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Article 95
 

1. Documents of precinct election commissions (including ballots) shall be stored in guarded premises and handed over to higher election commissions within the deadlines established by this Federal Law.


2. Documents of the Central Election Commission, election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation, of district, territorial election commissions, together with the documents of precinct election commissions submitted to them for storage, shall be stored for the periods established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.


3. Ballots, absentee vote certificates, voter lists, and signature sheets with voter signatures shall be stored for at least one year from the date of official publication of the election results to the State Duma.


4. First copies of protocols of election commissions on voting results, on election results to the State Duma and pivot tables, reports of election commissions on receipt of the funds allocated from the federal budget for the preparation and conduct of elections, and on the expenditure of these funds, final financial reports of political parties that have registered federal lists of candidates, of their regional offices and candidates, shall be stored for at least five years from the date of official publication of election results to the State Duma.


5. In the case of court complaints (applications) on decision of an election commission on voting results, election results to the State Duma, or a criminal case related to the violation of electoral rights of citizens of the Russian Federation, the period of storage of the respective documents shall be extended until the entry into force a court judgment or completion of the criminal case in accordance with the law.


6. Responsibility for the security of the documents related to the preparation and conduct of elections to the State Duma shall be borne by the chair (deputy chair) and secretary of the respective election commission until the transfer of these documents to the higher election commission or to the archive or their destruction after expiry of storage time limits.