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Article 7
 

1. Preparation and holding the elections of the Russian Federation President by election commissions, ensuring exercising and protection of voting rights of the citizens and control over observance of the stated rights shall be laid upon election commissions within the scope of their competence set by this Federal Law, other federal laws.


2. While preparation and holding the elections of the Russian Federation President, election commissions within the scope of their competence set by this Federal Law, other federal laws shall not depend on state authorities or local government. Interference of legislative (representative) and executive bodies, local government, other bodies and organizations, official persons, other citizens into operation of election commissions shall not be permitted.


3. Regulations and other decisions of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation and decisions of other election commissions taken by them within the scope of their competence set by this Federal Law, other federal laws shall be binding for federal executive bodies, executive bodies of the Russian Federation subjects, other state bodies, local government bodies, candidates, political parties and other public associations, organizations, official persons, voters. (clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


4. While preparation and holding the elections of the Russian Federation President, the State Automated System of the Russian Federation “Vybory” (hereinafter — “GAS (state automated system) “Vybory”) shall be used. The procedure for using GAS “Vybory” shall be set by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in accordance with Federal Law On State Automated System of the Russian Federation “Vybory” No. 20-FZ of January 10, 2003 (hereinafter — “Federal Law On State Automated System of the Russian Federation “Vybory”).


(clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)