Some supervisors of a kindergarten in Kryvyi Rih told OPORA observers that the Chairman of the kindergarten proposes staff to work as agitators on the elections. They would be supposed to visit people in their homes for conduction of sociological poll and distribution of campaign materials.
Similar activities are already conducted in all three election districts of Kryvyi Rih. Agitators of majoritarian candidates from the Party of Regions are already visiting citizens' homes with propaganda materials. In the election district #32, where the former Mayor of Kryvyi Rih Yurii Liubonenko is going to stand as a candidate, propaganda materials include: a leaflet with the candidate's biography "Yurii Liubonenko: "Krivoi Roh - is my destiny!", a newspaper "Vestnik Rehiona" and a pocket calendar.
Reference:
Civic monitoring conducted by OPORA - is a type of network activity, aimed at impartial assessment of the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as preventing violations through comprehensive civic action. Professional monitoring at all stages of the election process indirectly influences the quality of the campaign. The public opinion, both foreign and domestic is formed through gathering and spreading of information among the target audience. From a strategic perspective public monitoring of elections focuses upon improving the system and certain procedures. In 2012, during Parliamentary elections in Ukraine OPORA implements a large-scale campaign of long- and short term observation, organizes a statistical vote-count by the results of voting with the proportional component of the electoral system on a basis of representative selection, will provide 100% coverage of polling stations by observers in separate single-mandate majoritarian districts. OPORA observers will work in all 225 electoral districts, and 3,500 activists will join them on the voting day. Organization will use the latest means of spreading information on observation results, including infographics and interactive maps.