Ukraine: disabled people will vote at home

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine declared unconstitutional the provision of the law on the specifics of the application of the law on presidential elections on December 26, which makes it impossible for people with disabilities (except for people with disabilities of the first group) to vote outside polling stations, Interfax Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to.

According to the decision of the court, this provision loses its effect from the date of the decision. The Constitutional Court ordered the Central Election Commission to take measures to implement this decision, in particular, to bring it to the attention of the territorial election commissions.

In accordance with article 77, paragraph 1 of the law on presidential elections, applications from voters that for health reasons they cannot arrive at the polling station must be submitted no later than 12 hours before the start of voting, that is, before 20.00 local time December 25th.