Article 44. General Procedure for Nominating
Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine
1. The nomination of candidates to the post
of President of Ukraine by parties (blocs)
and self-nomination shall begin one hundred
and nineteen days and end ninety-five days
prior to the day of elections.
2. A candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine may be nominated by a party, which
has been re¬gi¬stered according to the procedure
established by law no later than one year
prior to the day of elections, or by an election
bloc of parties, provided that it comprises
parties registered no later than one year
prior to the day of elections.
Article 45. Procedure for Formation of an
Election Bloc
1. An election bloc may be formed by two or
more parties as specified in the part two
of article 44 of this Law on the basis of
decisions of the congress (meeting, conference)
of each of those parties. The leader of the
party shall sign such a decision and certify
it with the seal of the party. The con¬gresses
(meetings, conferences) of the parties that
decide to form an election bloc may be held
at any time prior to beginning of the election
process.
2. Leaders or representatives of the parties,
who have been authorized by the congress (meeting,
conference), shall conclude an agreement on
forming an electoral bloc , which ashall be
signed by them and certified with the seals
of the parties that formed the bloc.
3. The following must be specified in the
agreement on forming an election bloc:
1) the full and abbreviated name of the bloc;
2) the governing bodies of the election bloc
and their operating procedures;
3) the representation rates at the inter-party
congress (meeting, conference) of the parties
that are members of the bloc;
4) the procedure for holding the inter-party
congress (meeting, conference) on nomination
of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine;
5) the procedure for taking decisions at the
inter-party congress (meeting, conference);
6) the procedure for taking a decision regarding
the consent to include another party in the
election bloc, once it has been established.
4. The full name of the bloc must include
the names of all the parties that are members
of the bloc. The full or abbreviated name
of the bloc may neither contain the name of
a party that is not a member of the bloc nor
the surname of a person who is not a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine from this
bloc.
5. The Central Election Commission shall be
notified on the formation of the election
bloc no later than five days prior to the
day of holding the inter-party congress (meeting,
conference). The agreement to form the election
bloc, extracts from the minutes of the congresses
(meetings, conferences) of the parties with
the decisions to form the election bloc certified
by the leaders of the parties which formed
the election bloc and with the seals of the
parties, as well as copies of the registration
certificates of the parties that formed the
election bloc, their charters, certified by
the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine after the
beginning of the election process was announced,
shall be attached to the notification. In
case the name of the bloc contains a surname
of a person, a letter of consent of the person
to use his/her surname containing his/her
signature, certified according to the procedure
established by law, shall be attached to the
notification.
Article 46. Changes to the Composition of
the Election Bloc of Parties
1. A party, which meets the requirements of
part two of article 44 of this Law, that is
not a member of any election bloc and has
not nominated a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine, may join a election bloc that
has nominated a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine , on the basis of a decision passed
by the party congress (meeting, conference)
and the consent of the election bloc to this,
submitted according to the agreement on formation
of the election bloc. The decision to join
the bloc shall be signed by the party leader
and certified with the party seal, while the
decision of the bloc to give consent shall
be signed by the leaders of the parties that
are members of the bloc, and certified with
the seals of the parties that are members
of the bloc. The aforementioned documents
shall be submitted to the Central Election
Commission no later than sixty days before
the day of the elections.
2. A party that is a member of a bloc may
decide to leave the bloc no later than thirty-five
days be¬fore the day of elections. Such a
decision shall be made at a party congress
(meeting, conference) according to its charter.
The decision to leave the bloc and an extract
from the minutes of the party congress (meeting,
conference) regarding the consideration of
this issue, signed by the party leader, the
chairperson presiding at the congress (meeting,
conference) and certified with the party seal,
shall be submitted to the Central Election
Commission and the governing body of the bloc
within a three-day period from the day the
respective decision was made.
3. If a party, whose member is not a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine, leaves
a bloc con¬sisting of more than two parties,
it shall not affect the status of the bloc
as a subject of the election process, regardless
of the number of parties remaining in the
bloc. The name of the party that left the
bloc shall be excluded from the list of names
of parties , that are members of the bloc,
on election ballots and other election documentation.
