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About the All-Ukrainian Referendum
(Information Of The Verkhovna Rada (VR), 2013, No 44-45, pp. 634)
This Act defines the legal principles, organization, and order of the general referendum.
Article 1. The concept of an all-Ukrainian referendum
1. The All-Ukrainian referendum is one of the forms of direct democracy in Ukraine, a way of exercising the power directly to the Ukrainian people, which is to accept (approve) citizens of Ukraine (further-citizens) decisions on public affairs. the value by secret ballot in the order established by this Act.
1. The order of preparation and conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum is regulated Constitution of Ukraine the Law, as well as other legislative acts of Ukraine.
Article 3. Ukrainian referendum subject
1. The subject of all-Ukrainian referendums may be any questions except for those whose resolution is not permitted Constitution of Ukraine , by the laws of Ukraine.
2. The All-Ukrainian referendum may issue several questions from one issue.
3. The subject of a nationwide referendum may be:
1) about the approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine, the amendment of the Constitution of Ukraine, the abolition, loss of force or recognition of the invalid law on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutional referendum);
2) on the change of territory of Ukraine (ratification referendum);
3) regarding the adoption or abolition of the law of Ukraine or amendments to the current law of Ukraine (legislative referendum);
4) from any question except where the referendum is not allowed according to Constitution of Ukraine (a general referendum).
Article 4. General election of the All-Ukrainian Referendum
1. The President of Ukraine declares an all-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative, if it is initiated with the retention of Constitution and the laws of Ukraine of requirements for the organization and order of holding of all-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative.
2. The results of the people ' s detection in the Ukrainian referendum are mandatory.
3. New All-Ukrainian referendum on other issues previously brought to a referendum apart from making changes to Partition I , Annex III and XIII Constitution of Ukraine from the same question, it may be held no earlier than a year from the day of the announcement of the results of the referendum.
Implementation of the initiative to make changes to Partition I , Annex III and XIII Constitution of Ukraine On the same question, the Supreme Council of Ukraine will be made possible by the next convocation.
Article 5. The main principles of holding a whole-Ukrainian referendum
The All-Ukrainian referendum is held on the basis of such general principles:
(5) The free participation in the All-Ukrainian referendum;
7) of personal participation in voting;
Article 6. Common Right to Vote
1. The right to vote in the All-Ukrainian referendum has citizens of Ukraine, which has been 18 years of age on the day of voting. Citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote in the All-Ukrainian referendum are participants of the all-Ukrainian referendum.
2. The basis of the Ukrainian citizen's voting rights in the All-Ukrainian referendum is his inclusion in the lists of participants of the all-Ukrainian referendum held in the referendum of the Ukrainian referendum. The participant of the all-Ukrainian referendum implements his right to vote during the all-Ukrainian referendum in the order established by this Act.
3. The document, which will represent the special and citizenship of Ukraine of the participant of all-Ukrainian referendums of Ukraine, is:
(1) Passport of the citizen of Ukraine;
2) a temporary citizen's identity;
(3) A card (reference) of the criminal-executive system to contain: surname, name, by father, year of birth, citizenship, photograph of the person, signature of the supervisor and seal of the institution (for persons who are in institutions) (a) (b)
(4) Passport of the citizen of Ukraine to travel abroad;
(7) Identification of the crew member.
4. The documents specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the third part of this article are the basis for the receipt of the ballot for participation in the All-Ukrainian referendum and may be used on ordinary and special works of all-Ukrainian referendums.
5. The documents specified in paragraphs 3 to 7 of the third of this article are the basis for the receipt of the ballot for participation in the All-Ukrainian referendum and may be used in the foreign countries of the Ukrainian referendum, as well as on special A referendum held on ships held under the State Flag of Ukraine and at the polar station of Ukraine. On the foreign settlements of all-Ukrainian referendum, formed in countries that are permitted by the arrival of citizens of Ukraine on the passport of the citizen of Ukraine, the basis for receiving the ballot may be a passport of the citizen of Ukraine.
6. Citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote may participate in the work of commissions from the All-Ukrainian referendum as their members, as well as in the holding of an all-Ukrainian referendum to be monitored by a comprehensive referendum. and other events in preparation and conduct of all-Ukrainian referendums in the order defined by this and other laws of Ukraine.
7. Any direct or indirect privileges or restrictions of the rights of citizens of Ukraine to participate in the Ukrainian referendum on the signs of race, colour, political, religious and other beliefs, sex, ethnic and social origin, property, the place of residence, with language or other signs of prohibition. Restrictions on the participation of citizens of Ukraine in the process of all-Ukrainian referendums are not allowed, except for restrictions imposed on Constitution of Ukraine and that Act.
