CEC Member Urges Ukrainians Abroad to Update Their Voting Address Online.

Call to Update Voting Addresses

According to Novyny.live: At the OPORA Civil Network forum titled 'Key Challenges of Electoral Democracy After the Great War,' Victoria Glushchenko, a member of the Central Election Commission (CEC), called on Ukrainians living abroad to update their voting addresses. This can be done through online registration in the State Register of Voters. Glushchenko noted that so far, the number of people who have completed this process is very low—less than a thousand.

Changes to Election Legislation

The forum also discussed proposed changes to Ukraine's election laws. In particular, there are plans to eliminate the requirement linking voters to their official place of registration, allowing citizens to choose their polling station independently. According to available information, a draft law on holding elections after the war could be ready by April.

“Unfortunately, the number of people who have already done this is small—it’s not even in the thousands. So it would be good if voters started changing their voting address now…” — Victoria Glushchenko

Glushchenko’s appeal highlights the importance of active civic participation, especially for those abroad, in the electoral process. Updating one’s voting address is critical to ensuring the right to vote—a matter that will become even more pressing given the planned legislative changes. These reforms, which could give voters more freedom in choosing their polling stations, may significantly shape election outcomes and better reflect the will of Ukrainians in the post-war period.