Under the Law, the
constitutional personnel of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine comprises
450 People´s Deputies of Ukraine elected on the principles of a common
direct suffrage by means of secret ballot for a five-year period (clause 76).
Under part 1 of clause 77, regular elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are held on last Sunday of the 5th year of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine authorities.
Under the Law, "regular elections of the President of Ukraine are held on last Sunday of March of the 5th year of the President of Ukraine authorities. In case of an early termination of the presidential authorities, early elections are held within 90 days since the termination of the authorities."
The Law presents the following version of part 1 of clause 136:
"Clause 136. The representative body of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The deputies are elected on the principles of a common direct suffrage by means of secret ballot for a five-year period. Termination of the authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea presupposes termination of the authorities of its deputies."
The Law presents a new version of part 1 and 2 of clause 141, whereby the deputies elected by the citizens of village, township, city, region on the principles of a common direct suffrage by means of secret ballot for a five-year period refer to the personnel of the village, township, city and regional councils.
Chapter XV "Transitional Provisions" is supplemented with items 15 and 16:
"15. Upon renewal of the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine in the version of June 28, 1996 under the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine of September 30, 2010 No. 20-рп/2010 on the observance of the procedure of amending the Constitution of Ukraine, regular elections to The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are held on the last Sunday of October in the year 2012.
16. Upon renewal of the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine in the version of June 28, 1996 under the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine of September 30, 2010 No. 20-рп/2010 on the observance of the procedure of amending the Constitution of Ukraine, regular elections of the President of Ukraine are held on the last Sunday of March in the year 2015."
The Law comes into force upon publication.
The draft is registered under Reg. No. 7265.