8. There is no right to vote citizen of Ukraine, recognized by the court on Sunday.
9. A citizen of Ukraine who resides or is in the period of preparation and conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum outside Ukraine has the right to vote in a nationwide referendum, which is ensured by its inclusion in the list of participants a all-Ukrainian referendum on the relevant foreign official formed under this Act.
Article 7. Equal right to vote
1. Citizens of Ukraine participate in the All-Ukrainian referendum on equal basis.
2. The vote of the All-Ukrainian referendum has one vote. A member of the all-Ukrainian referendum can use his voice only at one point of all-Ukrainian referendum, where it is included in the list of participants of the all-Ukrainian referendum. The participant of the all-Ukrainian referendum implements his right to vote during the all-Ukrainian referendum in the order established by this Act.
3. Equality of rights and capabilities of the subjects of the process of all-Ukrainian referendum to participate in the process of all-Ukrainian referendums:
1) the prohibition of interference by the state authorities and local government bodies in the process of an all-Ukrainian referendum, with the exception of cases prescribed by this Act;
2) the unbiased attitude of the organs of state power, local government bodies, their official and official officials to the initiative group of the all-Ukrainian referendum, other subjects of the referendum process;
(3) Prohibition of use during the financing of the agitation of all-Ukrainian referendum of other funds other than defined by the Act allocated to ensure the process of an all-Ukrainian referendum;
4) equal and unbiased attitude of the mass media to the process of an all-Ukrainian referendum, objective and balanced coverage of the positions in support and against the issue of an all-Ukrainian referendum.
Article 8. Direct military detection at the All-Ukrainian referendum
1. Citizens of Ukraine are directly involved in the All-Ukrainian referendum and in resolving the issues that are being made to the referendum.
Article 9. Free participation in the Ukrainian referendum
1. The majority of Ukrainian citizens in the All-Ukrainian referendum are voluntary. No one can be forced to participate or not participate in a referendum.
2. The All-Ukrainian referendum is free. Citizens of Ukraine are provided with conditions for free formation of their will and its free detection by voting.
3. The application of violence, threats, deception, subpoena or any other actions that inhibit the free formation and free will of the free will of the participant of the Ukrainian referendum, is prohibited.
4. To ensure the conditions for free use of servicemen of the construction service on the day of voting, the voting is granted to the vote no less than four hours.
1. The vote in the All-Ukrainian referendum is a secret: control of the participation of participants of the Ukrainian referendum is prohibited.
2. Members of the All-Ukrainian Referendum Commission, others are prohibited from committing any action or to disregard information that is given an opportunity to establish the content of the individual referendum.
1. A vote of the all-Ukrainian referendum votes in a referendum in person. The vote for other persons or the submission of an all-Ukrainian referendum to vote to any other person is prohibited.
1. Every citizen of Ukraine who has the right to vote in a Ukrainian referendum can implement this right during the referendum only once and only at one goal of the referendum.
Article 13. Public and openness to the referendum process
1. The preparation and conduct of all-Ukrainian referendums are carried out publicly and openly.
2. To ensure the publicity and openness of the comprehensive referendum process of the referendum commission according to its authority:
(1) Publish information about their composition, location and mode of work, on the formation of the constituencies of the referendum and the children;
" 2) provide the possibility of introducing citizens to the lists of participants in the referendum;
3) publicize the results of the comprehensive referendum process;
(4) provide other information in cases provided by this Act.
Article 14. Subjects of initiation of all-Ukrainian referendum and appointment (proclamation) of all-Ukrainian referendum
1. The subjects of initiation of all-Ukrainian referendum are the Ukrainian people, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in cases and order established Constitution of Ukraine and that Act.
2. The subject of appointment (proclamation) is the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
3. Constitutional referendum on amendments to sections I, III, XIII of the Constitution of Ukraine is appointed by the President of Ukraine on the initiative of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, subject to requirements Part 8 of Article 22 of this Act.
4. The referendum on changing the territory of Ukraine was appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
5. All-Ukrainian referendum on popular initiative is proclaimed by the President of Ukraine, subject to requirements Part 8 of Article 22 of this Act.
Article 15. Ukrainian referendum on popular initiative
1. All-Ukrainian referendum on popular initiative is a form of acceptance by citizens of Ukraine decision on public importance with regard to the restrictions established Constitution of Ukraine and that Act.
