1. Coalition of Civil Society "National Constitution"
Draft law “The draft law "On the preparation of the new Constitution of Ukraine”
Coalition of Civil Society "National Constitution"

2. Why Ukrainian people must accept the constitution?
The Constitution of Ukraine, Article 5:
“The right to determine and change the constitutional order in Ukraine belongs exclusively to the people and cannot be usurped by the state, its agencies or officials.”
“No one can usurp state power.”

3. Why do people have to work out and adopt the Constitution?
Works only the law recognized by citizens
Ukrainian authorities ignore the will of the people for reform of state and government
The development of the Constitution byspecial body of constituent power, which was elected by the people (Constitutional Assembly), is the most democratic way to change constitutional order.

4. What do we offer?
Draft Law "On the preparation of the new Constitution of Ukraine" - is an instrument, not a new Constitution itself.
People should create and adopt the new Constitution

5. The stages of drafting a new constitution
Initiating the process of drafting the new Constitution by the people - the people's initiative
Formation of the Constitutional Assembly by national elections (the majority system in 4-seat constituencies).
Drafting a new constitution by the Constitutional Assembly on the basis of broad public debate
Preliminary approval of the new Constitution by Constitutional Assembly and putting a drafttoa national referendum

6. 1. Initiating the process of drafting the new Constitution
Take place by registration of a people's initiative to hold a national referendum on a new Constitution
People's initiative is a compellation of citizens of Ukraine, which was signed by no less than 3 million citizens of Ukraine who are eligible to vote, provided that their signatures collected no less than in two-thirds of the administrative units of Ukraine predicted by Article 133 of the Constitution Ukraine, and not less than 100 thousand signatures in each of these administrative units.

7. 2. The election of the Constitutional Assembly
300 people’s
representatives
self-nomination,
monetary deposit,
1000 of signatures
majority system
in 4-seat constituencies
75 territorial election
constituencies

8. May not be people's representatives:
President of Ukraine
MP of Ukraine
Member of the Government
A civil servant who holds the position of category A
Judge
Prosecutor
The person who held any of these positions in the past 5 years
The persons mentioned in the first, second, fourth, eighth article 3 of the Law "On cleaning power"
A citizen who has a criminal record for committing an intentional crime

9. People's Representative has no right to occupy following positions for 10 years:
Head of state
Member of legislative body
Member of highest executive body
Category A civil servants
Judges

10. Features of the agitation
Do not promote candidates on television, radio and outdoor advertising media
Agitation is carried out only by discussing of proposals on the content of future Constitution

11. 3. Development and approval of the draft of new Constitution of Ukraine
The authority of the Constitutional Assembly includes:
Drafting of the new Constitution of Ukraine
Approval of the new Constitution submitted for national referendum
Deciding on the confirmation the immutability of the Constitution of Ukraine

12. Development / revision of the draft of new constitution
Preparation of documents for public discussion
Public discussions
Summary of public discussions
Development of the Concept of the Draft
Drafting a new constitution
Public discussion of the draft of new constitution
Consideration of the results of public discussions
Approval of the new Constitution

13. The decision of the Constitutional Assembly
The authority of the Constitutional Assemblyis discontinued with the adoption or decision to confirmation the immutability of the Constitution, or putting a draft to a national referendum.
The decision on passing the new Constitution of Ukraine for the approval of national referendum adopted by no less than two-thirds of the total members of the Constitutional Assembly by two consecutive voting, which cannot happen in one day.

14. Early termination of powers of the Constitutional Assembly
Only by the decision of referendum
Ukrainian referendum on the early termination of powers of the Constitutional Assembly can be proclaimed by popular initiative or appointed by the President of Ukraine or the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine no sooner thansix months after the entry of the Constitutional Assembly

15. 4. Holding a referendum
The President shall call a referendum on popular initiative on the approval of the new Constitution of Ukraine within 5 days after the decision of the Constitutional Assembly to approve the draft of new Constitution of Ukraine
Organization of the referendum is in accordance with the legislative regulation of the constitutional referendum. (It should be the new version of the law "On National Referendum")

16. The referendum question is
"Do you support the adoption of the new Constitution of Ukraine as follows: (a project adopted by the Constitutional Assembly)?"

17. New Constitution
Constitution approved by the majority of the voters who participated in voting.
It is considered that the referendum done if at least half of the voters registered in the Register of Voters, have voted.

18. Thank you for your attention!