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Article 16
 

1. Each candidate may appoint one member of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation with an advisory vote from the date of the documents submission for registration to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation and after registration — one election commission member with an advisory vote to each election commission of the Russian Federation subject, to each territorial and each precinct election commission. The candidate may entrust his agent with appointment of the member of territorial and precinct election commissions with an advisory vote. Members of election commissions with an advisory vote shall be given certificates the form of which shall be approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


2. The Russian Federation citizens may not be appointed members of election commissions with an advisory vote if they are under 18 years old, if they have been declared legally incompetent by a court decision in effect, the persons not being citizens of the Russian Federation, the Russian Federation citizens being citizens of foreign countries or having a residence permit or another document confirming the right of the Russian Federation citizen to permanent residence in the foreign country, elected official persons, members of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputies of legislative (representative) state authorities and representative bodies of municipal entities, higher officials of the Russian Federation subjects (heads of supreme executive state authorities of the Russian Federation subjects), heads of local administrations of municipal districts, city districts, inner areas of cities with federal status, settlements (hereinafter — “heads of local administrations”) and the persons holding command posts in military units, military organizations and institutions, judges, counsels for prosecution, election commission staffers, agents of candidates, political parties. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007).


3. The authorities term of the election commission member with an advisory vote shall start from the date of receipt by the respective commission of the written notice from the candidate or his agent on appointing the election commission member with an advisory vote and a written statement of the citizen on his consent to such an appointment. The notice shall contain surname, name and patronymic, date and place of birth, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or the document replacing the passport, name or code of the body issuing the passport or the document replacing the passport of the citizen, address of the place of residence of the citizen appointed member of election commission with an advisory vote. The employer shall for the term stated in article 42, clause 1 hereof provide the election commission member with an advisory vote at his request with an unpaid leave. (clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005).


4. The authorities of the election commission member with an advisory vote may be terminated at any time by the candidate, the candidate’s agent having appointed him and may be transferred to another person. The authorities term of election commission members with an advisory vote acting on a regular basis which have been appointed by the candidate elected President of the Russian Federation or his agent shall last till termination of the candidates registration at the next elections of the Russian Federation President. Authorities of the rest election commission members with an advisory vote operating on a permanent basis shall be terminated on the date of termination of the election campaign within the elections of the Russian Federation President. Authorities of the election commission members with an advisory vote appointed to the election commission operating on a nonpermanent basis shall be terminated simultaneously with termination of authorities of these commissions. If registration of the candidate has been refused or his registration has been nullified or cancelled the authorities of the election commission members with an advisory vote appointed by such a candidate or his agent shall be terminated respectively from the date of refusal to register him, date of nullification or cancellation of this candidate’s registration and if the decision on refusal to register has been appealed in court — from the effective date of the court decision on lawfulness of refusal to register. (clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


5. The candidate elected President of the Russian Federation shall reserve the right to appoint election commission members with an advisory vote operating on a permanent basis within the term of his authorities, including instead of the quitting members.