2. A path of all-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative of the Ukrainian people as a medium of sovereignty and the only source of power in Ukraine can implement its exclusive right to define and change the constitutional order in Ukraine by adopting the Constitution Ukraine (set of power) in order that is defined by this Act.
3. The way of the All-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative of the Ukrainian people as the medium of sovereignty and the only source of power in Ukraine, by exercising its will, may in the order defined by this Act, approve the new edition of the Constitution Ukraine, to make changes to the Constitution of Ukraine, to abolish, recognize such that it loses its validity, or to recognize the existing law on making changes to the Constitution of Ukraine.
4. Through a comprehensive referendum on the People ' s initiative of the Ukrainian people as a medium of sovereignty and the only source of power in Ukraine by exercising their will may in order be determined Constitution of Ukraine and this Act, enact the laws of Ukraine (to make changes to them), except for the laws that are not allowed in referendum by the Constitution of Ukraine, to abolish the laws of Ukraine, to recognize the laws of Ukraine such that the laws of Ukraine have lost or not The laws of Ukraine or their specific provisions.
5. A universal referendum on any issues may be held for the popular initiative, except for those with regard to which the Ukrainian referendum is not allowed in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine.
6. The All-Ukrainian referendum is proclaimed on the popular initiative on demand not less than three million citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote, provided that signatures on the appointment of the referendum are collected at least two thirds of areas and no less than A hundred thousand signatures in each area.
7. The Decree of the President of Ukraine on the proclamation of an all-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative is published in the official printed edition for three days since its signing.
Article 16. The Ukrainian referendum on approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine, amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, abolition, loss of force or recognition of the invalid law on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine
1. All-Ukrainian referendum on approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine, amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, abolishment, loss of entry or recognition of the Constitution of Ukraine is a form of implementation of the Ukrainian Constitution The people of their right to define a constitutional order in Ukraine by adopting a new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine in the All-Ukrainian referendum.
2. All-Ukrainian referendum on approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine, amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, abolition, loss of effect, or recognition of the Constitution of Ukraine is proclaimed by the President of Ukraine for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine A popular initiative.
Article 17. Ukrainian referendum on the law of Ukraine on amendments to the Sections I "General principles" , "III" Election. Referendum " , XIII "The introduction of changes to the Constitution of Ukraine"
1. Bill of amendment to section I "General principles", III " Elections. Referendum ", XIII" Invocation of amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine " is submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the President of Ukraine or People's Deputies of Ukraine, which are at least two-thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and, on the terms of its The adoption is not less than two thirds of the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, approved by the All-Ukrainian referendum.
2. The Decree of the President of Ukraine concerning the appointment of a all-Ukrainian referendum is published in official printed editions for three days since its signing.
Article 18. Ukrainian referendum on changing the territory of Ukraine
The Ukrainian referendum on changing the territory of Ukraine is a form of acceptance of the citizens of Ukraine decision to approve the law on ratification of the international treaty changing territory of Ukraine.
2. The decree of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding the conduct of the All-Ukrainian referendum is published in official printed editions for three days since its signing.
Article 19. Form of referendum question
1. The question of the referendum is the text given to the proposal of a referendum, in the form of a matter of a sentence, which proposes a general referendum to a referendum that reads "yes" or "no".
2. The question of the referendum should have a clear and clear formulation that does not allow for different interpretations.
Article 20. Restrictions on initiation and conduct of all-Ukrainian referendum
1. It cannot be initiated by the appointment of an all-Ukrainian referendum on draft laws on:
2. The All-Ukrainian referendum on the popular initiative cannot be imposed (initiated) the question of changing the territory of Ukraine.
3. Text of the new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine and draft laws on constitutional and legislative referendum should not repeal or limit the content and scope of existing rights and freedoms and citizen or to be directed at The elimination of independence or violations of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Article 21. Restrictions on appointment (proclamation)
1. The All-Ukrainian referendum cannot be appointed or held in terms of martial law or state of emergency throughout the territory of Ukraine.
2. If a military or emergency is administered after the appointment (proclamation) of a referendum, the subject of the nomination (proclamation) of the referendum is not later on the third day after the introduction of such a state decides to stop the referendum process The end of the war or the state of emergency.
Article 22. The organization and conduct of the All-Ukrainian Referendum
1. The organization and holding of all-Ukrainian referendums are open and open.
2. The decision of the state authorities, local government bodies relating to all-Ukrainian referendum, brought to the famous citizens of Ukraine via the mass media in the line defined by this Act.
