President’s Office must stop exerting pressure on the CEC
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine considers the actions of the representatives of the Office of the President as an attempt to put pressure on the Central Election Commission and to interfere in its activities on the eve of the local elections. The CVU calls on the authorities to stop putting pressure on the CEC and […]
Decision to not hold local elections in certain constituencies of GCA Donetsk and Luhansk is a disenfranchisement of voters
On August, 08, 2020, on the grounds of conclusions from Donetsk and Luhansk oblast civil-military administrations, the CEC thereby established the impossibility to conduct the first local elections in 10 territorial hromadas (constituencies) in Donetsk Oblast, and in 8 hromadas in Luhansk Oblast. Notably, the local elections will not be organized in the de-facto oblast […]
Political advertising on social media – who invests the most and what is in these ads?
The rhetoric of political content remains the same, criticizing opponents and praising their own initiatives, especially on the eve of elections. Politicians have actively used promotional services from Facebook in July. Mykola Tyshchenko, Volodymyr Hroisman, Petro Poroshenko, as well as the European Solidarity, Servant of the People, and Party of Sharii invested in political advertising […]
Statement on recently adopted changes to electoral legislation
Source: www.ukrinform.net Statement by Civil Network OPORA: On July, 16, 2020, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved in the second reading the draft law No 3485 on changes to electoral law. The decision that implies amendments to the Electoral Code, the Criminal Code and the Code on Administrative Offense, the laws on the CEC and the […]
Changes to Election Code secure voter rights and counteract electoral fraud, but also pose risks to the electoral system
Source: www.ukrinform.net On 16 July the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the Election Code which include several positive changes, such as drastically lowering electoral financial deposits in Local elections and providing that the use of any form of internet voting should be regulated in a separate law and that any piloting of this should only […]
Analysis of latest draft law on changes to the Electoral Code
Source: www.ukrinform.net On July, 9, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Organization of State Power, Regional Development, Local Self-Government, and Urban Planning completed the process of preparing the draft Law of Ukraine No 3485 for the second reading. The draft law introduces substantial changes to the Electoral Code, the Code on Administrative Offense, the […]
CSOs concerned over plans to pilot internet voting during Local elections
Source: www.ukrinform.net On July 1, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and 37 Ukrainian civil society organizations released a joint statement raising concerns about plans to pilot internet voting during the local elections. The full statement is below. The signatories of this statement would like to express their serious concern regarding plans to pilot […]
Recommendations on how to hold Local elections in Ukraine in a pandemic
Brief summary in English of conclusions and recommendations from the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU)’s event on the holding of elections during a pandemic. International experience The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected the organization and conduct of elections worldwide. More than 50 countries have postponed election until later. In particular, […]
Analysis of draft law on the holding of referenda
People are exercising the power directly and via the public authorities and self-government bodies1. In the opinion of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, an element of the process of direct exercise of power by the people includes the exercise of Constitutional rights and freedoms by Ukraine’s citizens, such as the right to vote at elections and […]
Verkhovna Rada adopts changes to the Electoral Code
Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law No. 3485 “On Introducing Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving Electoral Law,” in the first reading. It introduces changes to the Electoral Code. The decision was supported by 292 MPs. The draft law also took into account certain proposals from the Civil Network OPORA. On June, 4, during […]
