In January 2025, the Central Election Commission (CEC) restored access to information about the elections, which had been closed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by the Chesno movement.
What has changed?
The CEC website now has data on:
- Elected deputies of various levels;
- Composition of election commissions;
- Results of presidential, parliamentary and local elections for different years.
Until now, information about the elections was only available through archives, and many pages of data were not preserved in web archives. This made it much more difficult to find information about candidates, parties, and voting results.
The CEC is also working on a phased restoration of the functioning of the State Voter Register. According to Deputy Chairman of the CEC, Serhiy Dubovyk, a system for periodically updating voter data is already in place, and the next stage will be opening access to checking electoral addresses.
At the same time, the restoration of the registry is taking place gradually, taking into account cybersecurity. Dubovyk noted that the final restoration will be possible after permission from cyber specialists.
Restoring access to election information has become an important step in ensuring the transparency of the election process and the work of analysts. In particular, the Chesno movement is actively using this data to populate the profiles of the Polithub and the Register of Traitors.
This step is an important signal of Ukraine's return to normalization of the electoral process, even in wartime conditions. The restoration of the voter register and access to electoral information increases the level of trust in electoral authorities and contributes to preparations for future elections.
