Training of PEC members for local elections in territorial communities was held in Chernihiv

On October 17, 2017, a training was held for members of precinct election commissions of Chernihiv region. The event was attended by chairmen, deputies, secretaries and members of precinct election commissions from rural, settlement and urban united territorial communities (UTCs) of Chernihiv region, in which the first local elections will be held on October 29, 2017.

During the event, participants had the opportunity to learn about the features of the electoral process in accordance with current legislation, the intricacies of voting on the day of the local elections themselves, and considered problematic aspects of preventing voting disruption, countering possible fraud, and the reasons for declaring elections invalid.

According to the trainer of the event, an expert on electoral issues

Volodymyr Andriychenko

, the local elections in territorial communities, which will be held on October 29, 2017, are more important than the parliamentary elections, since after the adoption of the relevant legislation on the land market, the newly created united territorial communities (UTCs) will be able to become more effective and develop their own infrastructure, while they will be independent and financially self-sufficient.

Kateryna Dankova

, head of programs of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, also emphasized the importance of the upcoming first elections in the ATC and conducting them as transparently and honestly as possible. In her opinion, such training events allow PEC members to be better prepared for the difficult electoral process and non-standard situations that may arise during voting.

We remind you that the specialists of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights (CHPCHR) offer free legal advice on election issues to participants in the election process: voters, members of election commissions, candidates.

You can get advice in several ways:

– by e-mail, writing your question to the organization’s e-mail: protection.ua@gmail.com;

– through the organization’s website, writing your question in the appropriate form;

– writing your question in a message on the organization’s page at ;

– by phone at the numbers: (0462) 612-532; (063) 158-32-46;

– by visiting the public reception of the ChGKZPL in Chernihiv at the address: 57 Honcha St., building. In this case, it is advisable to call the above numbers in advance and notify them of your visit.

The project “Free and Fair Local Elections” is being implemented in 10 regions of Ukraine, including Chernihiv Oblast, with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).