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CVU sees no grounds for appealing against the election outcome
08.02.2010
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine did not record a critical mass of violations which could have distorted the outcome of the presidential elections
CVU: More infringements during the second round
07.02.2010
“It is difficult at present to talk of any influence that these violations may have on the outcome. We’ll see how the vote count goes. It is that which will decide a lot, and infringements cannot be ruled out, however thus far the situation is worse, but not critical.”
On the eve of the second round of Presidential elections
05.02.2010
The Committee of Voters believes that the greatest threats to the democratic nature of the second round of voting in the Presidential elections lie in the amendments passed to the Law on the Presidential Elections
CVU – Amendments to the law on the elections will cause chaos
05.02.2010
Oleksandr Chernenko, Head of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine elieves that the amendments to the Law on the Presidential Elections passed three days before the elections, will make it impossible to disrupt the voting but will wreak havoc in the work of precinct election commissions
PACE Co-Rapporteur: the amendments to electoral law cannot be applied
04.02.2010
Renate Wohlwend is convinced that it would be impossible to carry out the proper work on explaining the changes for the average employee of an electoral committee
Verkhovna Rada adopts amendments to Law on Presidential Elections
03.02.2010
On 3 February, just four days before Election Day, a law has been passed with a number of amendments to the Law on the Presidential Elections. The main change is that the requirement for a quorum of two thirds of the members of an electoral commission has been dropped
Civic Assembly of Ukraine calls presidential candidates to answer
01.02.2010
CAU has addressed an appeal to both Presidential candidates: Yulia Tymoshenko and V. Yanukovych regarding the need for constitutional and electoral reform.
CVU criticizes hasty efforts to change electoral legislation
29.01.2010
Head of the Committee of Voters, Oleksandr Chernenko does not believe that the amendments to the Law on the Presidential elections, passed by parliament in their first reading would be capable of stopping vote rigging
11th hour election law changes?
29.01.2010
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a base a draft law on amendments to the Law on the Presidential elections (regarding the organization of the work of electoral commissions)
Journalist organizations: do not hand out journalist IDs to outsiders
28.01.2010
They warn that the presence of a large number of observers registered as journalists at polling stations could obstruct the work of professional journalists, and therefore restrict the right of the public to receive information swiftly
Head of CVU believes it will not come to a third round of voting (CVU updated version)
28.01.2010
Mr Chernenko says that there are a number of possibilities for getting the elections declared invalid, as well as for rigging at particular polling stations. This includes the danger that candidates will recall their members on district and precinct commissions.
CVU concerned over attempts to get more than 20 thousand votes declared invalid
27.01.2010
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine has expressed concern over the situation at the Bila Tserkva Territorial Electoral Precinct No. 91. It believes that this precinct could provide the prototype for technology aimed at mass distortion of the election results during the second round
Mr Yanukovych, don’t ignore the television debates!
26.01.2010
A number of civic organizations, journalists and concerned individuals have signed an appeal to one of the two presidential candidates, Viktor Yanukovych, urging him to reconsider his refusal to take part in pre-election television debates
Lessons from the First Round of Voting
26.01.2010
The general consensus among CVU observers was that the voting was fair, but highlighted all possible dangers for the second round.
Head of the CVU: More subtle forms of vote rigging sought
22.01.2010
"Such a peaceful first round does not mean that possible dangers have ceased to be an issue. I think that some forms of manipulation were tested during the first round as pilot schemes, and assume that they will be used during the second round
CVU registers no major violations able to influence the election outcome
18.01.2010
The biggest problem during the Presidential elections was the low quality of the voter lists, and, linked to this, mass inclusion of people onto the voter lists at the decision of precinct electoral commissions
Legal aid available for journalists on Election Day
15.01.2010
The Association of Media Lawyers and the National Union of Journalists will be providing assistance to journalists in the event that their professional rights are infringed, including through refusal to provide information, be present at meetings of electoral commissions, etc
ENEMO Observers note failings
15.01.2010
Observers from the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations believe that lack of clarity over voting outside polling stations could influence election results
So are voters prepared to sell their vote?
14.01.2010
Cheering results on willingness to waive ones democratic choice for money, together with less positive (or surprising) findings regarding voter expectations and hopes, and attitude to elections, were the findings of a survey just carried out by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Ukrainian Sociology Service
Even voters’ help lines can be used manipulatively
13.01.2010
Specialists are certain that the most common complaint received on election help lines will be that a person is not on the voter list. They warn of a risk that people’s trust will be abused in order to gather compromising evidence against opponents
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