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Chapter V. NOMINATION AND REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES Article 34. Self-Nomination of Candidates 1. After the official publication of the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation each citizen of the Russian Federation entitled to a passive electoral right may nominate himself for the office of President of the Russian Federation. 2. A group of voters consisting of not less than 500 citizens of the Russian Federation entitled to an active electoral right shall be formed to support the self–nomination of a candidate. Voters may join only one group of voters formed to support the self–nomination of a candidate ("group of voters"). The place and time of the meeting of the group of voters shall be made known to the Central Election Commission or the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation on the territory of which the meeting is to be held. The meeting of the group of voters may be attended by a representative of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation on the territory of which the meeting is held and by a representative of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3. Not later than 20 days from the day of the official publication of the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation a self-nominated candidate shall submit a written application to the Central Election Commission for the registration of a group of voters. In the event of an early election of the President of the Russian Federation the period specified in this clause shall not apply. 4. The application for the registration of a group of voters shall indicate the following: 1) for the candidate: the surname, first name and patronymic, date and place of birth, main place of work or service, position (occupation, if there is no main place of work or service), residence address, citizenship, length of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation; 2) for each member of the group of voters: the surname, first name and patronymic, date of birth, main place of work or service, position (occupation, if there is no main place of work or service), residence address, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or an equivalent identity document. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 5. The application for the registration of a group of voters shall be submitted together with a notarized protocol on the registration of members of the group of voters at the meeting held in support of the self-nomination of the candidate and the minutes of the meeting of this group of voters. If a notary public is not available in the population center, the protocol on the registration of members of a group of voters may be certified by an official of the executive body of state power, an official of the body of local self-government, who are authorized to act as notaries public. The minutes of the meeting of a group of voters shall contain decisions on: 1) formation of the group of voters; 2) support of the self-nomination of the candidate and the data of the candidate listed in Clause 4 of this article; 3) nomination of authorized representatives of the group of voters and the data listed in Clause 3, Article 32 of this Federal Law. 6. The following documents shall be appended to the application for the registration of a group of voters: 1) Repealed. – Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007 2) the list of the authorized representatives of the group of voters in hard and soft copy made up in accordance with the form established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The list shall indicate the surname, first name and patronymic, date of birth, series, number and date of issue of the passport or an equivalent identity document, residence address, main place of work or service (occupation, if there is no main place of work or service), telephone number of each authorized representative. Appended to this list shall be the written consent of each of the persons on this list to carry out the indicated activity. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3) the statement of the candidate expressing his consent to run, indicating the flowing data of the candidate: the surname, first name and patronymic, date and place of birth, residence address, education, main place of work or service, position (occupation, if there is no main place of work or service); if the candidate is a deputy and exercises his powers on a non–permanent basis – this fact and the name of the relevant representative body; length of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or an equivalent identity document, name and code of the issuing body. If the candidate has an unexpunged and unexpired record of conviction, the statement shall also indicate the information about the candidate's record of conviction. Attached to the statement shall be a copy of the passport or an equivalent identity document and copies of the documents confirming the information about the main place of work or service, position of the candidate and the fact that the candidate is a deputy. (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) 4) Repealed. – Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007 5) if the candidate has been also nominated in some other elections – written notification of this fact. 7. Also appended to the application for the registration of a group of voters shall be the information about the amount and sources of the income of the candidate and his spouse for the four years preceding the calling of the election of the President of the Russian Federation, information about the property owned and co–owned by the candidate and his spouse, bank deposits, securities, property liabilities of the candidate and his spouse. This information shall be presented in hard and soft copy in accordance with the form shown in Annex No. 3 to this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 8. In the statement mentioned in Sub–Clause 3, Clause 6 of this article the candidate may indicate his membership in a political party registered in accordance with the procedure established by the federal law or in not more than one other public association registered not later than a year before voting day in accordance with the procedure established by law, as well his status in this political party or other public association provided that this information is officially confirmed by a document certified by the permanent governing body of the political party or the public association. In this case, the candidate shall agree with this body and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation the short name of this political party, other public association consisting of not more that seven words, which is to be used in electoral documents. (Clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 9. A candidate nominated by a political party shall not put forward his candidature by way of self–nomination. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 10. The application mentioned in Clause 3 and other documents mentioned in this article shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation by the candidate in person, unless he is ill or kept in places of confinement of persons suspected of or charged with commission of a crime (in such cases the candidate's signature on the application must be notarized or certified in writing by the administration of the hospital where he is undergoing medical treatment or administration of the institution where he is kept in custody as a person suspected of or charged with commission of a crime). If the candidate is not required to submit the aforementioned documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in person, these documents shall be submitted by the authorized representative of a group of voters. 