4. If a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine nominated by a bloc is not a member
of the party that has left the bloc composed
of two parties, the legal successor of the
bloc as a subject of election process shall
be the party that has not decided to leave
the bloc. On election ballots and other election
documentation, the name of the bloc shall
be replaced with the respective name of the
party that is the legal successor of the bloc.
5. If a person nominated by a bloc as a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine is a member
of a party that has left a the bloc, the nomination
of the person by the bloc shall become invalid
the day the party takes the decision to leave
the block.
6. If the decision envisaged by part two of
this article has been made no later than ninety-five
days prior to the day of the elections, the
party that left the bloc and, under the circumstances
specified in part five of this article, also
the bloc shall have the right to nominate
a candidate to the post of the President of
Ukraine according to the procedure envisaged
by this Law.
7. If the decision envisaged by part two of
this article has been passed later than ninety-five
days prior to the day of the elections, the
party that left the bloc and, under the circumstances
specified in part five of this article, also
the bloc shall lose the status of subject
of the election process.
8. Pursuant to a decision envisaged by part
two of this article, the Central Election
Commission shall take a decision to introduce
the necessary amendments to the election documentation,
to deny the candidate registration, or to
cancel the registration of the candidate respectively.
9. Parties that are members of a bloc may
pass decisions to dissolve the election bloc
no later than thirty-five days prior to the
day of the elections. Such decisions shall
be passed by congresses (meetings, conferences)
of all the parties that are members of the
bloc. The decisions on dissolving the bloc
and extracts from the minutes of the party
congress (meeting, conference) of each member
party regarding the consideration of this
matter, signed by the party leader, the chairperson
presiding at the congress (meeting, conference)
and certified with the party seal, shall be
submitted to the Central Election Commission
within a three-day period.
10. If the decisions envisaged by part nine
of this article have been adopted no later
than ninety-five days prior to the day of
the elections, each of the parties that are
members of the bloc shall have the right to
nominate a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine with according to the procedure
envisaged by this Law.
11. If the decisions envisaged by part nine
of this article have been adopted later than
ninety-five days prior to the day of elections,
each of the parties that are members of the
bloc shall lose its status as a subject of
the election process.
12. If the decisions envisaged by part nine
of this article have been adopted prior to
the registration of a candidate nominated
by the bloc, the Central Election Commission
shall not consider the issue of the registration
of the candidate. If the mentioned decisions
have been adopted after the registration of
the candidate, the Central Election Commission
shall cancel the registration of the candidate
pursuant to these decisions.
Article 47. The Procedure for Nominating
Candidates
1. A party (bloc) may nominate only one candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine.
2. A party (bloc) may nominate as candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine a person
who is a member of that party (a member of
a party that is a member of the bloc), or
a non-party citizen who, according to article
9 of this Law, has the right to be elected
President of Ukraine.
3. A party that is a member of an election
bloc may neither nominate a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine independently
nor be a member of another election bloc.
4. A party shall nominate a candidate at its
congress (meeting, conference), and a bloc
- at its inter-party congress (meeting, conference)
comprised of the parties that are members
of the bloc. At least 200 delegates shall
participate in the congress (meeting, conference)
at which a candidate is nominated.
5. A person may be nominated as a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine only by
one party (one bloc) in conformity with the
will of the candidate.
6. The following shall be mentioned in the
minutes of the congress (meeting, conference)
of the parties that are members of the bloc:
the date of the congress (meeting, conference),
the agenda, information about the person who
was nominated as a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine (surname, name and patronymic,
day, month and year of birth, citizenship,
party affiliation, position (occupation),
employer and address of permanent residence),
and the results of the vote for the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine. The chairperson
presiding at the congress (meeting, conference)
shall sign the minutes and certify it with
the seal of the party (parties that are members
of the bloc).
7. The leader of the party (leaders of parties
that are members of the election bloc) shall
no later than two days prior to the holding
of the congress (meeting, conference), notify
in writing the Central Election Commission
about the time and venue of the congress (meeting,
conference) of the parties that are members
of the election bloc convened with the aim
of nominating a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine. A member of the Central Election
Commission may attend such congress (meeting,
conference) upon instruction of the Chairman
of the Central Election Commission.
8. Mass media shall be notified in advance
regarding the time and venue of the congress
(meeting, conference) convened with the aim
of nominating a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine. The procedure for accrediting
mass media representatives to such a congress
(meeting, conference) shall be defined by
the organizers of the event.
