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Article 22
 
Article 22. General Terms and Conditions of Formation of Election Commissions of Subjects of the Russian Federation, Election Commissions of Municipalities, District Election Commissions, Territorial, Precinct Commissions
1. Election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation, municipality election commissions, district election commissions, territorial, precinct commissions shall be formed on the basis of proposals from made by political parties, electoral blocs that have nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation, public associations.
2. Election commissions of municipalities, district election commissions for elections to elections of bodies of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, territorial, precinct commissions shall be formed on the basis of proposals specified in Clause 1 of this article, and proposals made by electoral associations, electoral blocs that have nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the representative body of local self-government.
3. In the event of early termination of powers of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation, or representative body of self-government, the right to make proposals concerning the candidaturescies for members of election commissions shall be retained by electoral associations, electoral blocs that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation, the representative body of local self-government of the last convocation, and such proposals shall be subject to consideration in accordance with the procedure provided for by Clause 7, Article 23, Clause 8, Article 24, Clause 7, Article 25, Clause 7, Article 26, Clause 5, Article 27 of this Federal Law.
4. Not more than one representative of each political party, electoral or other public association, electoral bloc may be appointed member of an election commission. A political party, an electoral association, another public association, an electoral bloc shall not be entitled to nominate simultaneously at a time, more than one candidaturescies for appointment as member of a commission.
5. State and municipal officials shall not constitute more than 1/3 of the total number of members of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation, the a municipality election commissionof a municipality, a district election commission, a territorial or precinct commission. This provision may be inapplicable to the formation of precinct commissions at int electoral precincts established in on the territories of military units located in isolated remote areas or outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
6. The body that appoints appointing a citizen of the Russian Federation duly nominated as a commission member in accordance with the requirements established by this Federal Law a member of a commission shall obtain a written consent of this citizen of the Russian Federation to become a member of the relevant commission.
7. In the eventIf bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, commissions, duly authorized to do so by this Federal Lawbodies of state power, bodies of local self-government commissions fail to appoint all or some members of a commission within the period prescribed established by law, or In the eventon the relevant territory no if such body of state power, body of local self-government is not available on the relevant territory, or In the eventif the relevant commission has not been formed, all or some members of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation; of the commission of a municipality - by the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation; of another commission - by a higher commission in compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law and the other laws.
8. Law shall establish periodsThe period within which commissions must be formed, and periods the period for acceptance of during which nominations for membership in commissions are acceptedshall be set by law. For commissions operating on a permanent basis, the period, of within which nomination acceptance bythe bodies forming such commissions shall accept nominations, shall not be shorter than one month, and not shorter than ten days for the other commissions, not shorter than ten days.