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Article 57
 

1. Any expenses for preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation, for funding of election commissions’ activities during the term of their powers, for operation and maintenance of automation facilities as well as for the legal education of voters and training of election officials shall be covered by election commissions out of the funds allocated for these purposes from the federal budget. The funds as intended to cover the specified expenses shall be included in the federal budget subject to the budget classification of the Russian Federation and transferred to election commissions and federal executive authorities in charge of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Russian Federation as well as military units (for the election precincts established subject to Clauses 5 and 6 of Article 25 hereof), to the accounts they open with offices of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation or, in the absence of such offices, with branches of the Savings Bank (Sberbank) of the Russian Federation. The chief administrator of the specified funds shall be the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
(clause 1 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


2. The funds allocated from the federal budget for preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation shall be placed at the disposal of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation subject to the approved budget report on the federal budget expenses schedule but not later than ten days after the date when the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation was officially published.
(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


3. In the event of an early or repeat election of the President of the Russian Federation, the amount of the funds allocated from the federal budget for preparation and holding thereof shall not be less than the sum as specified in the report of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation on the expenses for preparation and holding of the previous election of the President of the Russian Federation (subject to the change in the minimum monthly wage as established by the federal law regulating labor remuneration).
(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


4 — 5. The clauses have lost effect. — Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005.


6. Not later than 50 days before the voting day the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall distribute the funds allocated from the federal budget for preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation among election commissions of Constituents of the Russian Federation and the latter shall distribute the funds received among the territorial election commissions not later than 30 days before the voting day. The funds for preparation and holding of the election at the election precincts as established subject to Clauses 5 and 6 of Article 25 hereof shall be distributed by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation among the government bodies in charge of voters registration and accounting at the election precincts as well as among territorial election commissions as established subject to Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 14 hereof, not later than 30 days before the voting day. In case of an early or repeat election as well as in case of late or incomplete funding of preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation, the specified election commissions shall distribute the funds as they become available.
(clause 6 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


7. Chairmen of election commissions shall manage the funds allocated for preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation and shall be responsible for compliance of the financial documents with resolutions of election commissions on financial issues as well as for submission of the funds application reports in accordance with the procedure and within the period as established by this Federal law.


8. If any funds allocated for preparation and holding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation are not spent by election commissions, such funds shall be returned to the federal budget assets within 60 days after the funds application report and the information of the funds transfer to electoral funds and spending thereof are submitted to the Chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. After that such funds shall be used in accordance with the applicable procedure for the purposes as established by the budget laws of the Russian Federation.
(clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


9. The clause has lost effect. — Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005.