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Article 94
 

1. In the preparation and conduct of elections to the State Duma, including the registration of voters, compilation of voter lists, tabulation of votes and determining election results, only GAS Vybory shall be used to timely transmit and process information.


2. Where there is appropriate equipment, the data from protocols of election commissions on voting results immediately after their signing shall be transmitted via telecommunication channels of GAS Vybory in machine-readable format to the higher election commission, with the mandatory subsequent submission to the higher election commission of first copies of the protocols on voting results, with the exception of cases specified in part 2 of Article 84 of this Federal Law.


3. The respective election commission by its decision shall form from among its voting members with and advisory members an oversight group over the use of GAS Vybory or its specific hardware. The competencies of this group shall be defined by the Federal Law "On the State Automated System Vybory".


4. All members of the election commission, observers have the right to familiarize themselves with any information entered into GAS Vybory and extracted from it in connection with the establishment of voting results, determination of election results to the State Duma.


5. From the beginning of voting until the signing by the respective election commission of the protocols on voting results, GAS Vybory, through the telecommunication channels of which data from lower election commissions is transmitted to higher election commissions, shall be used to observe the voting process and the establishment of its results. During that time, it shall be prohibited to transfer any data from the information centres of higher election commissions to the information centres of lower election commissions, except for the signals acknowledging information receipt.


6. Data on the course of voting and its results obtained with the use of GAS Vybory are preliminary information that has no legal value, except in cases of use of technical means for counting of votes and (or) systems for electronic voting in the manner prescribed by the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees", and for drawing up protocols of voting results in electronic format and their electronic signature in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation.


7. Second copies of the protocols of the precinct election commission on voting results shall include annexed computer printout of these protocols sent directly to the higher election commission and entered into GAS Vybory. Accuracy of the data contained in the computer printout shall be certified by a signature of the person responsible for their input.


8. The data on voter turnout in elections to the State Duma, on the preliminary and final voting results entered into GAS Vybory, shall be promptly available to Internet users (in "read only" mode) in the manner prescribed by the Central Election Commission.


9. Using in accordance with this Federal Law GAS Vybory data on political parties which nominated federal lists of candidates, the candidates nominated in single-mandate electoral districts, as well as on the progress and preliminary voting results may be communicated to voters through public communications networks in the manner prescribed by the Central Election Commission.