11. The application for the registration of a group of voters and the appended documents shall be accepted by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation together with copies of the candidate's passport or equivalent identity document, copies of the documents confirming the information about the education, main place of work or service, position (occupation) of the candidate and the fact that he is a deputy, which is contained the candidate's statement of consent to run for election, such copies being certified by the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters). When submitting an application for the registration of a group of voters and appended documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters) shall also produce powers of attorneys for the authorized representatives of the group of voters and a notarized power of attorney for the candidate's authorized representative for financial matters (notarized powers of attorney for the candidate's authorized representatives for financial matters). Copies of these powers of attorney shall be made at the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in the presence of the candidate (authorized representative of the group of voters) and shall be certified by the signature of the person who accepted the application and the appended documents. (Clause 11 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 12. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall, on the day on which it received the documents submitted under this article, issue a written receipt for these documents to a candidate (to an authorized representative of a group of voters). 13. A group of voters may support self-nomination of only one candidate. 14. Within five days of receipt of the documents submitted under this article the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall take a decision to register the group of voters and its authorized representatives and shall issue registration certificates to the authorized representatives or it shall take a reasoned decision to refuse their registration. 15. The information about self-nominated candidates and the relevant electoral documents shall be marked "Self-nomination." 16. The registration of a group of voters may be refused on the following grounds: the absence of the documents mentioned in Clauses 3, 5 – 7 and 11 of this article; the fact that the candidate is not entitled to a passive electoral right; the failure to meet the requirements of Clauses 2, 3, 9 – 11, 13 of this article. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ April 26, 2007) 17. If registration is refused, the reasoned decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to refuse the registration shall be issued to authorized representatives of the group of voters not later than the day which follows the day on which such decision was taken. This decision may be appealed to the Supreme Count of the Russian Federation, which shall be obliged to consider the appeal within a five–day period. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) Article 35. Nomination of Candidates by Political Parties (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 1. Political parties shall nominate candidates after the publication of the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 2. A political party may nominate only one candidate. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3. A political party shall not nominate a citizen of the Russian Federation as a candidate, if this citizen is a member of another political party. (as amended by Federal Law No. 106–FZ of July 12, 2006) 4. The decision of a political party to nominate a candidate shall be taken by the political party at its congress in accordance with the Federal Law "On Political Parties" and the Rules of the political party. 5. Repealed. – Federal Law No. 93–FZ of July 27, 2005. 6. The decision of the congress of a political party on the nomination of a candidate shall be recorded in a protocol (other document) which shall indicate: (as amended by Federal Law No. 93–FZ of July 27, 2005) 1) the number of the registered delegates of the congress; (Sub–Clause 1 as amended by Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 2) the number of delegates required for the adoption of the resolution under the Rules of the political party; (Sub–Clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 3) the decision to nominate a candidate, indicating the following data of the candidate: the surname, first name and patronymic, date and place of birth, main place of work or service and position (occupation, if there is no main place of work), residence address, citizenship, length of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the results of the vote taken on this decision; 4) the decision on the appointment of authorized representatives of the political party; (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 5) the date of the decision. 7. The decision of the congress of a political party on the nomination of a candidate shall be certified by the signature of the leader of the political party and its seal. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 8. Not later than 25 days after the day of the official publication of the decision to call the election of the President of the Russian Federation the authorized representatives of a political party shall present the decision of the congress of the political party on the nomination of a candidate to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. In the event of an early election of the President of the Russian Federation the period specified in this clause shall not apply. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 9. Simultaneously with submission of the decision of a political party on the nomination of a candidate the authorized representative of the political party shall submit the following documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation: 1) a notarized copy of the Rules of the political party and a document confirming that the political party has been entered in the unified register of legal entities; 2) a list of authorized representatives of the political party, indicating their data listed in Clause 3, Article 32 of this Federal Law. 10. Repealed. – Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005 11. Simultaneously with the documents mentioned in Clauses 8 and 9 of this article a candidate shall submit the following to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation: (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 1) the statement expressing his consent to run, indicating the biographical data: the surname, first name and patronymic, date and place of birth, residence address, education, main place of work or service, position (occupation, if there is no main place of work or service); if the candidate is a deputy and exercises his powers on a non–permanent basis – this fact and the name of the representative body; length of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation, citizenship, series, number and date of issue of the passport or an equivalent identity document, name and code of the issuing body. In the statement expressing his consent to run the candidate may indicate his membership in a political party or some other public association registered not later than a year before voting day in accordance with the procedure established by law, as well his status in this political party or public association provided that this information is officially confirmed by a document certified by the permanent governing body of the political party or the public association. In this case, the candidate shall agree with this body and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation a short name of this political party, public association consisting of not more that seven words, which is to be used in electoral documents. If the candidate has an unexpunged and unexpired record of conviction, the statement shall also indicate the information about the candidate's record of conviction. Attached to the statement shall be a copy of the passport or an equivalent identity document and copies of the documents confirming the information about the education, main place of work or service, position (occupation) of the candidate and the fact that the candidate is a deputy. (Sub–Clause 1 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 2) Repealed. – Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007. 