3. The State guarantees citizens of Ukraine, political parties and public organizations, the initiative group from holding a comprehensive referendum the right to freely discuss the feasibility of holding an all-Ukrainian referendum, conduct agitation on issues, Held in the All-Ukrainian referendum, on assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, in printed publications, audiovisual (electronic) media.
4. The state authorities and local governments, their officials are obliged to promote meetings and rallies to discuss issues which are being made to the Ukrainian referendum, to notify citizens of Ukraine about the time and place of their citizens. To provide the necessary facilities and other measures to ensure the free and conscious avoitions of the citizens.
5. The decision of the referendum, as well as the decisions of the state authorities and local government bodies relating to all-Ukrainian referendum, are brought to the knowledge of citizens through printed media or, in case of impossibility, published in a different manner.
6. Media are required to objectively illuminate the course of preparation and conduct a referendum, provide balanced information regarding the content of the referendum and legal consequences of the referendum. Representatives of the media are guaranteed seamless access to all public events related to the referendum, and in the session of the referendum and vote of the referendum on the day of voting-on the conditions defined by this Act. The referendum commissions, state authorities, local government bodies, officials and officials of these bodies are required within their authority to provide them with information about the preparation and conduct of the referendum.
7. Diplomatic and other official offices, consular institutions of Ukraine, subject to the establishment of a referendum in the states where a significant number of citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote are provided to the local authorities. the mass media information about the time and place of voting, on the whereabouts of the relevant referendums, on order and lines of appeal to the divisive commissions of the referendum, in particular with the questions of the inclusion of participants of the all-Ukrainian referendum to the list of participants of the all-Ukrainian referendum on foreign children Referendum.
8. President of Ukraine, Central Election Commission is required to perform a compliance check Constitution of Ukraine , the laws of Ukraine, which are proposed to carry out a nationwide referendum, in particular, on the popular initiative.
Article 23. All-Ukrainian referendum process
1. The process of all-Ukrainian referendum begins with the announcement of the Central Election Commission on the beginning of the comprehensive referendum process.
2. The process of all-Ukrainian referendum is concluded fifteen days after the official announcement by the Central Election Commission of the referendum results.
Article 24. Subjects of the Ukrainian referendum process
1. The subject of the relevant kind of process of an all-Ukrainian referendum in cases stipulated by this Act is:
(1) Citizens of Ukraine (participants in all-Ukrainian referendums);
(2) The President of Ukraine as a subject of appointment (proclamation) of all-Ukrainian referendum;
(3) The Supreme Council of Ukraine as a subject of initiation and appointment of a comprehensive referendum;
(4) A commission from a comprehensive referendum formed in accordance with this Act or Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission" ;
5) an initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum formed in accordance with this Act;
6) official observers from the initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum registered according to the requirements of this Act;
(7) International observers registered according to the requirements of this Act.
Article 25. Order calculation order
1. The rows defined in this Act are calculated in the calendar days; in separate cases, the rows are calculated in hours.
2. The first day of the line, which according to this Act should begin due to the event of a certain event, the following day, the following day of the event.
3. The last day of the line, which in accordance with this Act has to be completed due to a certain event, is the day preceding the day of the given event.
Chapter II
APPOINTMENT OF ALL-UKRAINIAN REFERENDUM
Article 26. Order of appointment of all-Ukrainian referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine
1. President of Ukraine for five days after receiving the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the Law on amendments to Partition I , Annex III , XIII Constitution of Ukraine Provides a decree to appoint an all-Ukrainian referendum on the amendment of the Constitution of Ukraine to date its venue. The text of the law issued for approval by the Ukrainian referendum on amendments to sections I, III, XIII of the Constitution of Ukraine must be added to the decree of the President of Ukraine.
2. By the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the appointment of a comprehensive referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, the date of its conduct is determined, which is the last Sunday of the fifty-day period of the publication of the decree.
Article 27. Order of the Ukrainian referendum on changing the territory of Ukraine
1. In the case of the adoption of the law on the ratification of the international treaty on the change of territory of Ukraine signed by the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts the decision to appoint a Ukrainian referendum on the change of territory of Ukraine.
2. The decree of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine concerning the appointment of a comprehensive referendum on the change of territory of Ukraine should include the date of holding of all-Ukrainian referendum and the formulated question to be issued to the referendum. The text of the ratification law of the international treaty on changing the territory of Ukraine is necessarily added to the decree of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The date of the holding of the whole Ukrainian referendum is appointed on the last Sunday of the fiftieth day from the day of the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Article 28. The order of the proclamation of a whole-Ukrainian referendum on the people's initiative
1. President of Ukraine after the decision of the Central Election Commission on the general summaries of the compilation of signatures of citizens of Ukraine under demand for a comprehensive referendum and the implementation of the requirements Part 8 of Article 22 This Act provides a decree to declare a referendum on the basis of giving it to the state and to formulate issues or a draft of the law that is being made to the Ukrainian referendum.
