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Legislation

Timeline

ONE. SETTING VOTING DATE, ANNOUNCE ELECTION DATE

1

Set voting date, announce election date

Law on Elections, Article 16

Parliament Resolution #13, 2017

Law on Automated Election System, Article 6

Parliament Resolution #14, 2017

Before January 27, 2017

TWO. ESTABLISHING ELECTION UNITS AND DISTRICTS

2

Establish election units

Law on Elections, Article 23

Before January 26, 2017

THREE. VOTERS LIST

8

Post voters’ list on the website

Law on Elections, Article 61

Before March 1, 2017

9

Terminate citizens’ migration

Law on Elections, Article 66

Before April 27, 2017

FOUR. REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT

19

Run candidacy  

Law on Elections, Article 139

May 2-May 6, 2017

20

Candidates to submit documents

Law on Elections, Article 142

Not later than May 11, 2017

21

GEC to resolve registration of candidates

Law on Elections, Article 142

Not later than May 14, 2017

22

Re-registration of candidates, propose new candidacies

Law on Elections, Article 143

Before May 17, 2017

23

Publicly announce names of candidates

Law on Elections, Article 142

Not later than May 17, 2017

24

Propose new candidacies

Law on Elections, Article 144

Not later than May 27, 2017

25

Present confirmation papers to the candidates

Law on Elections, Article 144

2017.5.27

FIVE. ELECTION CAMPAIGN

30

Start election campaign

Law on Elections, Article 68

The Candidate for President shall launch elections campaign 20 days prior of the voting date and close the campaign 1 day before the voting date

June 6-24, 2017

31

Parties, candidates are prohibited to conduct polls and surveys, publish and distribute results of the  polls

Law on Elections, Article 70

From June 19, 2017

32

End elections campaign

Law on Elections, Article 68

Before 00:00 of June 25, 2017

SIX. PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF BALLOT PAPERS, EQUIPMENT

33

Printing of ballot papers

Law on Elections, Article 86

May 28-June23, 2017

SEVEN. VOTING OF VOTERS RESIDING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

38

Establish Central Committee to organize voting of voters residing in foreign countries

Law on Elections, Article 36

Before April 26, 2017

48

Voting of voters residing in foreign countries

Law on Elections, Article 88

07.00-22.00 local time June 10-11, 2017

50

Counting votes of the voters

Law on Elections, Article 98

Start at 22.00 on June 26, 2017

EIGHT. VOTING, RESULTS

55

Submit requests for observers, registration of observers

Law on Elections, Article 107

Before 23, 2017

56

Collect votes through mobile ballot box

Law on Elections, Article 90

9.00-20.00 June 25, 2017

57

Voting

Law on Elections, Article 87

7.00-22.00 June 26, 2017

58

Technical counting

Law on Elections, Article 97

Within 24 hours after voting

59

Submit election results to the Parliament

Law on Elections, Article 147

Within July 6, 2017

NINE. ELECTION EXPENSES, REPORT

60

To set maximum ceiling expenses of parties, candidates to run for elections

Law on Elections, Article 41

Before February 26, 2017

61

Candidates, parties to submit expense report

Law on Elections, Article 57

Within August 10, 2017

62

To publicly announce citizens, legal entities provided donations

Law on Elections, Article 60

Within October 24, 2017