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Article 74
 

(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


1. In the course of preparation and conduct of an election, referendum, and in order to exercise other powers of commissions in support of the electoral rights and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum, use shall be made only of the state automated information system “Vybory” in the procedure established by this Federal Law, other federal laws. The requirements to the state automated information system “Vybory” and to its operation and upgrading shall be established by the federal law, and to the extent such requirements are not covered by the federal law - by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The input into the state automated information system “Vybory” of data contained in the protocols on vote returns, on election, referendum results as drafted by commissions shall be mandatory, save as for data on vote returns, on results of elections to the local self-government bodies of settlements, as well as of data on the vote returns and local referenda results in the said municipalities. The input into the state automated information system “Vybory” of data on vote returns, results of elections to the local self-government bodies of settlements, results of local referenda in the said municipalities may be carried out in the cases and in manner as determined by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.


(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


2. The staff composition of each election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation shall include, as its structural element, the information center of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, the functions of which shall include technical and information support of the activities of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, automation of information processes implemented in the course of preparation and conduct of elections, referendums on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, operation and upgrading of that part of the state automated information system “Vybory” operating on the territory of this subject of the Russian Federation. Employees of the said information center shall arrange and perform work related to the operation and upgrading of the state automated information system “Vybory” within the entire territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, including territorial commissions, as well as (based on civil law agreements) in elective commissions of municipalities where more than one territorial commission was formed.


(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


3. When at an election, referendum of the relevant level the state automated information system “Vybory” (individual components thereof) is used in accordance with the law for, among other things, registration (accounting) of voters, referendum participants, preparation of lists of voters, referendum participants, counting of votes cast by voters, referendum participants, determination of vote returns and results of the election, referendum, the relevant commission shall established a group consisting of voting and non-voting members to exercise control over the use of the state automated information system “Vybory”(individual components thereof). All members of the commission, observers shall be entitled to get any information contained in the state automated information system “Vybory” for examination.


(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


4. From the commencement of voting and till the time when the protocol of vote returns (the protocol of results of the election, the referendum) is signed by the relevant commission, the state automated information system “Vybory” shall be used to watch the progress of voting and determination of the vote returns through transmitting the data from lower commissions to higher commissions, and individual technical components of the system shall be used to count votes cast by voters, referendum participants. The data on the progress of voting and determination of vote returns that is obtained through the state automated information system “Vybory” (individual components thereof) shall be regarded as preliminary and legally ineffective information unless otherwise provided by this Federal Law, another law.


(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


41. If after the input of precinct commission protocol data on the vote returns into the state automated information system “Vybory”, any inputted technical errors requiring adjustment, the data shall be entered to the state automated information system “Vybory” exclusively by motivated decision of the direct higher commission.


(section 41 implemented by Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


5. When the state automated information system “Vybory” (individual components thereof) is used at an election, a referendum, the data about participation of voters, referendum participants in the election, referendum, about interim and final vote returns shall be accessible in real time (in the read-only mode) to users of the public information/telecommunication network “Internet.” The procedure and the time of the provision of such data shall not contravene the requirements of the legislation governing elections and referendums.


(in the version of Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ, of July 11, 2011, # 200-FZ)