2. The Decree of the President of Ukraine concerning the appointment of a comprehensive referendum on the People's Initiative is determined by the date of its conduct, which is the last Sunday of the fifty-day period from the day of the publication of the decree.
Article 29. General Order of the People's Initiative
1. The People's Initiative of the All-Ukrainian Referendum is carried out by participants in the Ukrainian referendum by collecting their signatures on demand for a referendum.
2. The President of Ukraine is obliged to declare an all-Ukrainian referendum on the people ' s initiative if his questions do not violate the requirements Constitution of Ukraine , the laws of Ukraine and if under the requirement of its holding are signed at least three million citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote, provided that the signatures under this requirement are collected at least two thirds of areas and no less than one hundred thousand signatures. In each area.
3. The selection of signatures, under the requirement of holding a comprehensive referendum, organizes and exercises an initiative group of all-Ukrainian referendums that form and acts in accordance with this Act.
4. A collection of signatures under the requirement of an all-Ukrainian referendum on a particular issue is held during the forty days of the registration of an initiative group of a comprehensive referendum that offers the relevant question to all-Ukrainian referendum.
Article 30. Order of the initiative group of the Ukrainian referendum
1. The initiative group from holding a comprehensive referendum is formed at the meeting of citizens of Ukraine, in which there is no less than two thousand Ukrainian citizens who have the right to vote in the Ukrainian referendum. The organizers of the meeting may be citizens of Ukraine, which on the day of the meeting will be 18 years old, political parties of Ukraine, all-Ukrainian public organizations registered in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine. It is prohibited to hold a meeting of citizens on the formation of an initiative group of the referendum in the state authorities, local governments.
2. Not later than five calendar days before the day of holding of Ukrainian citizens ' meeting to hold a nationwide referendum, their initiators should be written to report on the date, time, place, and purpose of the Central Election Commission.
3. The Central Election Commission sends a meeting of citizens of Ukraine to hold a comprehensive referendum on the fact of holding a meeting.
4. Before the beginning of the meeting of citizens of Ukraine, the registration of participants will be held in order to hold a comprehensive referendum, consists of a list of names, names, parents, dates of birth, residence of residence addresses number and series of passports and data about the time and body of the issuance of passports of Ukraine, information on documents that will be sent to the person and confirm citizenship of Ukraine. Each participant of the Ukrainian citizen's meeting of the Ukrainian referendum against his last name places his signature, which will make an appearance at the meeting.
5. At the meeting of citizens of Ukraine over the conduct of all Ukrainian referendums, the chairman and secretary of assembly, the countable commission, is approved by the agenda of the meeting, to which the question of the expediency of the general referendum is included, The question of which is proposed to the Ukrainian referendum is formed by the personal composition of the initiative group of the Ukrainian referendum.
6. In the case, if most of the participants of the meeting of citizens of Ukraine in respect of an all-Ukrainian referendum will vote for a comprehensive referendum and approve the wording of the question and/or text of the bill being proposed To be carried out, an initiative group is chosen to organize the signatures of the citizens of Ukraine under the requirement of a comprehensive referendum and the implementation of other functions provided by the Law.
7. An initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum (further-an initiative group) is composed of no less than five hundred citizens of Ukraine, who on the day of its formation have the right to vote. The meeting forms only one initiative group. The meeting consists of a list of members of an initiative group with a name, name, father, birth date, place of residence, or place of stay, information on documents that will be given to the person and nationality of Ukraine.
8. The meeting of citizens is also determined by the person (further-authorized by the representative of the initiative group), which will represent the interests of the initiative group, a statement which is signed by the chairman and the secretary of assembly.
In a statement on the appointment of the authorized representative of the Initiative Group, the following:
(1) the surname, by the father of the representative of the subject of the referendum process;
3) day, month and year of birth;
4) place of work, loan of office (classes);
5) place of residence, address of housing as well as contact number of the phone.
The statement is added to the written consent of the proposed person to be authorized by the representative of the initiative group.
The commissioner of the initiative group must meet the requirements sections of the second article 66 of this Act.
The authorized representative of the initiative group acts within the rights provided by the Act.
