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Article 56
 

1. A candidate nominated through a federal list may at any time but not later than fifteen days or, in the presence of compelling circumstances, not later than one day before the voting day, decide against his/her further participation in elections of deputies of the State Duma by submitting a written application to the CEC. Such application is irrevocable. If this application is submitted to the certification of a federal list of candidates, CEC excludes the candidate from the federal list of candidates to its assurances. If this application is submitted after the certification or registration of a federal list of candidates, CEC exclude the candidate from the federal list of candidates not later than three days, and three or less days prior to the voting day - within one day from the date of submission of the application.


2. The candidate nominated in single-mandate electoral district shall be entitled to not less than five days, and if there are compelling circumstances - not later than one day prior to the day of voting to refuse further participation in the elections to the State Duma by submitting a written statement to the corresponding DEC. This statement is irrevocable. If this application is submitted after the registration of the candidate, the DEC excludes this candidate not later than three days, and three or less days prior to the voting day - within one day from the date of submission of the application.


3. At any time but not later than five days before the voting day, a political party which nominated a federal list of candidates may recall their federal list of candidates upon a decision of a congress of this political party by submitting a written application to the CEC not later than 5 day before the voting day. Such application shall be irrevocable.


4. A political party in accordance with the federal law and (or) its Charter shall be entitled within fifteen days before the voting day to remove a candidate from its federal lists of candidates certified (registered) by the CEC. 5. A political party in the manner and on the grounds provided for by federal law and (or) by the Charter of a political party shall have the right at any time, but not later than five days before the voting day, withdraw its candidate nominated in single-mandate electoral district by submitting a written statement of this assurance to the list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts in the CEC, and after assurances from the list - the corresponding DEC. This request is not revocable. The CEC excludes the candidate from the list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts according to his assurances, and the DEC in the case, if the candidate was registered, shall annul registration of the candidate. CEC, DEC shall immediately notify on such a decision the person about whom it is made, and give him a copy of the decision.


6. No new persons shall be put on the list of persons and no changes shall be made in the order in which candidates are arranged on the federal list, a list of candidates in singlemandate electoral districts except for the cases where changes in the arrangement of candidates result from the quitting of candidates as well as the case stipulated by part 7 of Article 40 of this Federal law.


7. In the event fewer than two registered federal lists of candidates should remain by the votign day or less than two registered candidates for one single-mandate electoral district, the elections of deputies of the State Duma upon the CEC decision shall be postponed by a period of no longer than three months for the additional nomination candidates.


8. If the circumstances indicated in part 7 of this Article result from the fact that a political party recalled a registered federal list of candidates or candidates in the absence of any compelling circumstances, or the registration of a federal list of candidates was annulled by a court, or the registration of a federal list of candidates was annulled on the grounds provided for in part 2 of Article 99 of this Federal Law (with an exception when the quitting of candidates is caused by compelling circumstances) all expenses incurred by all election commissions in the preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of the State Duma shall be collected from the respective political party, respective candidate.


9. Following circumstances shall be regarded as compelling a political party to withdraw the federal list of candidates: withdrawal including in connection with the death of more than 25 percent of candidates from the federal list of candidates. Following circumstances shall be regarded as compelling candidate to refuse further participation in the elections: the holding of the office provided by the Constitution, recognized by a court as legally incapable, restricting in capacity by a court, as well as the serious illness or persistent health problems of the candidate or his close relatives.