§ Article 41(untitled)

owers of city (in cities of regional subordination), township, rural election
 commissions, referendum commissions
 City (in cities of district subordination), township, rural election commissions, commissions
for city, township, rural referendum:
 1) organize elections of deputies of the city, town, village Council of Deputies, city, town,
rural referendum and monitor compliance with the requirements of this Code and other acts of
legislation on elections, referendums on the territory of the city, town, village council;
 2) manage the activities of precinct commissions;
 3) hear reports from officials (employees) of local executive and administrative bodies,
organizations on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums;
 4) control the compilation of lists of citizens entitled to participate in elections, referendums,
and their presentation for review;
 5) manage funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections, city, town, and rural
referendums; distribute part of the funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of city,
town, and rural referendums between precinct commissions and exercise control over the
intended use of the allocated funds; control the provision of precinct commissions with
premises, transport, communications, consider other issues of material, technical and
organizational support for elections, referendums;
 6) consider applications and complaints about decisions and actions of precinct
commissions and make decisions on them.
 City, town, and rural election commissions, in addition to the powers provided for in part
one of this article, during elections of deputies of the city, town, and rural Council of Deputies:
 1) excluded;
 2) register initiative groups of citizens to collect signatures of voters in support of persons
proposed for nomination as candidates for deputies; issue members of initiative groups with
appropriate certificates;
 2 1 ) exercise control over the receipt and use of funds from the election funds of persons
nominated as candidates for deputies, candidates for deputies;
 3) excluded;
 4) register candidates for deputies, their proxies, representatives on financial issues and
issue them appropriate certificates;
 5) approve the texts of ballots for elections of deputies of the city, town, village Council of
Deputies for each electoral district; ensure the production of ballots and supply of them to
precinct commissions;
 6) assist candidates for deputy in organizing meetings with voters in the manner established
by this Code;
 7) exercise control over compliance with equal legal conditions for the election activities of
candidates for deputies of the city, town, and rural Council of Deputies;
 8) sum up the results of elections to the city, town, village Council of Deputies and submit
information about this to the district election commission; register elected deputies; publish a
message about the election results, a list of elected deputies of the city, town, village Council
of Deputies and issue certificates to the elected deputies;
 9) excluded;
 10) excluded;
 11) convene the first session of the newly elected city, town, village Council of Deputies.
 City, township, rural referendum commissions, in addition to the powers provided for in part
one of this article, when conducting a city, township, rural referendum:
 1) provide precinct commissions with ballot papers for voting on city, town, and rural
referendums;
 2) establish the results of voting on a city, town, or rural referendum, report them in the
local media or otherwise bring them to the attention of citizens.
 The commissions specified in this article exercise other powers in accordance with this Code
and other acts of legislation.
 The powers of city, town, and rural election commissions are terminated 30 days after the
elections.
 The powers of city, town, and rural referendum commissions are terminated after the
referendum decision comes into force.