The Committee on Judicial Policy recognized the draft law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On elections of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, local councils, village, township and city mayors” (re further democratization of electoral process), as complying with provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
04 June 2014, 11:46

The bill (Reg. No. 1148) aims at eliminating several prescriptions that complicate appliance of the abovementioned law. In view of this, the bill suggests make amendments to this law targeted at refinement of legal regulation of some of its provisions.   

Committee members noted that the Main Law of Ukraine (articles 38 and 71) guarantee citizens’ right to freely elect and be elected to the bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government; enshrines principles of free elections, as well as general, equal and direct electoral law; and free expression of will.

It was noted that under clause 20 of part one of article 92 of the Constitution of Ukraine, organization and procedure of holding elections is established by the law. In view of the fact that the Verkhovna Rada is the only legislative body of legislative power, within the authorities of which is adoption of laws (article 75 of clause 3 of part one of article 85 of the Constitution of Ukraine and article 91), making amendments to the abovementioned law, suggested in this bill, complies with the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine.