ELECTORAL LEGISLATION AND PROCESS

(CHARTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE CONTENTS OF THE FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION “ ON THE BASIC GUARANTEES OF ELECTORAL RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN REFERENDUM”)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

List of abbreviations

Chart 1. Principles of Election Administration in the Russian Federation

Chart 2. Election Day

Chart 3. Setting of Elections

Chart 4. Order of timing

Chart 5. Voter Registration

Chart 6. Compilation of Voter Lists

Chart 7. Formation of Electoral Districts

Chart 8. Formation of Electoral Precincts

Table 1. Legal and Organizational Basis of Formation and Activity of Election Commissions

Chart 9. Principles of activities of Election Commissions

Chart 10. Status of Non-Voting Members of Election Commissions

Table 2. Nomination and Registration of Candidates, Lists of Candidates

Chart 11. Collection of Voters’ Signatures

Chart 12. Verification of Voters’ Signatures

Chart 13. Election Deposit

Chart 14. Status of Candidates: Limitations related to official position

Chart 15. Status of Agents

Chart 16. Informing Voters

Chart 17. TV broadcasting, radio and printed periodicals used for providing information services in election

Chart 18. Election Campaigning

Chart 19. General conditions for election campaigning on the channels of TV broadcasting , radio organizations and in printed periodicals

Chart 20. Conditions for election campaigning through public campaigning

Chart 21. Conditions of publication and distribution of campaign materials

Chart 22. Restrictions during election campaigning

Table 3. Foundation ofFinancing Support of election administration

Chart 23. The order for creation of election funds

Chart 24 The order for spending of election fund

Chart 25. Organization of Voting

Chart 26. Voting Procedure: General Conditions

Chart 27. Voting Procedure: Particular Features

Chart 28 . Vote Count and Compilation of Protocol of Voting Returns

Table 4. Procedure of Manual Vote Count

Chart 29. Determination of Election Results

Chart 30. Appealing Decisions and Actions (Inaction) Infringing upon Electoral Rights

Chart 31. Grounds for Cancellation of Registration of a Candidate, List of Candidates

Chart 32. Cancellation of a Decision of Election Commission Regarding Vote Returns, Election Results

Table 5. General Timeframe set by electoral laws of the Russian Federation