9. According to the results of the assembly of citizens of Ukraine (next-meeting) the protocol is issued, which is indicated by the date, the venue, the number of their participants, the information on the election of the chairman and the secretary of the assembly of citizens of Ukraine, the move of discussion of the order a day, a clear wording of the issues proposed to be issued to the Ukrainian referendum, the voting results on the agenda, the personal composition of the initiative group (in the case of its election) and, according to the requirements of the section of the eighth of this article, on the person defined to be representative of the initiative group. The protocol is signed by the Chairman and Secretary of Assembly. The text of the bill proposed to be issued to the All-Ukrainian referendum is a supplement to the protocol of the congregation. Lists of participants of the meeting, members of the initiative group are components of the meeting protocol. These documents add the written consent of each person included in the initiative group on the entry into its composition.
10. A member of persons at the meeting of citizens of Ukraine on the formation of an initiative group proposed to introduce the initiative group is not binding on the provision of the written consent of these individuals to be members of the initiative group.
A written statement to the consent of being a member of an initiative group must necessarily contain a surname, name, by parent of such person, date of birth and residence of the location of the housing address, information on documents that will see his person and Citizenship of Ukraine, consent to the relevant participation, date of writing of the statement and signature.
11. A seven-day line from the day of the meeting was authorized by the representative of the initiative group, passes to the Central Election Commission signed by the chairman and the secretary of the meeting of the documents of the meetings held, namely:
A list of members of the initiative group from the holding of a comprehensive referendum;
Statement on the appointment of an authorized representative of the initiative group;
The written statements of each of the members of the initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum on consent to be a member of the initiative group;
The written consent of the person to be authorized by the representative of the initiative group.
The list of members of the initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum is submitted to the Central Election Commission as well.
12. The Central Election Commission issues an authorized representative of the initiative group, which submitted the documents mentioned in part eleven of this article, the reference to their acceptance. The Help contains a list of accepted documents, number, month and year, and the time of their acceptance, position and surname of the person who accepted the documents.
Article 31. Registration of the initiative group from the Ukrainian referendum
1. The Central Election Commission of the five-day row carries out analysis of documents stipulated by the eleventh article 30 of this Act, subject to compliance with the requirements of the legislation and by the results taking the order to register an initiative group from A comprehensive referendum on the registration of an initiative group from the holding of such a decision.
2. The refusal to register an initiative group may be adopted from violation of Constitution of Ukraine or the laws of Ukraine during its formation and/or inconsistencies of the question or text, which is proposed to be issued to the Ukrainian referendum, the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine.
The Central Election Commission to establish a question or text to be offered to a nationwide referendum, the requirements Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine have the right to attract other public authorities, enterprises, institutions, organizations, who are required to provide relevant conclusions to the issues in the lines set by the Central Election Commission.
3. In the case of the Central Election Commission, the decision to failure in the registration of an initiative group from holding a comprehensive referendum, authorized by the representative of the initiative group, is given a decision.
4. The refusal of the Central Election Commission to register an initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum or the decision to register an initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum could be challenged by the initiative group in order set up Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine .
5. The decision of the Central Election Commission on the registration of an initiative group to hold a nationwide referendum should contain the wording of the issues proposed to be issued to the Ukrainian referendum.
6. The Central Electoral Commission is not as late as the second day of the decision on the registration of the initiative group issues a representative of the Initiative Group ' s certificate of registration and identification of members of the initiative group for forms set forth. Central Electoral Commission. In the certificate of registration of an initiative group of the Ukrainian referendum, a question of which is proposed to initiate a referendum, and the total line of compilation of signatures, defined by the date of registration of the initiative group The corresponding All-Ukrainian Referendum.
The message of registration of an initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum, the wording of the proposed referendum, and the beginning and lines of the gathering of signatures of citizens in support of this initiative in the three-day period are published in the newspapers "Voice of Ukraine" and "Private courier" and by the decision of the Central Election Commission is published in other print publications and audiovisual (electronic) media.
7. Payment for registration of an initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum is not levied.
8. State authorities, local governments, as well as enterprises, institutions, organizations that are in state and communal property are prohibited to bear the costs associated with the organization and activities of the initiative group. Holding a comprehensive referendum.
9. The initiative group to hold a nationwide referendum is obliged to create a comprehensive fund for the gathering of signatures of citizens of Ukraine in support of the initiative to hold a whole Ukrainian referendum, for Financing activities on implementation of the initiative to conduct a comprehensive referendum.
