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Article 21
 

1. The DEC acts in each single-mandate electoral district.


2. If only one single-mandate electoral district is established in a subject of the Russian Federation, the authority of a DEC shall be carried out by the election commission of a Russian Federation subject.


3. If several single-mandate electoral districts are established in a subject of the Russian Federation, the DEC or some of them may not be formed by the CEC decision. In this case, the CEC put the powers of DEC, which have not been formed, on the election commission of a Russian Federation subject or on the proposal of the election commission of a Russian Federation subject - to the TEC. The relevant decision of the CEC shall be published no later than 30 days before the date, when the elections of the deputies shall be appointed. In case of early elections - not later than five days from the day of official publication of decision on announcement of the elections.


4. The DEC (if its powers in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall not be assigned to any other electoral commission) shall be formed by the Election Commission of a Russian Federation subject on the territory of this single-mandate electoral district, not later than 80 days before the voting day in the composition of not less than eight and no more than voting members of election commission. Formation of DECs shall be performed according to the general conditions of formation of election commissions and the procedure for formation of DECs, provided by the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees”.


5. Election Commission of a Russian Federation subject no later than 25 days before the expiration date for the announcement of the elections, and in case of early elections - not later than six days from the day of official publication of decisions on announcement of elections shall publish a notice of the call for proposals of the nominations to the DEC. The period during which these proposals are accepted is 10 days.


6. Formation of the DEC shall be based on the proposals set out in paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees", as well as the proposals of the representative bodies of municipalities, assemblies of voters at the place of residence, work, service, study. 7. SEC is obliged to appoint to the DEC not less than one-half of the total number of members of election commission on the basis of proposals received from:


1) political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates admitted to the distribution of seats in the State Duma;


2) political parties that nominated lists of candidates admitted to the distribution of seats in the legislative (representative) body of the subject of the Russian Federation, as well as political parties that nominated lists of candidates which received the deputy mandates in accordance with the law of the subject of the Russian Federation stipulated in part 17 of article 35 of the Federal law "On Basic Guarantees”.


8. If the election commission of a Russian Federation subject did not appoint to the DEC the required number of commissioners within the period specified in Paragraph 4 of this article, the appointment of the commission or a part of its composition is carried out by the CEC in compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law.