The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has amended the law on local elections, establishing that regular local elections are scheduled no later than 100 days before election day, and their election process begins 90 days before election day, reports a correspondent for "proUA". \n \n266 People's Deputies of Ukraine voted in favor of adopting the corresponding law "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 'On Elections of Deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Local Councils and Village, Settlement, City Heads'" as a whole. \n \nAccording to the law, for the elections of deputies of a village, settlement council, the corresponding territorial election commission, no later than 80 days before the day of holding local elections, forms election districts with an approximate equal number of voters in each election district. It is also envisaged that the electoral territorial district for the elections of deputies of city district councils in cities shall have boundaries coinciding with the boundaries of the corresponding city or district in the city. It is envisaged that for conducting voting and counting votes in the case of regular, as well as other local elections held simultaneously with the elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine, ordinary as well as special polling stations established in stationary medical institutions, which are established for conducting elections of People's Deputies, shall be used. \n \nAccording to the law, the distribution of leadership positions in territorial and precinct election commissions is carried out by drawing lots. At the same time, a decision of the election commission is adopted by open voting by a majority of votes from the composition of the commission. \n\nFor the preparation and conduct of voting in local elections, the executive bodies of village, settlement, city, district councils in cities, and bodies which, in accordance with the law, exercise their powers, compile lists for each ordinary polling station on the basis of information from the state register of voters.
The Rada amended the law on local elections
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