10. An initiative group from holding a comprehensive referendum on the official publication of the declaration of a comprehensive referendum on the right to withdraw its initiative by submission to the Central Election Commission of the Assembly of More Than half of its members. According to the results of the submitted documents of the Central Election Commission the decision to end the activities of such an initiative group and to end the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum. The relevant decision is published by the Central Election Commission in the newspapers "Voice of Ukraine" and "Private courier" no later than on the third day from the day of adoption.
11. The Central Election Commission rejects the registration of other initiatives to be issued to the referendum on the question posed by the country's referendum on the initiative group, already registered by the Central Election Commission. Election Commission.
Article 32. How to build the signatures of an initiative group
1. From the day of the receiving of certificates of its registration, the referendum group has the right to collect the signatures of citizens of Ukraine under demand for a comprehensive referendum.
2. The signatures of citizens of Ukraine gather on signed letters, the form of which is set by the Central Election Commission. An initiative group from a comprehensive referendum has the right to produce signatures of a established form of printing, by photocopying or otherwise.
3. The signature sheet necessarily contains the registration date of the initiative group, the ordinal number of the signature letter, the designation of the administrative territorial unit, where the signatures are collected (full name of the village, village, city (territorial community), where Gathering of signatures, as well as district, region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which includes this territorial community), the exact wording of the question proposed to be issued to the Ukrainian referendum. In the case of the initiation of a constitutional or legislative referendum, a signed letter is added to the text of the project.
The letter must have graphs that represent the order number of the citizen of Ukraine in a signed letter; the surname, the name and father of the citizen of Ukraine; the year of birth of the citizen of Ukraine (for participants in the referendum year). has been published eighteen years, the number, month and year of birth); the nationality; the place of residence of the citizens of Ukraine and the address of housing; the name, number and series of the document, which will represent the person of the citizen of Ukraine, with the number stipulated by the Law; The petition was signed into a Ukrainian referendum; a personal signature of a citizen (Participant of the Ukrainian referendum), Count "Notes".
4. In one signed letter, the signatures of citizens of Ukraine only one of the settlements where the signatures were collected.
5. Selection of signatures in support of all-Ukrainian referendum is made only by members of the registered initiative group from all-Ukrainian referendum and only from the day issuing certificates of registration of an initiative group from all-Ukrainian Referendum.
6. The citizen of Ukraine, who supports the request of a comprehensive referendum, puts on a signed letter of his signature and the date of signing. A citizen of the signed letter notes the surname, the name, according to his father, the date of birth, the number and a series of a document that will compensate for the nationality of Ukraine and the place of residence. If a citizen does not have the ability to make a signed letter, it is possible to make a member of an initiative group that collects signatures on which such a signature is made of such a signature. a member of the initiative group. In the absence of a passport or another document that will be able to make a statement, a citizen cannot sign his signature on a signed letter. In the case of detection of such signatures, it is considered invalid and is not counted.
7. A citizen of Ukraine who supports the request of a comprehensive referendum on the right to vote in support of the same initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum only once.
If multiple signatures of the same person are identified, only one signature is valid.
8. The letter of the letter must be signed by the signature of a member of an initiative group that has made the gathering of signatures of citizens who support the requirement of a comprehensive referendum. In testimony of the signed letter, the member of the initiative group, which made signatures, points its surname, name, and father, date of birth, place of residence, series, number and date of issuing of the document, which will address the identity and citizenship of Ukraine, as well as Puts his signature and the date of his contribution.
9. A member of the Initiative Group, which collected signatures, pros the numbers and the signatures of the signatures on this signed letter of the signatures of citizens of Ukraine.
10. Compilation of signatures in support of the initiative to conduct a comprehensive referendum can be carried out in place of education, residence, and elsewhere where the compilation of signatures is not prohibited by law.
11. Part of the government bodies, local government bodies, enterprise management bodies, institutions, organizations, regardless of property forms, in gathering signatures on support of the initiative to conduct an all-Ukrainian referendum not -allowed.
It is forbidden in the process of collecting signatures on support of the initiative to hold a nationwide referendum to force citizens to put their signatures on or reward them for it in any form.
It is forbidden to build signatures on support of the initiative to hold a nationwide referendum in the place of issuing wages, pensions, aid, scholarships, other social payments, providing charity assistance.
12. To raise the signatures of the citizens in support of the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum, the referendum created by the initiative group in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
Article 33. Transfer of an initiative group of signed letters to the Central Election Commission
1. Following the completion of the compilation of signatures on the initiative to hold a whole Ukrainian referendum, but not later date the end of the subscription line specified in the registration certificate, the initiative group counts the number of collected of the signatures on each administrative and territorial unit defined by the Second Article 133 of the Constitution of Ukraine as well as the total number of signatures collected in support of the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum. According to the results, the count consists of a protocol on the collection of signatures on support of the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum compiled by the Central Election Commission, which is signed by the Commissioner an initiative group.
