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Article 36
 

(as amended by Federal Law No. 3-FZ of February 09, 2009)


1. The candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination in his support, and the political party (except for political parties listed in clause 2 hereof) in support of the candidate nominated by it are obliged to collect at least two million signatures of the voters. However one Russian Federation subject should comprise maximum 50 thousand signatures of voters residing in the territory of this subject of the Russian Federation. If collection of signatures of voters is performed among voters residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation, total amount of these signatures may not exceed 50 thousand. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005 and No. 108-FZ of June 03, 2009) In accordance with Federal Law No. 287-FZ of October 20, 2011, from January 1, 2013, the words “(to the federal list of candidates of which the deputative mandate was passed in accordance with article 82.1 of the Federal Law On the Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation)” in clause 2 of article 36 will be deleted. Provisions of article 36 as amended by Federal Law No. 63-FZ of April 22, 2010, shall be applied to legal relationships emerged in connection with holding of elections called after the effective date of the said Federal Law. For explanation of application procedure of clause 2 of article 36, refer to Decree of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation No. 61/543-5 of November 20, 2007.


2. Registration of the candidate nominated by the political party, the federal list of candidates of which is admitted to allocation of deputative mandates on the basis of the officially published results of the nearest preceding elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation (to the federal list of candidates of which the deputative mandate was passed in accordance with article 82.1 of the Federal Law On the Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation), may be performed on the basis of the decision of the political party on nomination of a candidate without collection of signatures, provided that the said official publication occurred before submission to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation of the documents necessary for registration of the candidate. Registration of the candidate nominated by the political party, the lists of candidates of which were admitted to allocation of deputative mandates (to the lists of candidates of which the deputative mandates were passed in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation subject, stipulated by clause 17 of article 35 of the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens) in the legislative (representative) government bodies operating on the date of official publication (publishing) of the decision on calling of the Russian Federation Presidential elections no less than in one third of the Russian Federation subjects, may also be performed without collection of signatures of voters on the basis of the above said decision. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007, No. 94-FZ of May 12, 2009, No. 108-FZ of June 03, 2009, and No. 63-FZ of April 22, 2010)


3. Signature sheets are prepared at the expense of the fighting fund of the respective candidate. Signatures of voters in support of nomination of the candidate may be collected from the date of payment for preparation of signature sheets. (clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


4. Signature sheets are prepared in the form in accordance with Appendixes 1 and 2 hereto.


5. Signature sheet should specify surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, principal place of employment of the candidate, 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, name of the Russian Federation subject, district, city, other populated locality, where the candidate resides, as well as the name of the political party that nominated the candidate. Subject to the candidate having unquashed or outstanding conviction the signature sheet shall additionally specify information on the record of conviction of the candidate. Signature sheet should also indicate the number of special electoral account of the fighting fund of the candidate, from which the payment for preparation of signature sheets was effected, and the name of the Russian Federation subject, where the collection of signatures of voters is carried out, and if collection of signatures of voters - Russian Federation citizens is carried out outside the territory of the Russian Federation — the name of the respective foreign state. (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, No. 259-FZ of July 23, 2011)


6. If the candidate in his statement of consent to stand for election in accordance with clause 8 of article 34 or sub-clause 1 of clause 11 of article 35 of this Federal Law indicated his belonging to a political party or other public association and his status in this political party or this public association, information on it shall be indicated in the signature sheet. (clause 6 as amended by Federal Law No. 259-FZ of July 23, 2011)


7. Participation of governmental authorities, local government administration, management bodies of organizations of any and all forms of ownership, institutions, members of election commissions with a deciding vote in collection of signatures of voters it is not allowed. It is prohibited in the course of collection of signatures to force voters to put their signatures and reward them for it in any form, as well as to perform collection of signatures at work places, in the course of and at the places of payment of salary, pensions, allowances, scholarships, other social payments, rendering of beneficent aid.


8. Right to collect signatures of voters belongs to a legally capable citizen of the Russian Federation, who has reached at the time of collection of signatures the age of 18 years. The candidate may conclude with the person performing the collection of signatures of voters the agreement for collection of signatures. All expenses related to preparation of signature sheets and collection of signatures shall be incurred only through the fighting fund of the candidate.


8.1. The candidate, the political party that nominated the candidate, are obliged to provide the list of persons, who performed the collection of signatures of voters, in the forms established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The list shall indicated information on each person, who performed the collection of signatures of voters: surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, residential address, series, number and date of issue of the passport or document substituting the civil passport, name and code of issuing authority, as well as the signature of the person, who performed collection of signatures of voters. Information on the persons, who performed collection of signatures of voters, and signatures of these persons in the said list shall be notarially certified. (clause 8.1 introduced by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


9. Collection of signatures of voters in support of nomination of candidates may be performed at the place of studies, residence and in other places, where the collection of signatures and conduct of election propaganda are not prohibited by the federal laws.


10. A voter may put a signature in support of nomination of different candidates, but only once in support of nomination of one and the same candidate. A voter puts his signature and date of its entering in the signature sheet, and indicates his surname, name and patronymic, year of birth (at the age of 18 as of the voting date — additionally date and month of birth should be specified), residential address indicated in the passport or document substituting the civil passport, series, number of passport or document substituting the civil passport. Signature in support of nomination of the candidate and date of its entering shall be made by the voter with his own hand. Data on the voter putting his signature in the signature sheet and date of its entering may be filled in the signature sheet at the voter’s request by a person performing collection of signatures of voters. The above said data shall be filled in only by hand, moreover, the use of pencils it is not allowed. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, and No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)


11. Upon collection of signatures of voters it is allowed to fill in a signature sheet on the front side and on the reverse side of the sheet. In this regard the reverse side of the sheet is the continuation of the front side with consecutive numeration of signatures, and certifying signatures and information on the person that performed the collection of signatures of voters, on the authorized representative of the political party that nominated the candidate, on the candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination, or his election agent, are entered on the reverse side of the signature sheet immediately after the last voter’s signature. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


12. The signature sheet shall be certified by the person that performed the collection of signatures of voters, who shall indicate with his own hand his surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, residential address indicated in the passport or document substituting the civil passport, series, number and date of issue of passport or document substituting the civil passport, specifying the name or code of the issuing authority, put his signature and date of its entering, by the authorized representative of the political party that nominated the candidate, or by the candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination or by his election agent, who shall put with their own hand their signatures and the date of signing next to their surname, name and patronymic. (clause 12 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


13. After ending of collection of signatures of voters the authorized representative of the political party that nominated the candidate, the candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination, or his election agents, shall count the number of collected signatures for each subject of the Russian Federation, where the collection was performed, the number of collected signatures of voters residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as the total number of signatures of voters. In accordance with the results of counting the protocol on the results of collection of signatures of voters shall be drawn up in two copies, each copy of which shall be signed by the authorized representative of the political party or by the candidate nominated in the procedure of self-nomination or by his election agent. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, and No. 259-FZ of July 23, 2011)


14. In the event of early or repeat elections of the Russian Federation President the number of signatures of voters specified in clause 1 hereof shall be reduced by half.