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Article 23
 
Article 23. Procedure of Formation and Powers of Election Commissions of Subjects of the Russian Federation
1. Election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation shall be state bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation that organize the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums of the Russian Federation within the scope of their competence established by this Federal Law, other federal laws, and laws of subjects of the Russian Federation.
2. The election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation shall operate on a permanent basis and shall be legal entities.
3. The term of powers of election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation shall be four years. In the eventIf the term of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation expires in the periodin the period of an election campaign, in the periodin the period between calling announcement of a referendum and the end of the referendum campaign where this commission is involvedtakes part, the term of its powers shall be extended until the end of the election campaign, referendum campaign. This provision shall not apply to repeat elections or by-elections of deputies of the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation.
4. The number of voting members of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall be set by the constitution (charter), the law of the subject of the Russian Federation and shall not be smaller than 10 and greater than 14.
5. The election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall be formed by the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation and the top executive of the subject of the Russian Federation (the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation) on the basis of proposals referred to in Clause 1, Article 22 of this Federal Law and proposals made by representative bodies of local self-government, the previous election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
6. One hHalf of the members of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, the other half, by the top executive of the subject of the Russian Federation (the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation).
7. Both the legislative (representative) body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation and the top executive of the subject of the Russian Federation (the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation) shall appoint at least a half of the total number of members of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, appointed by them, on the basis of nominations proproposals made posed by:
?) political parties, electoral blocs that have nominated federal lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
b) political parties, electoral blocs that have nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation.
8. In the event of an early termination of powers of a member of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation appointed by recommendation of a political party, an electoral bloc in accordance with Clause 2 of this article, the vacancy shall be filled by a nominee of the same political party or electoral bloc if such party or bloc make such nomination.
9. Both the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation and the top executive of the subject of the Russian Federation (the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation) shall appoint at least one member of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation on the basis of proposals received from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
10. The election commission of the a subject of the Russian Federation shall:
?) exercise, on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation exercise control over the observance of the electoral rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the right of citizens to participate in a referendum;
b) on instructions of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, develop standard quotas for technological equipment required for work of commissions, approve these standard quotas, and arrange for the placement of orders for manufacturing of such standard technological equipment; on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation exercise, on the territory control over the observance of the standards of technological equipment required to support the operation of commissions;
c) on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, ensure the implementation of measures related to the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums, improvement of the electoral system in the Russian Federation; introduction, operation, and improvement of means of automation, legal education of voters, professional training of commission members, and other individuals involved in organization of elections, referendums, publication of requisite required printed materials;
d) on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, implement measures aimed at ensuring a uniform procedure for allocation of air time and space in print media between to registered candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs for purposes of election campaigning, between to the referendum initiative group and other groups of referendum participants for the purposes of campaigning on issuesquestions of the referendum, tallying determination of the vote returns, establishment of the results of elections, referendums, and as well as the procedure for publication of the voting vote resultsreturns, the outcomes results of elections, referendums;
e) on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, implement measures aimed at arranging for allocation of funds for the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, referendums of the subject of the Russian Federation; distribute the funds allocated from the federal budget, the budget of the subject of the Russian Federation as financial support to the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums; exercise control over the proper use of the above funds;
f) approve the list of territorial commissions;
g) render legal, methodological, organizational, and technical support to lower commissions;
h) hear reports of bodies of executive power of the subject of the Russian Federation and bodies of local self-government on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, and referendums of the subject of the Russian Federation, local referendums;
i) on instructions of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, set standards governing according to whichthe printing of lists of voters, referendum participants and other electoral documents and documents related to the preparation and conduct of referendums shall be printed;
j) consider complaints appeals (applicationsgrievances) related toagainst decisions and actions (omissions) of lower commissions, and adopts reasoned decisions on such appeals (grievances)complaints (applications);
k) be involvedparticipate in organization of a state system of registration of voters, referendum participants, and in implementation of this such registration;
l) exercise other powers in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws, the constitution (charter) of the subject of the Russian Federation.
11. The election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall consider complaints appeals against decisions and actions (omissions) of municipality election commissions municipalities and officials thereof that are claimed to have violated violating the electoral rights of citizens and the right of citizens to participate in referendums in the conduct of at elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums in accordance with Clause 7, Article 75 of this Federal Law.
12. The election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation may have its official printed bulletin.