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Article 16
 

1. The voter lists shall be compiled by the election commissions for each electoral precinct individually in a form set forth by the CEC.


2. The voter lists shall be compiled by the TEC no later than 11 days prior to the voting day on the basis of information provided by the head of local administration, commander of a military unit, or head of organization in which voters temporarily stay. In the event of early voting in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the voter list at the appropriate electoral precinct is composed by a TEC not later than 21 days before voting day.


3. If it is revealed that a citizen of the Russian Federation is entered into the voter lists at different electoral precincts, the respective TEC shall check the voter lists and remove errors and discrepancies therein before transferring the voter lists to the precinct election commissions.


4. The voter lists at the electoral precinct established in difficult and remote areas shall be compiled by the precinct election commission no later than 10 days prior to the voting day, and in exclusive cases – no later than on the day of formation of the precinct election commission on the basis of information provided by the head of local administration of the settlement and the applications of citizens in accordance with the part 11 of Article 17 of this Federal law.. In the event of early voting in accordance with part 2 and 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the voter list at the appropriate electoral precinct is composed by TEC not later than 21 days before voting day.


5. At electoral precinct established on the territory of military units, voter list- of servicemen staying in the military unit, their family members and other voters, if they reside in the territory inside the military unit, shall be compiled on the basis of data provided by commander of the military unit no later than 10 days prior to the voting day, and in the exceptional cases – no later than in the day of PEC formation, on the bases of the information about voters provided by the commander of the military unit, as well as voters' applications submitted in accordance with part 11 of Article 17, of this Federal Law.


6. At the electoral precincts established in places of temporary stay of voters (hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes, detention centres, and other places of temporary stay), on vessels that will be at sea on the voting day and at polar stations voter lists shall be compiled on the basis of data provided by chiefs of the institutions no later than on the day preceding the voting day. At the electoral precincts established in compliance with part 3 of Article 14 of this Law in places of temporary stay of voters with no residence registration in the territory of the Russian Federation, the voter lists shall be compiled on the basis of written requests of the said voters submitted in accordance with part 6 of Article 17 of this Law.


7. At the electoral precinct established outside the Russian Federation the voter lists shall be compiled by a respective precinct election commission on the basis of requests of citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing outside the Russian Federation or making long stay foreign trips, in accordance with part 4 of Article 16 of this Law.


8. Voter data shall be collected and checked by the officials indicated in parts 2, 4 to 6 of this Article, and shall be submitted to the TEC no later than 60 days prior to the voting day, or, if the lists of voters are compiled by the precinct election commission, to respective precinct election commission immediately after establishment thereof. The collection, updating and presentation of information about voters shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the CEC.


9. The voter lists may be compiled with the help of GAS Vybory.


10. The voter lists shall be compiled in alphabetical or other order (on the basis of localities, streets, houses, or addresses of voters). The voter list shall indicate last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth (day and month of birth additionally for those of age of 18 years) and address of permanent residence of voter, in the cases provided for in paragraphs 8 and 11 of Article 17 of this Federal law, - the address of a place of temporary stay). The lists shall have fields to enter the voter’s passport number (or document replacing the passport), voter’s signature (confirming the receipt of the ballot), election commission member’s signature (confirming the issue of the ballot) as well as fields for special marks and each page sum-ups.


11. The voter list shall be made in duplicate. One copy shall have a paper typewritten format; the second copy shall have an electronic format. In exceptional cases, the voter lists may be compiled in a handwritten format.


12. The first copy of the voter lists compiled in accordance with part 2 of this Article together with statements of the voters, submitted in accordance with Paragraph 11 of Article 17 of this Federal Law shall be left at the precinct election commission 10 days prior to the voting day. The second copy shell be filed with the TEC and be used in the procedure established by the CEC. The voter list shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the TEC with indication of the signature date and shall be sealed by the stamp of the TEC. In the case of early voting in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the first copy of the voter list is transferred to a precinct election commission not later than 21 days before the voting day.


13. The voter list compiled by the precinct election commission in accordance with part 4 to 7 of this Article shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the precinct election commission and shall be sealed by the stamp of the precinct election commission.


14. Having received or compiled the voter list a precinct election commission shall check and update the list on the basis of personal applications from citizens made in accordance with Article 17 and 18 of this Federal Law, relevant documents of the bodies of local government, executive territorial bodies of city of federal significance, their officials, state registries, bodies for residence and migration control of the Russian Federation, messages from the higher-level election commission which confirm the entry of voters in the voter list in some other electoral precinct. The checked and updated voter list shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of a precinct election commission and sealed by the stamp of the precinct election commission not later than 18.00 local time on the day preceding the voting day.


15. A precinct election commission has a right to divide the first copy of the voter list into separate books. Not later than on the day preceding the voting day each such book shall be paginated, covered by the title and stitched up. The stitch shall be sealed by the stamp of the respective precinct commission and signed by the chairman thereof.


16. The persons presenting voter data shall be accountable for the accuracy and completeness of the data and the timeless of its submission