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Article 37
 

1. A political party, which nominated its federal lists of candidates, candidates in singlemandate electoral districts shall present to the CEC information of its title.


2. The title of a political party shall be the title mentioned in its Charter specified in the document on state registration of a political party, issued by the federal executive body authorized to exercise the functions in the field of registration of public associations.


3. A political party shall be entitled to present to the CEC its emblem, as described in its Charter, simultaneously with the presentation for certification of its federal list of candidates.


4. The full title of the political party shall be used in its documents, if this title consists of no more than seven words. If the full title of the political party consists of more than seven words, the abbreviated title of no more than seven words shall be used in its documents. If both full and short title of the political party consists of more than seven words, political parties agreed with the CEC on a short title (consisting of not more than seven words), which is used in election documents. Short title of the political party formed in compliance with the requirements of Article 6 of the Federal Law "On political parties", and only from the words that make up the title of the political party indicated in its Charter. A political party which nominated a federal list of candidates, also agreed with the CEC emblem, which is used for election documents.


5. Amendments of the title and emblem of a political party after presentation thereof to the CEC shall not be allowed.