If you will be far from your voting address (residential registration) on the voting day, but want to use your voting right in Parliamentary elections scheduled for 26 October 2014, you are welcome to follow OPORA's advice. According to the Article 7(3) of the Law of Ukraine on the State Register of Voters, citizens of Ukraine have the right to temporarily (for the election day) change the voting place (polling station) without changing the voting address. Citizens who are registered in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, city of Sevastopol, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts are not required to submit documents proving the need to temporarily change the voting location. Such citizens need only to show the passport and write the corresponding application.

Therefore, you will be able to participate in the voting process, no matter where you are – traveling, working, studying, or abroad. To use this right, you should:

1) Have a document proving the necessity to change the voting place.

The following documents may be used as a justification for your appeal: (including but not limited to) business trip permit, current enrollment verification certificate, rental agreement, a document certifying ownership of housing, travel documents, ticket to a health resort etc.

2) Apply personally to the corresponding state bodies (see below) not later than five days before the voting day (till 19 May 2014 inclusive), with the following documents:

A) an application explaining the need to temporarily change the voting location;

B) documents (original and copies) proving such need.

The sample application is available here: http://goo.gl/l09hf2

ADVISE: take this printed application with you, and fill it in the State Register of Voters, employees will help you with details and number of polling station.

IMPORTANT! CHANGES! Citizens who are registered in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, city of Sevastopol, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (according to the CEC Resolution #1529 of 07 October 2014) ARE NOT REQUIRED to submit documents proving the need to temporarily change the voting location. Such citizens need only to show the passport and write the corresponding application.

3) Take the passport or temporary certificate of a citizen of Ukraine (if the citizenship is lately acquired) with you when submitting the application on Ukrainian territory.

Servicemen can show the soldier ID card or draft card insted of the passport.

If you submit the application abroad, you should show your Ukrainian passport for travel abroad, diplomatic or service passport.

4) Your application will be considered immediately. After the authorized body approves it (it may take some time, maybe some days), you should come and get your permit to vote in another place than your voting address (residential registration).

To know the exact time when your permit is going to be ready, ask employees when submitting the application, or call the state body, where you appealed.

P.S.(1) If your future voting location is outside of your regular election district, you will not be able to choose a candidate in single-member district. You will receive only one ballot to vote for a party list candidate in multi-mandate district.

Example of how to temporarily change your voting place in Kyiv:

EXAMPLE #1 You are in Ukraine, but want to vote at a polling place other than where you are registered

You should submit an application: to the State Voter Register maintenance body which covers the polling station, which you've indicated in your application (where you want to vote), or those at your voting address.

Addresses of the closest State Voter Register maintenance bodies in Ukraine: here.

EXAMPLE #2 Your are in Ukraine, but you want to vote abroad

You should submit an application: to the State Voter Register maintenance body at your voting address in Ukraine, or to the State Voter Register maintenance body in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv.

You can check the location of abroad polling stations here.

The list of Ukraine's diplomatic missions abroad: here or here.

EXAMPLE #3 Your are abroad, but you want to vote in Ukraine

You should submit an application: to the State Voter Register maintenance body covering the address of stay, which you've indicated in the application; or to those covering polling station in Ukraine, which you've chosen to vote; or to the State Voter Register maintenance body in Ukraine's diplomatic mission abroad, in the country of stay.

Addresses of the closest State Voter Register maintenance bodies in Ukraine: here.

The list of Ukraine's diplomatic missions abroad: here or here.

EXAMPLE #4 You are abroad, and you want to change your voting place abroad

You should submit an application: to the State Voter Register maintenance body in Ukraine's diplomatic mission abroad, in the country of stay.

You can check the location of abroad polling stations here.

The list of Ukraine's diplomatic missions abroad: here or here.

Reference:

1. The procedure for temporary change of voting location without changing the voting address.

2. Peculiarities of temporary change of voting location for voters, whose voting registration is on the territory of foreign country.

3. State Voter Register maintenance bodies in Ukraine.

4. State Voter Register maintenance body in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv

5. Ukrainian polling stations abroad.

6. Ukraine's diplomatic missions abroad: тут або тут

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