Article 48. The Procedure for Self-Nomination
1. A citizen of Ukraine who, according to
article 9 of this Law , is eligible to be
elected President of Ukraine, shall personally
submit to the Election Commission a statement
on self-nomination to the post of President
of Ukraine certified according to the procedure
established by law.
2. The statement on self-nomination shall
contain a letter of consent to publish his/her
biographic data, the property and income statement,
a letter of obligation, in case he/she is
elected, to transfer , according to the procedure
established by law, within one month after
the results of the election are officially
announced , the enterprises and corporate
rights owned by the him/her into the management
of another person and to discontinue activities
or resign from a representative mandate, which,
according to the Constitution of Ukraine and
the laws of Ukraine, is inconsistent with
occupying the post of President of Ukraine.
3. The documents, envisaged by part one of
article 51 of this Law, shall be attached
to the statement.
Article 49. Monetary Deposit
1. The monetary deposit shall be made by a
party (parties that are members of the bloc)
that has nominated a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine, or by the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine by cashless
bank transfer to a special account of the
Central Election Commission in the amount
of five hundred thousand UAH.
2. In case the Central Election Commission
decides to deny a candidate registration,
the monetary deposit shall be transferred
to the account of the party (parties that
are members of the bloc) or to the person
that is a self-nominee to the post of President
of Ukraine, within five days after the decision
is made.
3. If the Central Election Commission cancels
its decision to register a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine, the monetary
deposit shall be transferred to the State
Budget of Ukraine within five days after the
decision is made. In case the Central Election
Commission decides to deny a candidate registration
to the post of President of Ukraine on the
base of his/her own statement submitted no
later than thirty days before the day of the
elections, the monetary deposit shall be transferred
to the account of the party (parties that
are members of the bloc), which nominated
the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine, or to the account of the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine.
4. The monetary deposit shall be returned
to the party (parties that are members of
the bloc), which nominated the candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine, or to the
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
if the candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine received at least seven percent
of the votes of the voters who took part in
the voting. If the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine received less than seven
percent of the votes of the voters who took
part in the voting, the monetary deposit shall
be transferred to the State Budget of Ukraine.
Article 50. The Property and Income Statement
of the Candidate to the Post of President
of Ukraine
1. The property and income statement of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
and of members of his/her family for the year
preceding the year of elections shall be filled
in by the candidate himself/herself on the
form of the property and income statement
of a state employee of the first category
approved by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
as of January 1st of the election year.
2. The authenticity of the data provided in
the statement shall be verified by the State
Tax Administration of Ukraine upon instruction
of the Central Election Commission. Mistakes
and inaccuracies discovered in the statement
are subject to correction and shall not form
the grounds for the denying the candidate
registration to the post of President of Ukraine.
3. The Central Election Commission shall publish
the income and property statements of each
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
within three days after their receipt in the
newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy
Courier" and also place them on the official
website of the Central Election Commission.
Article 51. Procedure for Registration of
Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine
1. The Central Election Commission shall register
a candidate to the post of the President of
Ukraine subject to the receipt of the following
documents:
1) an application from the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine using the form
established by the Central Election Commission
(the candidate must personally fill in the
form);
2) an autobiography of the person nominated
candidate of a length less than or equal to
two thou¬sand printed characters, which must
contain: surname, name and patronymic, day,
month and year of birth, information on citizenship,
education, employment history, position (occupation),
employer, social activities (including those
in elective offices), party affiliation, family
composition, address of place of residence
with a specification of the amount of time
he/she has resided in Ukraine, and information
on any convictions that have not been annulled
or abrogated according to the procedure established
by law;
3) a candidate's pre-election program, composed
in the state language, of a length less than
or equal to twelve thousand printed characters;
4) a document certifying that a deposit has
been made according to article 49 of this
law;
5) a property and income statement according
to article 50 of this Law;
6) photos of the candidate of the size and
amount established by the Central Election
Commission.
2. For the registration of a person nominated
by the party (bloc) as a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine, apart from the
documents envisaged by part one of this article,
the following documents shall be submitted:
1) an application for registration of the
candidate signed by the leader of the party
(leaders of the parties that are members of
the bloc) and verified with the seal of the
party (seals of the parties that are members
of the bloc);
2) copies of the registration certificate
of the party (parties that are members of
the bloc) and its charter (the charters of
the parties that are members of the bloc)
certified by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
free of charge after the beginning of the
election process has been announced.
