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Article 16
 
Article 16. Registration of Voters, Referendum Participants
1. All citizens of the Russian Federation who are entitled to an active electoral right or the right to participate in referendums shall be subject to registration.
2. Registration of voters, referendum participants shall be carried out on the basis of the fact that the place of residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation is located on the relevant territory as established by the bodies in charge of registration of citizens of the Russian Federation that shall be established by bodies in charge of registration of citizens of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the federal law regulating the procedure for the exercise by citizens of the Russian Federation of the right to the freedom of movement, choice of the place of stay or residence within the Russian Federation.
3. Registration of voters, referendum participants residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation or staying abroad on long business trips shall be on the basis of their permanent residence or staying on long business trips on the territory of a foreign state that shall be set by the diplomatic and consular missions of the Russian Federation.
4. Registration of voters, referendum participants shall be effected by the head of a relevant municipality (if this office is not provided for by the charter of the municipality, by a person authorized to do so by the representative body of local self-government), the commander of a military unit, the head of a diplomatic mission, consular mission of the Russian Federation as of January 1 and July 1 of each year. Registration of voters, referendum participants shall be effected carried out in accordance with a the procedure established by the regulations on the state system of registration of voters, referendum participants that shall be approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
5. For registration of voters, referendum participants may be supported by the State Automated Information System may be used into which the following voter data on voters, referendum participants is entered: surname, first name, patronymic name, date of birth, place of birth, sex, citizenship, address of his the place of residence, type of personal identification document, series and number of this document, name or code of the issuing authority, date of issue.
6. Federal bodies of executive power, bodies of executive power of subjects of the Russian Federation shall render necessary assistance to the bodies of local self-government and election commissions in registering voters, referendum participants and updating the data on registered voters, referendum participants.
7. A voter, referendum participant shall be entitled to free access to documented information (personal file) regarding him including data on machine-readable media, to correct inaccurate data in order to insure ensure its completeness and validity and shall be entitled to know who uses or used such data and for what purposes, and to whom and by whom such information has beenwas provided.