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Paragraph 11
 

Prior to the adoption of this Law there were no permanent arrangements for compiling voter lists in Ukraine. The work was done on an ad hoc basis, in that each exercise of compiling voter lists was undertaken anew for each election. For the first time the Law envisages the compilation of a national State Register of Voters. This will be a regularly updated permanent electronic database including each person eligible to vote in Ukraine. It will be used to create voter lists for both elections and referendums in Ukraine. The Register will also be used to provide statistical data to central and local government departments, to verify voter signature lists submitted in support of candidates participating in an election and for other election or referendum purposes (Article 26) and to verify personal data submitted by candidates in various elections (Article 29).