3) an extract from the minutes of the congress
(meeting, conference) of each party that are
members of the election bloc regarding the
formation of the election bloc, certified
with the signature of the leader of the party
and the seal of that party - in case the candidate
is nominated by a bloc;
4) an agreement on the formation of the election
bloc (in case the candidate is nominated by
a bloc);
5) an extract from the minutes of the congress
(meeting, conference) of the party (inter-party
con¬gress (meeting, conference) of the parties
that are members of the bloc) regarding the
nomination of a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine from the party (bloc), which must
contain the information envisaged by part
six of article 47 of this Law. The extract
from the minutes shall be certified by the
leader of the party (leaders of the parties
that are members of the bloc) and with the
seal of the party (seals of the parties that
are members of the bloc);
6) a statement of the person who has been
nominated as a candidate, on his/her consent
to be a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine from that party (bloc), and, in
connection with that , consent to publish
his/her biographic data and the obligation,
in case he/she is elected, to transfer, according
to the procedure established by law, within
one month after the results of the election
are officially announced, the enterprises
and corporate rights owned by the him/her
into the management of another person and
to discontinue activities or resign from a
representative mandate which, according to
the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of
Ukraine, are inconsistent with occupying the
post of President of Ukraine.
3. The Central Election Commission shall issue
a receipt for the documents specified in part
one and two of this article to the authorized
representative of the party or the election
bloc of parties who filed them. The receipt
shall contain the list of documents received,
the day, month and year, as well as the time
of their receipt, and the position and surname
of the person who received the documents.
4. Documents, submitted to the Central Election
Commission after the beginning of the election
process according to the procedure envisaged
by part five of article 45 of this Law, may
not be resubmitted.
5. Submission of documents to the Central
Election Commission for the purposes of registration
shall be terminated within ninety-days prior
to the elections.
6. The nominee to the post of President of
Ukraine has the right to withdraw his/her
statement to stand as a self-nominee, or his/her
statement of consent to stand as a candidate
from the respective party (bloc), prior to
the day he/she is registered as a candidate.
A repeat statement of the person on his/her
self-nomination, or on his/her consent to
run as a candidate in the elections of the
President of Ukraine from this party (bloc),
shall not be accepted.
7. In case the candidate has been registered,
a copy of the resolution about the registration
shall be issued to the authorized representative
of the party (bloc) or to the candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine no later
than the next day. A registration certificate
of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine shall be issued to the candidate no
later than three days from the day the decision
on his/her registration was adopted. Within
the same term, the decision on the candidate's
registration shall be published in the newspapers
"Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy
Courier".
8. If, in the pre-election program of a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine, the Central
Election Commission discovers allusions to
provisions aimed at the liquidation of the
independence of Ukraine, a violent change
of the constitutional order, a violation of
the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of the state, a disruption of its security,
an unlawful seizure of state power, propaganda
of war, violence, the unleashing of ethnic,
racial, and religious hostility, an encroachment
on human rights and freedoms or the health
of the population, it must appeal to the Supreme
Court of Ukraine within the term of five days
from the date the documents were submitted
with a request to have this fact established
by court.
9. The Central Election Commission shall decide
on the registration or the denial of registration
of the candidate in the course of five days
after the receipt of the documents envisaged
by this article. In the case, envisaged in
part eight of this article, the decision to
register the candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine shall be taken by the Central Election
Commission within a five days term from the
day it received the decision of the Supreme
Court of Ukraine.
10. The Central Election Commission shall
terminate the registration of candidates to
the post of the President of Ukraine no later
than eighty-five days prior to the day of
the elections.
11. The list of candidates registered by the
Central Election Commission, indicating surname,
name and patronymic, year of birth, education
al background, permanent place of residence,
principal employer (employment), party affiliation,
and the nominating subject, shall be published
by the Central Election Commission in the
newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy
Courier" within five days after the registration
of candidates has been completed.
12. The registered candidates shall have equal
rights irrespective of the way they were nominated.
