§ Art. I-30Special Election Precincts

1. Special election precincts shall be established in inpatient care establishments, penitentiary
institutions, pretrial detention centers, on ships which on the day of voting are sailing under the
National Flag of Ukraine, at Ukraine’s polar stations, and in other places where the voters with
restricted mobility temporarily stay.
 The establishment of one election precinct for two or more establishments or institutions shall not
be allowed.
 The Central Election Commission can establish, on a permanent basis, special election precincts in
inpatient care establishments, at Ukraine’s polar stations, in penitentiary institutions, pretrial detention
centers.
 2. Special election precincts shall be created so as to provide voters with the possibility to
vote without violating the internal regime of the establishment (institution) in which they are
located.
 In order to ensure that voting does not conflict with the internal regime at the respective
establishment (institution), more than one special election precinct may be established within an
establishment (institution).

 

 3. A special election precinct shall be determined by the institution, establishment, ship,
Ukraine’s polar station, a military unit (command) at which it has been formed. A special election
precinct shall have its own number and the address (location) of the institution, establishment,
Ukraine’s polar station, the dislocation of the military unit (command) which shall be determined
by the Central Election Commission or by a district election commission, or it shall be
characterized by the ship’s name and port of registration.
 4. Special election precincts existing on a temporary basis shall be established in national
elections by the district election commissions no later than thirty days prior to the day of voting in
a presidential election, and no later than nineteen days prior to the day of voting in parliamentary
elections on the basis of a submission, of a form approved by the Central Election Commission,
from the rayon or city rayon state administrations or the executive committees of the city councils
in cities of oblast (or, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, republican) subordination. The
aforementioned submissions shall be presented to the respective district election commission no
later than thirty-five days prior to the day of voting in a presidential election, and no later than
twenty-four days prior to the day of voting in parliamentary elections.
 5. In the exceptional case of the establishment of a new inpatient care establishment,
penitentiary institution, pretrial detention center or another establishment (institution) where voters
with restricted mobility temporarily stay, in case of the unforeseen departure of a ship sailing under
the National Flag of Ukraine, as well as in the territory of a military unit (command) a special
election precinct may be established by the Central Election Commission no later than ten days
prior to the day of voting upon a submission of the respective district election commission or the
Ministry of Defense.
 6. Special election precincts existing on a permanent basis in inpatient care establishments
shall be used for preparation and conduct of voting and vote counting in the local elections.