1. Election commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation, municipality election commissions, district election commissions, territorial, precinct commissions shall be formed on the basis of proposals made by political parties, that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation. The said election commissions shall also be established on the basis of proposals of political parties that put forward the federal lists of candidates, to whom deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with Article 821 of Federal Law of May 18, 2005, # 51-FZ, On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (hereinafter the Federal Law on election of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation), political parties that put forward lists of candidates, to whom deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with the law of the subject of the Russian Federation, as envisaged in Section 17, Article 35 of this Federal Law, proposals of other political parties and other public associations.

(in the version of Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ, of May 12, 2009, # 94-FZ, of April 22, 2010, # 63- FZ).

2. Election commissions of municipalities, district election commissions for elections of bodies of local selfgovernment, territorial, precinct commissions shall be formed on the basis of proposals specified in Section 1 of this article, and proposals made by electoral associations, that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the representative body of municipality.

(Section 2 in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

3. In the event of early termination of powers of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation, or representative body of municipality, the right to make proposals concerning candidatures for members of election commissions shall be retained by electoral associations, that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of municipality of a subject of the Russian Federation, the representative body of local self-government of the last convocation, and such proposals shall be subject to consideration in accordance with the procedure provided for by Section 7, Article 23, Section 8, Article 24, Sections 7 and 71, Article 25, Section 7, Article 26, Section 5, Article 27 of this Federal Law.

(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

31. In case of early termination of powers of a member of the commission, who was appointed at the recommendation of a political party, the list of candidates of which is admitted to allocation of deputy mandates in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, or in a legislative/ representative body of state power of a subject of the Russian federation, or in a representative body of a municipality of the convocation acting at the time of early termination of powers, according to Section 7, Article 23, Section 8, Article 24, Sections 7 and 71, Article 25, Section 7, Article 26, Section 5, Article 27, of this Federal Law, the vacancy shall be replaced at the recommendation of the same political party (if the appropriate candidate was submitted by it at least 3 days prior to expiry of the deadlines indicated in Section 11, Article 29, of this Federal Law).

(Section 31 was introduced by Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

32. The rights envisaged in Sections 3 and 31 of this Article shall belong to the political parties that put forward the federal lists of candidates, to whom deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with Article 821 of Federal Law on Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and to the political parties that put forward the lists of candidates, to whom deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with the law of the subject of the Russian Federation, as envisaged in Section 17, Article 35, this Federal Law.

(Section 32 was introduced by Federal Law of May 12, 2009, # 94-FZ, in the version of Federal Law of April 22, 2010, # 63-FZ).

4. Not more than one representative of each political party, electoral or other public association, may be appointed member of an election commission. A political party, an electoral association, another public association, shall not be entitled to nominate simultaneously more than one candidatures for appointment as member of a commission.

(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

5. State and municipal officials shall not constitute more than 1/2 of the total number of members of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation, a municipality election commission, district election commission, territorial or precinct commission. This provision may be inapplicable to the formation of precinct commissions in electoral precincts established on the territories of military units located in isolated remote areas or outside the territory of the Russian Federation.

(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

6. The body appointing a citizen of the Russian Federation nominated as a commission member in accordance with the requirements established by this Federal Law shall obtain a written consent of this citizen of the Russian Federation to become a member of the relevant commission.

7. If bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, commissions authorized to do so by this Federal Law fail to appoint all or some members of a commission within the period established by law, or if such body of state power, body of local self-government is not available on the relevant territory, or if the relevant commission has not been formed, all or some members of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation; of the election commission of a municipality, city district, intra-city territory of a federal-significance city - by the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation, of the election commission of a settlement – by the election commission of the municipality; of another commission - by a higher commission in compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law and other laws.

(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).

8. The period within which commissions must be formed, and the period for acceptance of nominations for membership in commissions shall be set by law. For commissions operating on a permanent basis, the period, within which the bodies forming such commissions shall accept nominations, shall not be shorter than one month, and not shorter than ten days for the other commissions.