According to activists of the Civil Network OPORA, today, on 21 October at 2pm, in Kherson District Administrative Court, the administrative claim of Kherson Regional Campaign Headquarters of the United Opposition Fatherland will be considered, with the demand to oblige Head of Kherson Oblast State Administration Mykola Mykhailovych Kostiak to refrain from participation in election campaigning during working hours and separately determine a judgement on holding M.M. Kostiak administratively liable under Article 212-10 of the CUAO (campaigning during working hours).
Facts of such campaigning by M.M. Kostiak and his subordinates have been repeatedly recorded before by OPORA activists.
For comment, please contact:
Rodion Banar,
Election Programmes Coordinator of the Civil Network OPORA
in Kherson Oblast
Reference
Civic monitoring conducted by OPORA - is a type of network activity, aimed at impartial assessment of the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as preventing violations through comprehensive civic action. Professional monitoring at all stages of the election process indirectly influences the quality of the campaign. The public opinion, both foreign and domestic is formed through gathering and spreading of information among the target audience.
From a strategic perspective public monitoring of elections focuses upon improving the system and certain procedures.
In 2012, during Parliamentary elections in Ukraine OPORA is carrying out a large-scale campaign of long- and short term observation, organizing a statistical vote-count by the results of voting with the proportional component of the electoral system on a basis of representative selection, will provide 100% coverage of polling stations by observers in separate single-mandate majoritarian districts. OPORA observers will work in all 225 electoral districts, and 3,500 activists will join them on the voting day. Organization will use the latest means of spreading information on observation results, including infographics and interactive maps.