Observers of Civil Network OPORA report that their right to observe the election process is restricted by DEC members, what becomes a systemic issue.  

  Liudmyla Babenko, a proxy of MP candidate Nataliia Bahmut (nominated in ED #97), wrote a letter to Electoral Programs Coordinator at Civil Network OPORA in Kyiv oblast Ruslana Velychko. The author of letter wrote: "It seems that those "jurists" who helped you to prepare the material published on OPORA's site were either drunk or smoked strong narcotic substance. You should throw this "jurist" out neck and crop."  

Traditionally, OPORA consult voters and active citizens on mechanisms for protection of their voting rights. Hotline phone consultations at +38 (044)221-44-06 and +38 (094)821-44-06 provide full information about the change of voting location, inclusion into the voter list, realization of voting rights for people with disabilities, and reporting of electoral violations. Documented violations will be displayed on the Map of violations "2014 Parliamentary elections".

On 14 October 2014, when the election campaign comes to an end, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the Law on Making Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (related to strengthening liability for violation of citizen voting rights).

Civil Network OPORA together with the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) made the process of monitoring more easy and simple. Now, every owner of a smartphone, tablet, smartbook, or netbook on Android OS will have a user-friendly instrument of a qualified observer and active voter. All they need is to download a mobile application. Download mobile application "2014 Election" for Android on website or through the online market of applications Android Play Store.

 On 16 October 2014, at 12:30pm, in the UNIAN Information Agency (4 Khreshatyk St., Kyiv), the press-conference titled "Voter bribery and administrative resource: peculiarities of 2014 Parliamentary elections" will be held by the Civil Network OPORA. Experts will tell about the most flagrant incidents of voter bribery and misuse of administrative resource committed by political parties and MP candidates during the Parliamentary campaign. We will also present an interactive Map of violations "...

Civil Network OPORA welcomes the resolution of the Central Election Commission of 7 October 2014 on simplification of the procedure for temporary change of voting location available for Donbas citizens. OPORA calls all citizens who are going to be in other location than your voting address (registration address) due to justified reasons – use your right to change the voting location – apply to the State Voter Registers as soon as possible to be able to vote on October 26.

  To make sure that you'll be able to vote in early Parliamentary elections on 26 October 2014, you are welcome to use OPORA's advice. We recommend you to check whether you are included in voter lists as soon as possible. If you are absent, use 2 simple and effective advices, which are provided by the effective legislation.