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Article 40
 

1. The decision of a political party to nominate candidates in single-mandate electoral districts shall be taken by secret voting during a political party congress in accordance with the Federal Law "On Political Parties". The nominated candidates are included in the list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts.


2. In a single-mandate electoral district political party may nominate only one candidate.


3. The decision of a political party on the nomination of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts on repeated elections or by-elections of deputies of the State Duma may be taken by permanent governing body of the political party, if it is stipulated by its Charter, after the official publication of the decision on the appointment of repeated or byelections.


4. Nomination of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts during the political party Congress is carried out within 25 days after the day of official publication of the decision to call the election of deputies of the State Duma.


5. The decision of the political party congress to nominate candidates in single-mandate electoral districts shall be made in form of a protocol, which shall include:


1) the number of registered participants to the Congress;


2) the number of participants required for a decision to be taken in accordance with the Charter of the political party;


3) decision on the nomination of candidates in single-mandate constituencies and the voting results for this decision (with a list of candidates attached);


4) a decision on the appointment of authorized representatives of a political party;


5) the date of the decision.


6. The list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts shall contain the name and number of the electoral district in which each candidate shall stand. This list shall be signed by the person authorized by the charter of a political party, or by the decision of the authorized body of the political party and the seal of the political party.


7. A political party with an agreement with candidate by the decision of an authorized body of the political party as defined by its charter or the congress of the political party, no later than 55 days before the voting day, is entitled to change the single-mandate electoral district in which the candidate was originally nominated by submitting a written notification to the CEC. During the same period a political party by the decision of stipulated body of political party with the consent of candidate also has the right to nominate this candidate to any single-mandate electoral district, by submitting a written notification to this effect to the CEC. If this decision is presented to the CEC after the registration of the list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts, the CEC shall take a decision on amendments of registered list of candidates and issues relevant certified extract from the said list.


8. Citizens who are not members of this or another political party can be included in the list of candidates nominated by a political party for single-mandate electoral districts, along with the members of this political party. Citizens who are members of other political parties may not be included in this list.