OSCE Project Co-ordinator offers online training to election commissioners in preparation for local vote

As Ukraine prepares for local elections scheduled for 25 October this year, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator started to upload materials on the online system Vyborkom to provide training opportunities for people administering electoral process at various levels.

The process of forming territorial election commissions for villages and city rayons was completed on 25 August 2020, and the precinct commissions will form by 9 October. Nearly half a million commission members will assume responsibility for organizing elections in line with Ukrainian legislation and international standards of free and fair vote.

The Vyborkom web resource will provide the commissioners with written instructions and clarifications, videos and infographics, templates and samples of electoral documents, and replies to frequently asked questions. Currently, the system already provides up-to-date learning materials covering the main principles for elections, planning and organization of election commission’s work, and relevant resources.

Vyborkom’s team of experts is continuously issuing new materials, which in the end will cover all aspects of work of territorial and precinct election commissions for the upcoming elections. These materials include procedures for registration of candidates, as well as voting, counting, and tabulation of election results.

The Vyborkom resource is being supported under the project “Strengthening the Cybersecurity and Transparency of Electoral Processes in Ukraine”, implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in partnership with the Central Election Commission, and with financial support from the US Mission to the OSCE, the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the OSCE, the Government of Germany, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.