Official Observers from Foreign States and International Organizations
1. Official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall be registered by the Central Election Commission. Proposals concerning their registration shall be submitted directly to the Central Election Commission or via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine no later than ten days prior to the day of elections.
2. The Central Election Commission shall no later than five days prior to the day of elections take a decision on registering official observers from foreign states and international organizations.
3. The Central Election Commission shall issue certificates of the form established by it to official observers from foreign states and international organizations.
4. Official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall exercise their powers on the territory of Ukraine.
5. The official observer from a foreign state or an international organization shall be entitled:
1) to be present at meetings with voters held by candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies or representatives of the parties (blocs) that nominated candidates, at pre-election meetings and rallies, and at sessions of election commissions;
2) to familiarize him/herself with pre-election campaign materials;
3) to be present in polling stations during the vote and count of votes, as well as during the determination of the results of the elections by territorial election commissions;
4) to make photos, films, and video and audio recording;
5) to express his/her suggestions regarding the administration of the elections to the President of Ukraine and the improvement of the legislation of Ukraine taking into account international experience, and to hold press-conferences complying with the requirements of the legislation of Ukraine; and
6) to set up, together with other observers from foreign states and international organizations, ad hoc groups of observers, subject to approval by the Central Election Commission, aimed at coordinating their activities within the powers envisaged by this Law;
6. Official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall make their observations individually and independently.
7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, other bodies of the executive power, bodies of local self-government and election commissions are obliged to assist the official observers from foreign states and international organizations in exercising their powers.
8. Financial and material support to the activities of official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall be provided at the expense of funds from the states or organizations, which sent them to Ukraine, or at these observers' own expense.
9. Official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall not have the right to use their status in activities, which are not related to the observation of the election process, nor to interfere in the work of the election commissions.
