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Article 30
 

1. During the preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of State Duma the TEC shall:


1) exercise control over the preparation and conduct of elections, over respect of the electoral rights on the respective territory, inform voters on the address and telephone numbers of TECs and PECs;


2) form precinct election commissions, in cases stipulated by this law, and appoint their heads;


3) coordinate the activities of precinct election commissions, adjudicate complaints (applications) about decisions and actions (inactions) of these commissions and adopt reasonable decisions on these complaints (applications);


4) compile a voter list for each election precinct in the form set forth by the CEC with an exception of the event stipulated in part 4 to 7 of Article 16 of this Federal Law, clarify the information about voters;


5) hear information of officials of local government on issues related to the preparation and conduct of election;


6) dispose of monetary resources allocated for preparation and conduct of the election, including distribution of these resources among precinct election commissions, exercise control over targeted use thereof;


7) transfer to TEC ballots and other documents pertaining to the preparation and conduct of elections in the procedure prescribed by the CEC;


8) issue absentee vote certificates to voters;


9) render assistance to precinct election commissions on methodological, organizational, technical and other matters of voting at polling stations;


10) exercise control over adherence to the rules of the voter information and election campaign on the respective territory;


11) provide for the use of GAS Vybory on the respective territory in the procedure set forth by the CEC;


12) control over and provide for adherence to the procedure of the vote count and determination of voting results on the respective territory;


13) provide for adherence to the technical standards of the equipment (polling booths and boxes) required for the work of precinct election commissions, approved by the CEC;


14) determine the voting results on the respective territory, convey them to the mass media, transfer results protocols to the district election commission;


15) provide for the transfer of documents pertaining to the preparation and conduct of the elections to the higher-level election commission or archive institution of the subject of the Russian Federation in the procedure set forth by the CEC or disposes these documents upon expiry of the period of their safekeeping;


16) inform voters about the time and procedure for the performance of electoral actions and the election campaign;


17) carry out other powers in compliance with this Federal Law and Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees”.


2. TEC formed in compliance with part 2 of Article 22 of this Federal Law carry out their powers listed in part 1 of this Federal law with an exception of powers listed in paragraphs 4, 5, 8 and 16 of part 1 of this Article. TEC formed in compliance with part 3 of Article 22 of this Federal Law carry out powers listed in part 1 of this Article with an exception of powers listed in par. 2, 4, 5, 8 and 16 of part 1 of this Article.