CEC APPROVES PLAN OF PREPARATIONS FOR SECOND ROUND

                   New President must take office by January 8, 2005

Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, November 10, 2004

KYIV - The Central Election Commission has approved the plan of
preparations for the second round of presidential elections. Pursuant to
the plan, the CEC has permitted to campaign from November 11 to
November 19. The final voting day is scheduled for November 21.

(1) The CEC has ordered the district election commissions (DECs) to
send it voters' lists for examination not later than 10 days before the
voting day.
(2) The CEC has ordered the DECs to notify voters of the voting date
and  polling station's address not later than 7 days before the voting day.
(3) The CEC has decided to print voting papers not later than 6 days
before the voting day.
(4) The CEC has scheduled televisions debates between the candidates
for November 15.
(5) The CEC has ordered the territorial election commissions (TECs)
to deliver voting papers to the DECs not earlier than November 18.
(6) The CEC has ordered administrators of candidates' election funds
to stop spending these funds at 15:00 on November 20.
(7) The CEC has decided to publish the results of the second round
voting not later than December 6.
(8) The CEC has decided to terminate powers of the TECs on
December 24.
(9) And finally, the CEC has decided that the new President must take
office by January 8 [2005].