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

1) inform the population of location and telephone numbers of the precinct election commission, its working hours, and on the date, time and place of voting;

2) clarify and, in cases provided by article 26, clauses 3—6 hereof, draw up and clarify the list of voters, introduce the voter list to the voters, consider applications on errors and inaccuracies in the voter list and solve issues on introducing the respective changes into it;

3) provide for preparation of the premises designated for voting, ballot boxes and other equipment;

4) ensure informing the voters of the registered candidates on the basis of the data received from superior election commissions;

5) control compliance with the procedure for election canvassing within the polling station territory;

6) issue absentee voting certificates to the voters;

7) organize the voting process at the polling station on the voting date and early voting;

8) carry out the electors’ votes counting, define the voting results at the polling station and transfer the report on the voting results to the territorial election commission;

9) consider complaints (applications) concerning violations hereof within the scope of its authorities and take justified decisions on the substance of the matter in respect of the complaints (applications);

10) provide for storage, transfer and destruction of the documents related to preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation under the procedure approved by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation;

11) exercise other authorities in accordance herewith.

2. The term of authorities of the precinct election commission shall expire 10 days after the date of official publication of the general results of the elections of the Russian Federation President if no complaints (applications) have been received by a superior election commission concerning the decisions and actions (omission) of this election commission which have resulted in violation of the voting procedure and (or) the procedure for the electors’ votes counting or if no court proceedings are carried out in respect of these facts. In case of appeal of the voting results at the respective polling station, the respective territory or appeal of the elections results the authorities of the precinct election commission shall be terminated from the date of taking the decision by a superior election commission or from the effective date of the court decision concerning the claim (application). (clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)