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Article 68
 

1. The political parties which nominated federal lists of candidates, the candidates have the right to freely publish and distribute printed, audio-visual and other election campaign materials in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation. All campaign materials shall be produced in the Russian Federation.


2. The organizations and individual entrepreneurs carrying out work (providing services) for the preparation and placement of election campaign materials shall be obliged to ensure political parties registered candidates equal conditions for payment of the work (services).


3. Producers of printed campaign materials shall guarantee political parties which nominated their federal lists of candidates equal payment conditions for the said campaign materials. Information on prices (in RUB) and other payment conditions shall be published by producers of printed campaign materials within thirty days of the day of notice of elections of deputies of the State Duma and within the same term shall be submitted to the CEC or to a respective election commission of a Russian Federation subject. Said campaign materials shall not be produced by organizations or individual entrepreneurs in the event they should fail to comply with these requirements.


4. All printed, audio-visual and other campaign materials shall indicate the title, legal address and individual tax payer number (INN) of an organization which produced them or the last name, first name and patronymic, full residence address of an individual entrepreneur, the title of an organization (name of an individual) which (who) placed the order as well as the number of copies produced, date of production and the electoral fund at the expense of which the said order was paid for.


5. Printed, audio-visual and other campaign materials or copies thereof prior to their distribution shall be submitted to:


1) by the political party which nominated a federal list of candidates – to the CEC or the election commission of a Russian Federation subject on the territory of which will be distributed these materials;


2) by a candidate - to the corresponding DEC.


6. Together with the materials specified in part 5 of this Article, the relevant election commission should also be presented information about the location of the organization (on the place of residence of the person), and ordered the manufacture (produce and order) of these materials, and a copy of the payment manufacture of election campaign material from the relevant electoral fund marked branch of public joint-stock company "Sberbank of Russia" (other credit institution).


7. It shall be prohibited to manufacture printed election campaign materials by means of organizations and individual entrepreneurs that have not fulfilled the requirements under paragraph 3 of this Article or under contract with individuals who are not individual entrepreneurs. Additionally, it is prohibited to manufacture election campaign materials without pre-payment from the respective electoral fund, in violation of the requirements established by part 4 of this Article.


8. It shall be prohibited to disseminate election campaign materials produced in violation of part 7 of this Article and (or) in violation of the requirements provided for in parts 5 and 6 of this Article and part 9 of Article 62 of this Federal law.


9. Local governments, on the proposal of the election commission a Russian Federation subject or TEC not later than 30 days before voting day are required to select and equip the territory of each polling station areas (special place) for placing of printed election campaign materials of political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates, the candidates. These places must be easy to visit by voters and arranged in such a way that voters can read the materials contained in the information. Authorized representatives of political parties which nominated federal lists of candidates, the candidates have the right to receive in the respective TEC a list of places allocated for the placement of these campaign materials.


10. In cases other than those specified in part 9 of this Article printed campaign materials may be placed in premises, on buildings, constructions and other objects only under the written consent (contract) of the owners and on their conditions. Should such objects be a state or municipal property or property of an organization, in which the Russian Federation, entity subject of the Russian Federation and (or) municipality holds over thirty per cent of the stock, campaign materials shall be placed on them on equal terms for all political parties which nominated federal lists of candidates, free of charge.


11. Printed campaign materials shall not be placed on monuments, obelisks or in premises, on buildings and constructions of historical, architectural or cultural value as well as in buildings accommodating election commissions, voting halls and within fifty meters thereto.


12. Provisions of this Article shall not apply to election materials distributed in accordance with Articles 65 and 66 of this Federal Law.