2. Subscriptions, numbered and armed in the form of folders separately on each administrative and territorial unit defined by the Second Article 133 of the Constitution of Ukraine , and the Protocol on the Subsignations of the Signatories to Support the Initiative for a All-Ukrainian Referendum is passed by the commissioner of the initiative group to the Central Election Commission no later than 24 hours of the day To support the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum.
3. The adoption of the documents by the Central Election Commission is carried out by opening each folder with letters signed by its seal, checking the number of submitted signatures of their number, which are listed in the protocol of the submission collecting signatures on the initiative to host a comprehensive referendum, and the publication of an initiative group of an official document that confirms the reception of signed letters with the number of accepted signed letters issued The initiative group from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum on the number of The signatures of the citizens who support the request of a comprehensive referendum, date and time of receiving signed letters.
4. If registered initiative groups from holding an all-Ukrainian referendum until 24 hours of the day, which mints the lines of signatures to support the initiative to conduct an all-Ukrainian referendum not met in part two This article, the Central Election Commission decides to halt the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum. The relevant decision is published by the Central Election Commission in the newspapers "Voice of Ukraine" and "Private courier" no later than on the third day from the day of adoption.
Article 34. Counting Central Election Commission signatures
1. The Central Election Commission following the acquisition of signature letters and protocols within seven calendar days from the day of their receipt checks the order of signing of signatures on the support of the initiative to conduct an all-Ukrainian referendum, the right The design of signatures, selectively verifies the authenticity of information on citizens contained in the signed letters, and their signatures and summarizes the collection of signatures on support of the initiative to hold a comprehensive referendum. The procedure is defined by the Central Election Commission.
2. In the case of an appeal from the Central Election Commission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to ensure verification of information on citizens of Ukraine included in signed letters, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine is obliged to carry out the verification and report of its results, in a line defined by the Central Election Commission.
3. When established on the basis of signed letters, the number of citizens of Ukraine who supported the nationwide referendum shall not take into account the signatures of the individual citizens of Ukraine:
(1) In the absence of a signed letter of all or individual information on the citizen of Ukraine, which supports its signature of the referendum, stipulated by the form of the signed letter;
(2) Records and signatures, committed instead of a citizen of Ukraine by another person, with the exception of the basis specified in this Act;
(3) committed to the person who on the day of the signing of the signature did not have the right to vote;
(4) If signed by the citizen of Ukraine several times;
5) in other cases stipulated by this Act.
4. When established on the basis of signed letters, the number of citizens of Ukraine who supported the holding of the referendum shall not take into account the signature of the letters:
(1) If the signatures of citizens of Ukraine are collected by a person who, on the day of the signing of signatures, did not have the right to vote and/or not a member of the relevant initiative group from holding a comprehensive referendum;
2) which contain inappropriate information about the person who collected the signatures of citizens of Ukraine;
(3) Missing information about the person who collected the signatures of citizens of Ukraine;
4) in which, instead of the signature of the person who collected the signatures of the citizens of Ukraine, contains the signature of another person;
5) in which the signatures of citizens of Ukraine are collected in state authorities and local governments and in places identified article 32 This Act;
5. On the basis of the verification of the Central Election Commission, the decision to summarizes the signing of signatures is under demand for a comprehensive referendum.
6. In case of the number of signatures of the citizens who support the requirement of a nationwide referendum, enough to appoint a comprehensive referendum for the Central Election Commission notes this in its decision on the outcome of the signing of signatures under The requirement of a comprehensive referendum.
7. In case of the number of signatures of citizens supporting the requirement of a comprehensive referendum, not enough to appoint a all-Ukrainian referendum, the Central Election Commission takes a motivated decision on the outcome of the signing of signatures under the requirement of holding a comprehensive referendum on the lack of signatures of the citizens who support the request of the Ukrainian referendum, the number and reason of the failure of the signatures of individual citizens of Ukraine and the signatories emails. At the same time, by this decision, the Central Election Commission decided to end the initiative to hold a suitable nationwide referendum.
8. The decision of the Central Election Commission on the termination of the initiative to hold a suitable nationwide referendum not later the next day of its adoption is issued (sent) by the authorized representative of the initiative group and the is published by the Central Election Commission in the newspapers "Voice of Ukraine" and "Private courier" no later than the third day from the day of adoption.
