting certificate.

10. In case a special election precinct is formed on an exceptional basis according to part ten of article 20 of this Law, the lists of voters shall be prepared by the polling station election commission at the latest 4 days before the day of elections on the basis of information submitted by the head of the respective institution, establishment or representation, or by the captain of the vessel or commander of military unit (formation). The said information shall be submitted to the polling station election commission in one copy signed by the head of such institution, establishment or representation, or by the captain of the vessel or commander of the military unit (formation) and certified with the respective seal.

11. A voter who arrived in an election precinct abroad before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting inclusive, shall personally submit a written application to the respective polling station election commission regarding his/her inclusion in the list of voters in this election precinct, along with the respective absentee voting certificate and a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad, a diplomatic passport, a service passport, a seaman's identity card or a crew member 's identity card.

12. A voter who arrived in an election precinct abroad no later than seven days before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting without an absentee voting certificate, shall personally submit a written application to the respective polling station election commission for his/her inclusion in the list of voters in this election precinct, indicating his/her place of residence, as well as a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad, a diplomatic passport, a service passport, a seaman's identity card or a crew member identity card.

13. When including persons in the list of voters according to parts one to three, five, ten and twelve of this article, on the basis of the information submitted by the head of the respective institution, establishment , or representation, or by the captain of the vessel or commander of the military unit (formation), the polling station election commission of the special or foreign election precinct, shall notify the territorial election commission of the election district to which such election precinct is attributed, no later than the next day after the completion of the lists of voters in the respective election precinct or after the inclusion of a voter in the list of voters, about the inclusion in the list of voters of the aforementioned persons and about their place of residence.

14. The territorial election commission that received a notification specified in part thirteen of this article shall ensure that this notification is immediately transferred to the polling station election commission of the home election precinct of the voter who was included in the list of voters not based on his/her place of residence. On the basis of this notification the polling station election commission shall immediately take a decision regarding the exclusion of the voter from the list of voters in this election precinct.