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Article 21
 

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


1. While preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation the territorial election commission shall:


1) control preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation within the respective territory, inform the population of location and telephone numbers of the territorial and precinct election commissions;


2) form precinct election commissions and appoint their chairmen;


3) coordinate operation of precinct election commissions within the respective territory, consider complaints (applications) concerning decisions and actions (omission) of these election commissions and take justified decisions in respect of the complaints (applications);


4) draw up lists of voters separately for each polling station located within the respective territory under the form approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation except in cases provided by article 26, clauses 3—6 hereof;


5) hear reports of the representatives of local government bodies on the issues related to preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation;


6) distribute the means given by it for financial support of preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation, including distributing a part of these means among precinct election commissions, control the proper use of these means;


7) provide for compliance with the conditions of pre-election activity set by this Federal Law, other federal laws for all candidates within the respective territory jointly with the election commission of the Russian Federation subject;


8) provide for unified use of GAS “Vybory” within the respective territory in accordance with the procedure set by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation;


9) provide for delivery of election ballots, other election documents related to preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation to precinct election commissions;


10) issue absentee voting certificates to the voters;


11) render methodological, organizational and technical and other assistance to precinct election commissions in organizing the voting process at polling stations;


12) ensure compliance with the technological equipment (polling booths, ballot boxes) standards approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation for precinct election commissions;


13) control and ensure observance of the unified procedure for the electors’ votes counting, for defining the voting results within the respective territory;


14) define the voting results within the respective territory and transfer the report on the voting results to the election commission of the Russian Federation subject;


15) provide for transfer of the documents related to preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation to a superior election commission or an archive institution of the Russian Federation subject according to the procedure set by Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation or destroy the stated documents upon expiration of their storage term;


16) inform the voters of the terms and procedure for performing election activities, of the course of the election campaign;


17) control observance of the procedure for informing the voters, holding the election canvassing within the respective territory;


18) exercise other authorities in accordance with this Federal Law and the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens.


2. Territorial election commissions formed in accordance with article 14, clause 2 hereof shall exercise the authorities provided by clause 1 of this article except for the authorities stated in clause 1, sub-clauses 4, 5, 10 and 16 of this article. Territorial election commissions formed in accordance with article 14, clause 3 hereof shall exercise the authorities provided by clause 1 of this article except for the authorities stated in clause 1, sub-clauses 2, 4, 5, 10 and 16 of this article.