EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
0.0% · 0/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 0/10.0% | Art. I-34 codifies requirements for election-commission members (citizenship, age, no party leadership while serving). Art. II-89 / IV-208 codify termination of commission powers. Art. II-85 codifies precinct commission formation. Commission independence is structurally codified but commissioners are appointed by party / Verkhovna Rada quota rather than via multi-branch process. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Eligibility
50.0% · 3/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)? | 1/1100.0% | Art. I-7 codifies universal suffrage. Art. I-6 codifies basic electoral rights of citizens of Ukraine (right to vote, right to be elected). Constitution of Ukraine Art. 70 (referenced in Art. I-6) provides constitutional grounding for 18+ age + citizenship + competence requirements. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure? | 1/333.3% | Art. III-159 codifies refusal-to-register grounds for MP candidates. Art. III-160 codifies cancellation of MP candidate registration. Art. IV-230 codifies refusal for local-council candidates. Art. II-111 / II-110 codify presidential candidate authorization. Disqualification framework codified though spread across the Code by election type. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable? | 0.5/150.0% | Art. I-72 codifies decisions on complaint consideration including remedies that may restore voting rights. Art. I-67 codifies complaint form/content. Restoration via court process (Art. I-64) is the codified mechanism — convicted-felon voting rights are not separately addressed in this Code (handled by Criminal Procedure Code). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Identification
0.0% · 0/5Registration
92.9% · 7/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 1/1100.0% | Art. IV-27 codifies preliminary voter list compilation deadlines (no later than 30 days before election). Art. I-42 codifies preliminary list familiarization. Art. I-43 codifies updates. Art. I-46 codifies out-of-country voter list timing. Statutory registration / list-compilation deadlines clearly codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Art. I-48 codifies general information support including procedures by which voters may be added to lists. Art. I-47 codifies information-support principles. State Voter Register (Law 'On the State Voter Register') is the primary mechanism with continuous registration; additions via the precinct commission within statutory windows (Art. I-44, I-45). Multiple registration methods codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 1/1100.0% | Art. I-44 codifies amendment of updated voter lists. Art. I-42 codifies familiarization and correction procedure (voter may apply for amendments). Art. I-45 codifies special-precinct list compilation. Art. I-46 codifies out-of-country list verification. Comprehensive cure framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Art. I-64 codifies filing complaints to court. Art. I-63 codifies principles of complaints against decisions/actions/inactions related to the election process — including voter-registration rejection. Comprehensive rejection-challenge right codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation? | 2/2100.0% | Art. IV-32 codifies appeals against State Voter Register maintenance body decisions. Art. IV-28 codifies updated voter lists. Art. I-44 codifies amendment procedure. Art. I-63 codifies the general appeal-principle framework. Roll-maintenance criteria are statutorily codified through the State Voter Register law (referenced here). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls? | 0.5/150.0% | Art. I-44 codifies amendments to updated voter lists (the standard pre-purge correction window). Art. IV-281 codifies repeat-voting deadlines. Statutory amendment-window for voter-list corrections exists in this Code but specific pre-purge notice + cure period for inactive-voter removal is in the State Voter Register Law (separate instrument). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Roll Integrity
0.0% · 0/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | Art. III-169 codifies ballot-paper printing procedure (secure printing). Art. II-113 codifies ballot papers. Art. III-176 codifies precinct protocols. Voter-data security is governed by the State Voter Register Law and Ukrainian data-protection laws (Law 'On Protection of Personal Data') — separate instruments. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voter Assistance
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Art. I-17 codifies assistance to voters with disabilities/health conditions that prevent them from filling out or depositing the ballot. Art. II-116 codifies polling-place equipment accessibility. Art. I-62 codifies precinct premises accessibility. Art. II-118 codifies voting organization. Comprehensive accessibility framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |