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Article 15
 

1. A precinct election commission shall be formed by a superior territorial election commission not earlier than 30 and not later than 23 days before the voting date in compliance with the general conditions of forming election commissions and the procedure of forming precinct election commissions set by the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens including the following number of members depending on the number of voters registered at the territory of the polling station:


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


less than 1,000 voters — 3—9 members of the election commission with a casting vote;


from 1,001 to 2,001 voter — 7—12 members of the election commission with a casting vote;


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


more than 2,000 voters — 7—16 members of the election commission with a casting vote.


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


2. If the voting date of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation is combined with the voting date of the elections to federal state authorities, state authorities of the Russian Federation subjects, local government bodies or with the voting date of the referendum in the Russian Federation subject, local referendum, the maximum number of members of the precinct election commission with a casting vote stated in clause 1 of this article may be increased but not by more than four commission members. In this case the additional salary (remuneration) payment to these members of the election commission and payment to them of compensation for the period within which they have been released from their main work shall be performed by means of the respective budget.


3. The term of proposals receipt in respect of composition of the precinct election commission may not be more than 15 days. The data on forming the precinct election commissions and the term of proposals receipt in respect of candidatures to it shall be subject to publication (publishing) before starting the stated proposals receipt. (clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


4. At the polling station formed at a polar station, a sailing vessel, or in the military unit located in a separated area remote from settlements, in a hardly accessible or distant area, in places of the voters’ temporary stay and in places where the voters do not have registration at a place of residence within the Russian Federation the composition of the precinct election commission shall be appointed within the term set by clause 1 of this article and in exceptional cases — not later than three days before the voting date. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


5. At the polling station formed outside the Russian Federation the precinct election commission shall be formed within the term set by clause 1 of this article and in exceptional cases — not later than three days before the voting date by head of the respective diplomatic mission or consular establishment of the Russian Federation or by commander of the military unit located outside the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


6. While forming the precinct election commission at the polling station formed outside the Russian Federation:


1) the maximum number of members of the precinct election commission provided by clause 1 of this article shall not be applied if more than 3,000 voters are registered at the polling station; In accordance with Federal Law No. 287-FZ of October 20, 2011 since January 1, 2013 the words “(to the federal candidate list of which the deputy seat has been transferred according to article 82.1 of Federal Law On Deputies Elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation No. 51-FZ of May 18, 2005” shall be removed from article 15, clause 2, sub-clause6. 2) proposal in respect to candidatures to the precinct election commission received from the political party the federal candidate list of which is permitted for distribution of deputy seats (to the federal candidate list of which the deputy seat has been transferred according to article 82.1 of Federal Law On Deputies Elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation No. 51-FZ of May 18, 2005 (hereinafter — the “Federal Law On Deputies Elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”) at the last deputies elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation preceding these elections of the Russian Federation President shall be subject to mandatory taking into account only if the Russian Federation citizen owning an active right to vote and the candidature of which has been proposed to the stated commission has a place of permanent residence in the territory of the respective foreign country. (as amended by Federal Law No. 94-FZ of May 12, 2009) (clause 6 has been introduced by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


7. Members of the precinct election commission with a casting vote shall be given certificates by the superior territorial election commission the form of which shall be approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (clause 7 has been introduced by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)