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EAIElectoral Access Index

How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?

Access39.3%11/28 · 25 datapoints · 7 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Administration0.0%
0/1 · 1 datapoint
Eligibility50.0%
3/5 · 3 datapoints
Identification0.0%
0/5 · 5 datapoints
Registration92.9%
7/7 · 6 datapoints
Roll Integrity0.0%
0/1 · 1 datapoint
Voter Assistance33.3%
1/3 · 3 datapoints
Voting Methods16.7%
1/6 · 6 datapoints

Administration

0.0% · 0/1
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
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.

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2026-05-19

Eligibility

50.0% · 3/5
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
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.

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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.

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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).

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2026-05-19

Identification

0.0% · 0/5
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute?0/10.0%

Art. IV-239 / II-112 / III-167 codify observer-registration procedures including rejection notice. Art. I-60 codifies NGO observer permission. Voter-application rejection appeal lives in court complaint (Art. I-64). Limited codification of voter-level rejection-appeal specifically.

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2026-05-19

Registration

92.9% · 7/7
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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2026-05-19

Roll Integrity

0.0% · 0/1
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
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.

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2026-05-19

Voter Assistance

33.3% · 1/3
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
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.

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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

Voting Methods

16.7% · 1/6
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)?1/1100.0%

Art. IV-248 codifies organization and procedure of voting (polling hours, precinct procedures). Art. II-117 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies polling hours 8:00-20:00 with out-of-country precincts running local time. Art. III-175 / II-120 / IV-250 codify vote counting at precincts. Polling hours statutorily codified.

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2026-05-19
VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19
VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute?0/10.0%

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

no FTS match
2026-05-19

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