Article 52. Denial of Registration of a
Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine
1. The Central Election Commission shall deny
the registration of a candidate in the following
cases:
1) of a violation of the procedure established
by law for forming the election bloc or nominating
the candidate to post of President of Ukraine;
2) if the Supreme Court of Ukraine determines
that the candidate's pre-election program
contains provisions aimed at the liquidation
of the independence of Ukraine, a violent
change of the constitutional order, a violation
of the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of the state, a disruption of its security,
an unlawful seizure of state power, propaganda
of war, violence, the unleashing of ethnic,
racial, and religious hostility, an encroachment
on human rights and freedoms or on the health
of the population;
3) if the documents specified under article
51 of this Law are missing or are prepared
and executed in undue manner;
4) if the Ukrainian citizenship of the nominee
to the post of President of Ukraine is terminated
or his/her of citizenship of another country
is not terminated;
5) if the nominee leaves Ukraine for the purpose
of permanent residence elsewhere;
6) if the nominee is deemed incapable or if
a court conviction regarding a premeditated
offense comes into legal force against the
nominee;
7) if any circumstances specified under part
five of article 46 of this Law occur.
2. The decision to deny a candidate registration
must contain exhausting reasons for the denial.
A copy of the decision shall be issued (sent)
to the authorized representative of the respective
party (bloc) or to the candidate no later
than the next day after the decision was passed.
3. The denial of registration of a candidate
does not preclude the possibility that the
party (bloc) or the candidate can submit a
second application for registration as candidate.
4. The second application for registration
as a candidate together with the documents
corrected according to the provisions of this
Law may be submitted to the Central Election
Commission not later than eighty-eight days
prior to the day of the elections.
Article 53. The Collection of Signatures
of Voters in Support of a Candidate to the
Post of President of Ukraine
1. No less than five hundred thousand signatures
of eligible voters shall be collected in support
of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine, of which no less than twenty thousand
signatures shall be collected in each two-thirds
of the regions (the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea, the oblasts, the cities of Kyiv and
Sevastopol) of Ukraine.
2. Signature lists in support of a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine shall
be submitted to the Central Election Commission
no later than forty days prior to the day
of the elections.
Article 54. Signature Sheet
1. The Central Election Commission shall take
a decision to approve the form of the signature
list for each candidate within three days
from the day of the registration of the candidate.
No later than the day following the day the
decision was adopted, a copy of this decision,
together with the approved signature list
for each candidate, shall be issued to the
authorized representative of the party (bloc).
2. The Central Election Commission shall issue
the signature lists to the authorized representatives
of the party (bloc) or directly to the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine in the
amount necessary to collect the quantity of
signatures specified in part one of article
53 of this Law, including a ten percent reserve.
The signature lists shall be issued within
five days from the day the Central Election
Commission approved the form of the signature
list for the respective candidate.
3. Strictly adhering to the established form
of the signature list, the party (bloc), which
nominated a candidate, or the self-nominated
candidate may produce any amount of signature
lists by means of printing, photocopying or
otherwise.
4. The signature list in support of a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine from a
party (bloc) must contain the following data:
1) the candidate's surname, name and patronymic,
year of birth, employer (position), and party
affiliation;
2) the full name of the political party or
election bloc which nominated the candidate,
and the full names of the parties that are
members of the bloc, or an indication that
the candidate is a self-nominated candidate;
3) information on the person who is collecting
the signatures of voters (surname, name and
patronymic, day, month and year of birth,
citizenship, place of residence, and - if
available - telephone number);
4) the full name of the populated area , where
the signatures are being collected, as well
as the full name of the village, settlement,
city, district, oblast, or the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea, to which the populated
area is subordinated.
5. The signature list shall contain the following
columns:
1) the successive number of the voter in the
signature list;
2) the surname, name and patronymic of the
voter;
3) the year of birth of the voter (for voters
, who become eighteen in the year of elections,
the day, month, and year of birth);
4) the citizenship of the voter;
5) the place of residence of the voter;
6) the title, number, and series of a document
that certifies the voter's identity and citizenship
from among those specified in part two of
article 2 of this Law;
7) the date the voter signed;
8) the personal signature of the voter.
Article 55. The Procedure for Collecting
and Considering Signatures in Support of the
Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine
1. Ukrainian citizens who have the right to
vote at the time of collecting the signature
s may , on the writ¬ten instruction of a candidate
or his/her proxy, collect voters' signatures
in support of a candidate.
