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Article 24
 
Article 24. Procedure of Formation and Powers of Municipality Election Commissions
1. An election commission organizing, under the law of a subject of the Russian Federation, the charter of a municipality, the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of local self-government shall be the municipality election commission.
2. The position of the municipality election commission in the system of bodies of local self-government shall be determined by laws of the subject of the Russian Federation, the charter of the municipality.
3. The law of a subject of the Russian Federation, the charter of a the municipality, a regulatory act of the body of local self-government may assign the status of a legal entity to an municipality election commission of the municipality.
4. By a decision of the relevant election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation taken on the basis of an application made by the representative body of local self-government of a municipality, the territorial commission may be vested with the powers of the election commission of such municipality. In the eventIf more than one territorial commission are is formed on the territory of a municipality, none oneof them may be vested with the powers of the municipality election commission. In this case, the municipality election commission shall be established as a separate entity. This provision shall not apply if more than oneseveral territorial commissions are formed in relation connection with theto the formation of territorial commissions to direct the operation of precinct commissions established on ships, at polar stations or electoral precincts, referendum precincts established outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
5. The term of powers of the a municipality election commission shall be four years. In the event the term of powers of the municipality election commission expires in the periodin the period of an election campaign, n the periodin the period between the setting announcement of a referendum and the end of the referendum campaign where in which 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 representative body of local self-government.
6. The number of voting members of the a municipality election commission shall be set by the law of the subject of the Russian Federation or the charter of the municipality.
7. The municipality election commission shall be formed by the representative body of local self-government on the basis of proposals referred to in Clause 2, Article 22 of this Federal Law and proposals made at meetings of voters at places of their residence, work, service, study, proposals made by the previous municipality election commission, the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation
8. The representative body of local self-government shall appoint at least one half of the total number of members of the a municipality election commission on the basis of nominations proposedproposals made by:
?) political parties, electoral blocs that 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;
c) political parties, electoral blocs that have nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the representative body of local self-government.
9. The representative body of local self-government shall appoint at least two members of the a municipality election commission on the basis of proposals received from the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation.
10. The A municipality election commission of the municipality shall:
?) exercise, on the territory of the municipality, 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 the territory of the municipality, ensure the implementation of measures related to the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums, publication of requisite required printed materials;
c) on the territory of the municipality, implement measures aimed at ensuring , during at elections to elections of elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums, a uniform procedure for allocation of air time and space in print media between to registered candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs for the 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;
d) on the territory of the municipality, implement measures aimed at ensuring , during at elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums, a uniform procedure for tallying determination of the vote returns, establishment of the results of elections, referendums;
e) on the territory of the municipality, implement measures aimed at ensuring , during at elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums, a uniform procedure for publication of the voting results, the outcomes results of elections, referendums;
f) on the territory of the municipality, implement measures aimed at arranging for the funding of the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums; distribute the funds allocated from the local budget and/or the budget of the subject of the Russian Federation as for financial support to of the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, local referendums; supervise exercise control over the appropriate proper use of the above funds;
g) provide legal, methodological, organizational, and technical support to lower commissions;
h) hear reports of bodies of local self-government on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections to elections of bodies of local self-government, and referendums of the subject of the Russian Federation, local referendums;
i) consider complaints appeals (applicationsgrievances) related toagainst decisions and actions (omissions) of lower commissions, and take reasoned decisions on such appeals (grievances)complaints (applications);
j) exercise other powers in accordance with this Federal Law, the constitution (charter), laws of the subject of the Russian Federation, the charter of the municipality.