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Article 31
 

1. During the preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of the State Duma the precinct election commission shall:


1) inform voters about address and telephone numbers of the precinct election commission, its working hours, as well as of the day, time and place of voting;


2) update the voter lists for the respective election precinct and, in the events stipulated in parts 4 to 7 of Article 16 of this Federal Law, compile and update the said list;


3) familiarize voters with the voter list, deal with applications on errors and inaccuracies in the list, and update the list accordingly;


4) issue absentee vote certificates to voters;


5) control over the rules for placement of campaign materials on the territory of the election precinct;


6) provide for the preparation and equipping of the voting premises;


7) provide voters with the informing on registered federal lists of candidates, registered candidates on the basis of the data received from the higher election commission;


8) organize polling at the polling station on the day of election as well as early voting;


9) vote count, determine voting results at the polling station as well as complete the protocol on voting results and submit it to the higher election commission;


10) adjudicate complaints (applications) about the breaches of this Federal Law and adopt reasoned decisions thereon;


11) ensure the safekeeping and transfer to the respective higher election commission of the documents pertaining to the preparation and conduct of the elections;


12) provide for the use of the automated vote-counting devices on the territory of the polling station in the procedure set forth by the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees”;


13) carry out other powers in compliance with this Federal Law.