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Article 65
 

1. Control and audit services shall be organized at the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation and election commissions of the subjects of the Russian Federation to exercise control over correct use of funds allocated to election commissions, to monitor the sources of receipt, proper recording and use of the financial resources of electoral funds, to audit candidates’ financial statements; verify information submitted by candidates about their property, income and sources of the income.


2. The control and audit service shall consist of its head, deputy head (deputy heads); members of the appropriate election commission appointed to the control and audit service; specialists — directors and experts of state (law-enforcement, fiscal and other) bodies and other authorities, organizations and institutions, including the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the Savings Bank (Sberbank) of the Russian Federation, main administration (national bank) of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in a subject of the Russian Federation. At request of a relevant election commission, these bodies shall, within one month of the date of official publication of the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation, assign specialists to election commissions for a period of not less than five months.
(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)


3. For a period of their work in the control and audit service the specialists mentioned in clause 2 of this Article shall be released from their primary job (position) and shall receive their salary and other payments at the main place of employment. These specialists may also be paid remuneration from the funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of the election of the President of the Russian Federation.


4. The regulations on the control and audit service shall be approved by the appropriate election commission. The organizational, legal and logistical support of the control and audit service at election commissions shall be provided by the relevant election commission.


5. At request of an election commission the control and audit service shall:


1) audit the financial statements of candidates and subordinated election commissions;


2) request and receive information concerning all matters within its competence from candidates and election commissions;


3) organize verification of accuracy of information submitted by candidates regarding their property and income, sources of the income, monetary deposits, securities, shares and other interest in the capital of business entities; property located outside the territory of the Russian Federation, including property transferred in trust; other property liabilities;


4) check compliance with the established procedure for funding election campaigning activities, other activities directly related to the election campaign of a candidate;


5) apply to federal executive authorities, other state bodies, organizations of all forms of ownership and to citizens on all matters within the scope of its competence, request the necessary information and documents relating to the funding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation. A response to applications of the control and audit service shall be given and the requested materials provided within ten days or, five and less days before voting day and on voting day — immediately;


6) execute documents on financial violations in the funding of the election of the President of the Russian Federation;


7) request election commissions to impose sanctions on candidates as well as citizens and legal entities for the violations committed by them in funding an election campaign of candidates;


8) engage experts for the performance of audits and for the preparation of reports and expert assessments.


6. When exercising its powers the control and review service may use State Automated System “Elections” (GAS “Vybory”).
(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)