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Article 28
 

1. The voter list shall be submitted by the precinct election commission for introduction to the voters and additional clarification 20 days before the voting date and in cases of its drawing up after this term provided by article 26, clauses 3—6 hereof — immediately after drawing up the voter list. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


2. The Russian Federation citizen having an active right to vote may inform the precinct election commission of his non-inclusion into the voter list, on any error or inaccuracy in the data on him entered into the voter list. Within 24 hours and on the voting date — within 2 hours —from receipt of such information but not later than on the moment of the voting termination the precinct election commission shall be obliged to verify this information and the submitted documents, or eliminate the error or inaccuracy, or take a decision on rejecting the application specifying the reason of such rejection and serving a certified copy of this decision to the applicant. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


3. Decision of the precinct election commission on rejecting the application stated in clause 2 of this article may be appealed in a superior election commission or in court (at the place of location of the precinct election commission) which shall be obliged to consider the complaint (application) within three days and if submitted three or less days before the voting date — on the voting date immediately. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


4. Each Russian Federation citizen may inform the precinct election commission of changes in the data on voters stated in article 26, clause 8 hereof included into the voter list at the respective polling station.