2. The person who collects signatures of voters
must, prior collecting them personally, enter
his/her personal data, envisaged by paragraph
3 of part four of article 49 of this Law,
in the signature lists.
3. The columns of the signature list that
refer to a voter shall be filled in by the
voter or, if that is impossible due to health
reasons, - on his/her request, by the person
who collects the signatures. The accuracy
of the data, entered in the signature list
by the voter or the person who collects the
signatures, shall be certified by the voter's
personal signature.
4. All entries in a signature list shall be
made in pen (not pencil) and without abbreviations.
5. An error made on the signature list shall
be corrected by the person who made it, in
a manner that shall maintain the legibility
of the previous entry; the correction shall
be certified by a separate signature of the
person, who made the correction.
6. Nobody shall have the right to force a
voter to support a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine with his/her signature.
It shall be prohibited to buy signatures in
support of a candidate with money, goods,
or services or to prevent a voter from supporting
candidates.
7. It is prohibited to collect signatures
at bodies of the state executive power and
bodies of local self-government, enterprises,
establishments, institutions, and organizations.
8. Only the signatures of voters from one
populated area shall be accounted for in one
signature list.
9. The person who collected the signatures
of voters shall sign the completed signature
list and in figures and words state the number
of voters' signatures collected in this signature
list.
10. State executive bodies, executive bodies
of local self-government and their officials,
owners or managers of enterprises, institutions,
organizations, or authorized bodies of those
shall be prohibited from participation in
collecting voters' signatures in support of
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine.
11. It shall be prohibited to establish restrictions
to the procedure for collecting signatures
that are not envisaged by this article.
12. The authorized representative of a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine shall
submit the signature lists to the Central
Election Commission not later than forty days
prior to the day of the elections. The Central
Election Commission shall issue the authorized
representative a statement on the quantity
of the accepted signature lists and of the
signatures contained in them.
13. The Central Election Commission shall
ensure control over the compliance with the
requirements of this Law regarding signature
lists by way of random checks of them performed
by members of the Central Election Commission
involving staff members of the secretariat
of the Central Election Commission and the
experts envisaged by part twenty of e article
28 of this Law.
14. When determining the number of voters
, who have supported a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine, on the basis of signature
lists, signatures of certain voters shall
not be taken into account:
1) in case the signature list does not contain
all or certain data on the voter , who supports
the candi¬date with his/her signature, envisaged
by the form of the signature list;
2) in case the entry of data on the voter
, who supports the candidate with his/her
signature has been done in violation of the
requirements of parts three, four or five
of this article;
3) if made by a person other than the voter;
4) if made by a person, who had no right to
vote on the day of signing;
5) who are not residents of the populated
areas where the signatures were collected;
6) in case the same voter put his signature
several times in support of the same candidate.
15. When determining the number of voters
who have supported a certain candidate, the
following signature lists shall be disregarded:
1) in which voters' signatures were collected
by a person who had no right to vote on the
day of collecting the signatures;
2) those containing inauthentic data on the
person who collected the signatures of voters;
3) in which data on the person who collected
the voters' signatures is missing;
4) in which a person, other than the one who
collected the signatures of voters, has signed
the list on his /her behalf;
5) in which the signatures of voters have
been collected at bodies of the state executive
power and bodies of local self-government,
enterprises, institutions or organizations;
6) of an unapproved form;
7) forged;
8) in which signatures have been collected
by force, by way of bribery or fraud.
16. The Central Election Commission shall,
no later than on the tenth day from the receipt
of signature lists , execute the respective
protocol on the results of collection of signatures
in support of a candidate to the post of the
President of Ukraine and take the respective
decision which signatures in the signature
lists and (or) signature lists to disregard.
The Central Election Commission shall provide
a copy of the decision to a representative
of the party (bloc) or to the candidate within
three days from the day the decision was made
and he/she may review the respective protocol
within the same period.
17. The persons specified in part thirteen
of this article , as well as the representative
of the candidate to the post of the President
of Ukraine in the Central Election Committee
, shall have the right to review the signature
lists , submitted to the Central Election
Commission.
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 canceling 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 offense
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 cam¬paign 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 follo¬wing
the day the decision was taken but not later
than one day before the day of the elections.
