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Article 25
 

1. The work of election commissions shall be organized in accordance with Article 28 of the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees”.


2. State bodies and organizations, bodies of local government, companies, if the Russian Federation, a subject of the Russian Federation or a municipality holds over thirty per cent of its stock, and officials thereof shall facilitate the election commissions in execution of their powers in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation on elections and referendums.


3. National state and municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations, editorial offices of state and municipal printed media shall, free of charge, provide election commissions within five day after the appropriate application with free air time to inform voters in the procedure set forth by this Federal Law, other federal laws as well as free advertisement space to publish resolutions of election commissions and other information. The expenses pertaining to the provision of free air time or free advertisement space shall accrue to the above-mentioned TV and radio broadcasters and printed media.


4. Bodies of state power and local government, political parties and other public association and organizations regardless of their legal form, including TV and radio broadcasters, printed periodicals and the officials thereof must provide the election commissions with necessary information and materials, respond to the inquiries thereof within five days, or no later than on the day preceding the voting day, if the inquiry was submitted five or fewer days before the voting day, or immediately, if the inquiry was submitted on the voting day or on the day preceding the voting day. The election commissions shall be provided with such materials free of charge.


5. Election commissions shall be entitled to solicit the law enforcement bodies to carry out an investigation and to stop a breach of this Federal Law, other federal laws in regard to the preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of the State Duma. The law enforcement bodies shall be obliged to undertake measures set forth by the law to stop the breach of law within five days, or no later than on the day preceding the voting day, if the solicitation was submitted five or fewer days before the voting day, or immediately, if the solicitation was submitted on the voting day or on the day preceding the voting day. In the event such solicitation should require an additional investigation the abovementioned measures should be undertaken within ten days. The law enforcement bodies shall immediately inform the election commission which solicited inquiry t on the results of the investigation and on the measures undertaken.