§ Art. III-161Special Information Support for Elections of MPs

1. Special information support for the election of MPs shall deem informing the voters of the
following:
 1) registered MP candidates and their nominating subjects;
 2) election programs of parties that are electoral subjects;
 3) accounts of the electoral funds of parties that are electoral subjects, the maximum amount
 of a voluntary contribution and the manner in which a voluntary contribution shall be made;
 4) cancellation of the registration (withdrawal from the election) of an MP candidate;
 5) facts and events associated with the election process.
 2. The information contained in the documents submitted to the Central Election Commission for
the registration of the MP candidates shall be open. On the official website of the Central Election
Commission, information shall be made public on each MP candidate’s last name, first name (all first
names), and patronymic name (if any), date, month, year and place of birth, citizenship with indication
of the time of residence in the territory of Ukraine, information on educational background, position
(occupation), place of employment, party membership, place of residence, existence or absence of
criminal record, a statement on presence (absence) of arrears of child support in the amount
exceeding the amount of respective payments for six months, from the date of presentation to him
or her of an enforcement document, the electoral region, in which the MP candidate has been
nominated, and the name of the party that nominated the MP candidate.
 3. The information provided for in Parts one and two of this Article shall be also published
as a set of data organized in a format that allows its automated processing by electronic means (a
machine readable format) so that these data may be re-used (in the open data format).
 4. Mass media organizations and information agencies shall be entitled to participate in the
special information support for the election based on a request from the Central Election
Commission; and as regards data specified in clause 5 of Part one of this Article, on their own initiative
in accordance with the requirements of this Code.