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Article 56
 

Cancellation of the Decision on Registration of the Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ukraine about cancelling the decision to register a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in case:

1) the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine , at any time after his registration but no later than five days before the day of the elections or before the day of repeat voting , applies with a written statement about his withdrawal from the ballot;

2) the candidate for the post of President of Ukraine fails to submit the quantity of signatures in his/her support specified in part one of article 53 of this Law within forty days prior to the day of the elections;

3) a party (bloc) , no later that fifteen days prior to the day of the elections , applies for cancellation of the decision to register the candidate nominated by the party (bloc) to the post of President of Ukraine according to a decision taken according to the same procedure, as the decision to nominate the candidate;

4) circumstances envisaged by parts five and twelve of article 46 of this Law occur;

5) the Ukrainian citizenship of the candidate is terminated;

6) the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine leaves Ukraine for permanent residence abroad;

7) the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine is deemed incapable or a court conviction regarding a premeditated offence comes into legal force against the him/her;

8) he/she is a registered candidate for people's deputy of Ukraine, a candidate for deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, or a candidate in local elections provided these elections shall be conducted concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine.

2. The Supreme Court of Ukraine shall consider the statement of the Central Election Commission on cancellation of the decision to register a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine according to the procedure and in terms established by law.

3. The Central Election Commission shall announce a warning to a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and the political parties (blocs), which nominated him/her in case:

1) a court determined, according to the procedure established by law, a fact of bribery of voters or members of the election commissions committed by a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, his/her proxy, an official of the party (bloc) which nominated the candidate, as well as by any other person acting on the request of the candidate or at the instructions of the candidate or the party (bloc), that nominated him/her;

2) a court determined, according to the procedure established by law, a fact of voters or members of election commissions being granted any money or any goods, works, services, securities, loans, lotteries, other non-monetary items free of charge or on preferential terms by an organization of which the candidate or an official of the party (one of the parties of the bloc) that nominated the candidate, is founder, owner or member of its governing body;

3) a court determined, according to the procedure established by law, a fact of use of other funds than those from the candidate's campaign fund in financing his/her pre-election campaign;

4) the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, who occupies a post, including multiple posts at the same time, in state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, in state or municipal enterprises, in institutions, establishments or organizations, in military formations established according to the laws of Ukraine, has involved or used for the purpose of his/her pre-election cam­paign his/her subordinates, office transport, communication, equipment, premises, or other objects and resources at his/her place of work;

5) the Central Election Commission reveals an essential incorrectness in the information , submitted according to this Law , about the candidate that has been deliberately distorted for the purpose of misleading the voters;

6) the candidate or the party (bloc) that nominated the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine is directly or indirectly campaigning beyond the timeframes, established in article 57 of this Law;

7) of violations of other provisions of this Law.

4. The decision of the Central Election Commission to announce a warning to a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or to a party (bloc) shall be published in the state mass media.

5. The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue of an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ukraine with a statement calling for cancellation of the decision to register a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or calling for the announcement of a warning to the candidate or the party (bloc) in the presence of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or the authorized representative of the party (bloc), that nominated this candidate. The aforementioned persons shall be notified about the time for the consideration of this issue no later than the day before the day of consideration. In case the aforementioned persons are absent without due reason, or when considering this issue less than three days before the day of the elections or the day of the repeat voting - independently of the reason, , the Central Election Commission shall consider the issue in the absence of the aforementioned persons.

6. In cases of violations, specified in part three of this article, for which the law has established criminal or administrative responsibility, the Central Election Commission shall file a submission to court requesting that criminal or administrative proceedings are instituted against the candidate or another person who committed such violation.

7. The Central Election Commission shall notify the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and the party (bloc) that nominated the candidate about the decision to cancel the registration of the candidate or to announce a warning to him/her no later than the day following the day of passing the decision, and it shall provide the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or the representative of the party (bloc) that nominated the candidate with a copy of this decision within the same term. If the mentioned decision was passed the day before the day of the elections or the day of the repeat voting, a copy of this decision shall be issued to the persons specified under this part immediately.

8. In case the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine dies or is declared missing without traces, the Central Election Commission shall announce him/her as a candidate that has withdrawn from the ballot. This decision shall be published in mass media no later than the day follo­wing the day the decision was taken but not later than one day before the day of the elections.