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Article 54
 
Article 54. Conditions for Production and Distribution of Printed, Audio-Visual and Other Propaganda Materials
1. Candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, a referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups shall be free to produce and distribute printed, audio-visual and other propaganda materials in the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
2. All printed, audio-visual and other propaganda materials, with the exception of the materials distributed pursuant to Articles 51 and 52 of this Federal Law, shall indicate the name and legal address of the organization (the surname, first name and patronymic of the person and the name of the Russian Federation subject, raion, city, other populated center where the person's place of residence is located) that produced the material, the name of the organization (the surname, first name and patronymic of the person) that placed an order for the material, information about the number of copies printed and the date of publication.
3. Prior to their distribution, printed, audio-visual and other propaganda materials or their copies, photos of other propaganda materials shall be submitted to a relevant election commission, referendum commission by the candidate, electoral association, electoral bloc, referendum initiative group or another referendum participant group. Along with the aforementioned materials the relevant commission shall be furnished information concerning the location (place of residence) of the organization (person) that produced and ordered these materials.
4. Propaganda materials shall not contain commercial advertisements.
5. Propaganda materials shall not be produced without prepayment made from a relevant electoral fund, referendum fund or in violation of the requirements set forth in Clauses 2 and 4 of this article.
6. Distribution of propaganda materials in violation of the requirements set forth in Clause 3 of this article and Clause 9, Article 48 of this Federal Law shall not be allowed.
7. On the recommendation of the relevant commission, bodies of local self-government shall designate special places for displaying printed propaganda materials on the territory of each electoral precinct, referendum precinct. Such places shall be convenient for voters, referendum participants to visit and shall be arranged so that voters, referendum participants could examine the displayed information. The area of such designated places must be sufficient to display the information materials of commissions and propaganda materials of registered candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. Registered candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, a referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups shall be allocated equal areas for displaying their printed propaganda materials. A list of such places shall be communicated by commissions that proposed these places to candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups.
8. Printed propaganda materials may be displayed (posted, placed) inside premises, on buildings, structures, and other objects (with the exception of places specified in Clause 7 of this article) only with consent of and on conditions stated by the owners, proprietors of such objects. Placement of propaganda materials on an object that is state or municipal property or property of an organization that is more than 30 percent owned by the state or a municipality on the day of official publication of the decision to call the election, register a referendum initiative group shall be governed by a set of conditions equally applicable to all candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, referendum initiative group and other referendum participant groups. No fee shall be charged for placement of propaganda materials on an object that is state- or municipally owned property.
9. Organizations providing advertising services shall ensure that candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, a referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups are offered the same conditions for placement of propaganda materials.
10. Propaganda materials shall not be placed (posted, displayed) on monuments, obelisks, buildings, structures and premises which have a historical, cultural or architectural value, inside the buildings and premises of commissions and at polling stations or at a distance less than 50 meters from the entrance thereto.