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Article 26
 

1. The position of territorial election commissions in the system of state bodies in subjects of the Russian Federation shall be determined by laws of a subject of the Russian Federation.


2. Territorial commissions shall operate on a permanent basis.


3. The term of powers of territorial commissions shall be five years. If the term of powers of a territorial commission expires in the period of an election campaign, in the period between announcement of a referendum and the end of the referendum campaign in which this commission takes part, the term of its powers shall be extended until the end of the election campaign, referendum campaign*


(in the version of Federal Law of June 4, 2010, # 117-FZ).


4. The law of a subject of the Russian Federation may confer the status of a legal entity on a territorial commission. By a decision of the appropriate election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation adopted with the concurrence of the representative body of municipality, the relevant municipality election commission may be vested with the powers of a territorial commission.


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


5. Territorial commissions shall consist of five to fourteen voting members.


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


6. A territorial commission shall be formed by the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation on the basis of proposals referred to in Section 2, Article 22 of this Federal Law and proposals made by representative bodies of municipalities, meetings of voters at places of their residence, work, service, study, proposals made by the previous territorial commissions.


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


7. The election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall appoint at least one half of the total number of members of a territorial commission on the basis of proposals made by:


ɚ) political parties, that nominated federal lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as well as political parties that submitted federal lists of candidates, to whom deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with Article 821, Federal Law on Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation


(in the version of Federal Law of May 12, 2009,# 94-FZ)


b) political parties that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation as well as political parties that nominated 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.


(in the version of Federal Law of April 22, 2010, # 63-FZ).


c) political parties, that nominated lists of candidates included in the distribution of deputy seats in the representative body of municipality.


(Section 7 in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).


8. Within the boundaries of one administrative-territorial unit with a large number of voters, several territorial commissions may be formed, the decision on their formation shall be taken by the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation with the concurrence of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to form one or more territorial commissions to direct the operation of precinct commissions formed in electoral precincts, referendum precincts established on ships, at polar stations. In cases specified by the federal law, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be entitled to form one or more territorial commissions to direct the operation of precinct commissions formed in electoral precincts, referendum precincts established outside the territory of the Russian Federation.


9. A territorial commission shall:


ɚ) on the relevant territory, exercise control over the observance of the electoral rights and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum;


b) on the relevant territory, ensure compliance with the standard quotas of the technological equipment (voting booths, voting boxes) for precinct commissions;


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


c) on the relevant territory, ensure the implementation of measures related to the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums, improvement of the electoral system in the Russian Federation; introduction, operation, and improvement of means of automation, legal education of voters, professional training of commission members, and other individuals involved in organization of elections, referendums;


d) on the relevant territory, implement measures aimed at ensuring a uniform procedure for determination of the vote returns;


e) distribute the funds allocated to it from the federal budget, the budget of the subject of the Russian Federation for financial support of the preparation and conduct of an election, a referendum; exercise control over the proper use of such funds;


f) provide legal, methodological, organizational, and technical support to lower commissions;


g) hear reports of bodies of executive power of the subject of the Russian Federation and bodies of local selfgovernment on issues related to the preparation and conduct of an election, a referendum;


h) consider appeals (grievances) against decisions and actions (omissions) of lower commissions, and take reasoned decisions on such appeals (grievances);


i) exercise other powers in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws, the constitution (charter), laws of the subject of the Russian Federation.