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Article 47
 

1. For registration of a candidate nominated by a political party or through selfnomination for the single-mandate electoral district, the candidate or the authorized representative of the political party shall submit to the relevant DEC following documents:


1) a document confirming the establishment of a special electoral account of the electoral fund of the candidate;


2) information on changes in the previously submitted data in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part 5 and Part 6 of Article 41 and paragraph 1 of paragraph 5 of Article 42 of this Federal Law (in the event of changes);


3) a written notification that a candidate has no accounts (deposits), does not keep cash and valuables in foreign banks located outside the Russian Federation does not own and (or) does not use foreign financial instruments.


2. The candidate nominated in single-mandate electoral district by the political party, which is subject under Part 3 of Article 44 of this Federal law, or self-nominated candidate or an authorized representative of the political party with the documents referred to in part 1 of this Article shall also submit:


1) signature sheets with voter signatures collected in support of nomination (selfnomination) of a candidate, numbered and stitched in a folder. The number of submitted voter signatures may be no more than 5 per cent greater than mandatory number in support the nomination (self- nomination) established by Part 5 of Article 44 of this Federal law;


2) The protocol on the results of collecting voters' signatures on paper and in machinereadable form, drawn up in accordance with the requirements of part 15 of Article 45 of this Federal law;


3) a list of signature collectors on paper and in machine-readable form, drawn up in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 8 of Article 45 hereof;


4) a copy of the document confirming the payment for the production of the signature lists. 3. If at the time of submission to the DEC of the required documents necessary for the registration of the candidate nominated by the political party in single-mandate electoral district, which is under part 3 of Article 44 of this Federal Law, federal list of candidates nominated by a political party that was certified on the basis of voter signatures, the submission of signature sheets with voter signatures collected in support of the nomination of the candidate is not required.


4. All documents for the registration of a candidate nominated by a political party for the single-mandate electoral district, or through self-nomination shall be submitted to the DEC at the same time and not earlier than 75 days and not later than 45 days 18:00 local time before the voting day.


5. When receiving the documents of the DEC shall issue to the candidate or the authorized representative of a political party document confirming their reception, with the date and time of the beginning and end of reception. In the case of submission of signature sheets the DEC shall certify each folder containing signature sheets with the stamp of the DEC, and check the number of submitted signature sheets against the number indicated in the protocol on the results of collecting signatures, and then provide the candidate or the authorized representative of a political party with a document confirming the reception of submitted documents and signature sheets, with the date and time of receipt, the number of received signature lists and the declared number of signatures.