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Article 34
 

1. Each citizen of the Russian Federation, possessing eligibility to vote, after official publication (publishing) of the decision on calling of the Russian Federation Presidential elections may nominate his own candidature for the position of the Russian Federation President.


2. For support of self-nomination of a candidate it is necessary to form a group of voters in the amount of at least 500 Russian Federation citizens possessing active voting right. The voter may be included only in one group of voters, founded for support of self-nomination of a candidate (hereinafter referred to as the group of voters). Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation or election commission of the Russian Federation subject, in the territory of which holding of meeting of the group of voters is planned, should be notified of the place and time of holding of the said meeting at least five days prior to holding of the said meeting. Representative of election commission of that Russian Federation subject, in the territory of which the meeting of the group of voters is held, shall have the right to attend the said meeting, as well as the representative of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


3. Candidate that nominated his candidature shall apply to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation not later than 20 days after the official publication (publishing) of the decision on calling of the Russian Federation presidential elections with the application for registration of the group of voters. In the event of early elections of the Russian Federation President the term specified in this clause does not apply.


4. The following information shall be specified in the application for registration of the group of voters:


1) surname, name and patronymic, date and place of birth, principal place of employment, position held (in the event of absence of the principal place of employment — occupation), residential address, citizenship, period of residence in the territory of the Russian Federation of the candidate;


2) surname, name and patronymic, date and place of birth, principal place of employment, position held (in the event of absence of the principal place of employment — occupation), residential address, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or document substituting the civil passport, of each member of the group of voters. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


5. Notarially certified minutes of registration of members of the group of voters at the meeting in support of self-nomination of the candidate and minutes of the meeting of this group of voters should be attached to the application for registration of the group of voters. In the event of absence of a notary in the populated locality certification of the minutes of registration of members of the group of voters may be performed by the official of the executive body of governmental authorities, official of the local government administration that are authorized to perform notarial actions. Minutes of the meeting of the group of voters should contain resolutions:


1) on founding of the group of voters;


2) on supporting of self-nomination of the candidate specifying information about the candidate, listed in clause 4 hereof;


3) on appointment of the authorized representatives of the group of voters specifying information, listed in clause 3 of article 32 of this Federal Law.


6. The following should be attached to the application for registration of the group of voters:


1) declared void — Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007;


2) the list of authorized representatives of the group of voters in hard-copy and machine readable form, determined by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The list shall specify surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, series, number and date of issue of the passport or document substituting the civil passport, residential address, principal place of employment, position held (in the event of absence of the principal place of employment — occupation), telephone number of each authorized representative. The said list shall be also supplemented by written consent of every person indicated in it to perform the specified activity; (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


3) candidate’s statement of his consent to stand for election, specifying surname, name and patronymic, date and place of birth, residential address, education, principal place of employment, position held (in the event of absence of the principal place of employment — occupation), if the candidate is the deputy and exercises its powers on a temporary basis, — information on it indicating the name of the respective representative body, period of residence in the territory of the Russian Federation, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or document substituting the civil passport, name and code of the issuing authority. Subject to the candidate having unquashed or outstanding conviction the statement shall specify information on the record of conviction of the candidate. Copy of the passport or document substituting the civil passport, and copies of the documents confirming the information on education, principal place of employments, position held (occupation) indicated in the statement, as well as the fact that the candidate is the deputy, shall be attached to the statement; (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 128-FZ of July 25, 2006, No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


4) declared void — Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007;


5) if the candidate is contemporaneously nominated at the other elections, — written notification of his nomination at the other elections.


In accordance with Federal Law No. 196-FZ of July 19, 2009 from the date of official publication of the results of the nearest Russian Federation Presidential elections called after the effective date of the specified Federal Law, the words “for four years preceding” in clause 7 of article 34 shall be replaced with the words “for six years preceding”.


By Decree of the SF of the FS of the Russian Federation No. 442-SF of November 25, 2011, the date of the Russian Federation Presidential elections are set on March 4, 2012.


The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation not later than ten days after the voting date shall define the results of the Russian Federation Presidential elections (clause 1 of article 76 of Federal Law No. 19-FZ of January 10, 2003).


Official publication of the results of the Russian Federation Presidential elections shall be performed by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation within three days from the date of signing by the Commission of the record on the results of the Russian Federation Presidential elections (part 4 of article 79 of Federal Law No. 19-FZ of January 10, 2003).


7. The application for registration of the group of voters shall be also supplemented by the information on the level and sources of income of the candidate and his spouse for four years preceding the year of calling of the Russian Federation Presidential elections, on the property beneficially owned by the candidate and his spouse (including joint property), on deposits with banks, securities, on liabilities of property nature of the candidate and his spouse. Specified information shall be submitted in hard copy and machine readable form, in accordance with appendix 3 hereto. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


8. The candidate may indicate in the statement stipulated by sub-clause 3 of clause 6 hereof his belonging to a political party registered in accordance with the procedure established by the federal law, or to not more than one other public association registered not later than one year prior to the voting date in accordance with the procedure established by the law, and his status in this political party or other public association subject to submission of the document confirming the indicated information and officially certified by the permanent governing body of the respective political party or other public association. In addition the candidate coordinates with the said body and Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation the name of this political party or other public association consisting of not more than seven words that shall be used in the electoral documents. (clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


9. The candidate nominated by the political party may not nominate his candidature in the procedure of selfnomination. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


10. The candidate should submit the application specified in clause 3 hereof and other documents stipulated by this article to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in person, except when he is ill or resides in the places of detention of suspected and accused persons (in this case the authenticity of signature of the candidate on the statement should be notarially certified or certified in writing by the administration of the in-patient medical and prophylactic institution, where the candidate is under treatment or by the administration of the institution, where he is under arrest as a suspected or accused person). If the candidate is eligible not to submit in person the said documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, these documents shall be submitted by the authorized representative of the group of voters.


11. The application for registration of the group of voters and documents attached to it are accepted by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation together with the copies, certified by the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters), of passport of the candidate or document substituting the civil passport, documents confirming the information on education, principal place of employment, position held (occupation), as well as the information that the candidate is the deputy, indicated in the statement of consent to stand for election. Upon submission to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation of the application for registration of the group of voters and documents attached to it the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters) shall also present powers of attorney for the authorized representatives of the group of voters and notarially certified power of attorney for the authorized representative on the financial matters of the candidate (notarially certified powers of attorney for the authorized representatives on the financial matters of the candidate). Copies of the said powers of attorney are executed in the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in the presence of the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters), certified by a signature of a person accepting the application and are attached to the application. (clause 11 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


12. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation should in the day of receipt of the documents submitted in accordance with this article provide the candidate (authorized representative) with acknowledgment of receipt of the documents in written form.


13. The group of voters may support only one candidate.


14. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation within five days after the receipt of the documents submitted in accordance herewith renders a decision on registration of the group ɚ voters and its authorized representatives and issues to the authorized representatives the registration certificates or a motivated decision of refusal to register.


15. Information on the candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination, as well as the electoral documents shall contain the mark: “Self-nomination”.


16. Reasons for refusal to register the group of voters and its authorized representatives include: lack of the documents specified in clauses 3, 5 — 7 and 11 hereof, ineligibility of the candidate to vote, failure to comply with the requirements of clauses 2, 3, 9 — 11, 13 hereof. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


17. In the event of refusal to register the motivated decision of refusal of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be issued to the authorized representatives of the group of voters not later than the day following the day of adopting of this decision. This decision may be appealed in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which is obliged to consider the complaint not later than in a five-day period. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)