3) the information about the amount and sources of the income of the candidate and his spouse for the four years preceding the calling of the election of the President of the Russian Federation, information about the property owned and co–owned by the candidate and his spouse, bank deposits, securities, property liabilities of the candidate and his spouse. This information shall be presented in hard and soft copy in accordance with the form shown in Annex No. 3 to this Federal Law. (Sub–Clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 4) if the candidate has been concurrently nominated in some other elections –written notification of his nomination in the other elections. 12. The documents mentioned in Clause 11 of this article shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation by a candidate in person, save the cases when the candidate is ill or kept in places of confinement of persons suspected of and charged with commission of a crime (in such cases the candidate's signature on the statement shall be certified by a notary public or by the administration of the hospital where the candidate is undergoing medical treatment or the administration of the institution where he is kept in custody as a person suspected of or charged with commission of a crime. If a candidate does not have to submit these documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in person, these documents shall be submitted by the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 13. The documents mentioned in Clause 11 of this article shall be accepted by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation together with copies of the candidate's passport or equivalent identity document, copies of the documents confirming the information about the education, main place of work or service, position (occupation) and the fact that the candidate is a deputy, which is contained the candidate's statement of consent to run, such copies being certified by the candidate (authorized representative of the political party). The candidate (authorized representative of the political party) shall also produce a notarized power of attorneys for the candidate's authorized representative for financial matters (notarized powers of attorney for the candidate's authorized representatives for financial matters). The copies of these powers of attorney shall be made at the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in the presence of the candidate (authorized representative of the political party), certified by the signature of the person who accepted the document and attached to the documents. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 14. A candidate may give his consent to run only to one political party. A political party shall not nominate a candidate who put forward his candidature by way of self–nomination (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 15. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall, on the day on which it received the documents submitted under this article, issue a written receipt for these documents to a candidate, authorized representative of the political party. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 16. Within five days of receipt of the documents submitted under this article the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall take a decision to register authorized representatives of a political party or a reasoned decision to refuse their registration. (Clause 16 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 17. The registration of authorized representatives of a political party may be refused on the following grounds: the absence of the documents mentioned in Clauses 8, 9, 11 and 13 of this article; the fact that the political party is not entitled to nominate candidates in this election; the failure to meet the requirements of Clauses 1 – 4, 8, 12 – 14 of this article. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ April 26, 2007) 18. If the registration is refused, the reasoned decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to refuse the registration shall be issued to authorized representative of a political party not later than the day which follows the day on which this decision was taken. This decision may be appealed to the Supreme Count of the Russian Federation, which shall be obliged to consider the appeal within a five–day period. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) Article 36. Collection of Voter Signatures in Support of Nomination of Candidate s 1. A self–nominated candidate shall collect in his support, a political party (if it does not come within Clause 2 of this article) shall collect in support of its candidate not less than two million voter signatures. In this case, not more than 50 thousand signatures of voters residing on the territory of the given subject of the Russian Federation shall be collected in one subject of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 2. A candidate nominated by a political party whose federal list of candidates was included in the distribution of deputy seats on the basis of the officially published results of the last preceding election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation may be registered on the basis of the decision of the political party on the nomination of the candidate, without collection of voter signatures, provided that this official publication took place before the documents required for the registration of the candidate are submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (Clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ April 26, 2007) 3. Signature sheets shall be printed for the account of the electoral fund of a candidate. Collection of signature in support of the nomination of a candidate may commence from the day on which payment is made for the printing of signature sheets. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ April 26, 2007) 4. Signature sheets shall be made up in accordance with the form shown in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Federal Law. 5. The following data of a candidate shall be indicated in the signature sheet when signatures are collected: the surname, first name and patronymic, date of birth, main place of work or service, position (occupation, if there is not main place of work or service); if the candidate is a deputy and exercises his powers on a non–permanent basis – this fact and the name of the representative body on which he serves; the name of the subject of the Russian Federation, raion, city, other population center where the candidate resides, the name of the political party which nominated the candidate or the words "Self–Nomination." If the candidate has an unexpunged and unexpired record of conviction, the signature sheet shall indicate the information about the candidate's conviction. The signature sheet shall also indicate the number of the special electoral account of the electoral fund of the candidate from which the payment was made for the printing of signature sheets, the number of the printed signature sheets and the name of the subject of the Russian Federation in which signatures of voters – citizens of the Russian Federation are collected and, if signatures are collected outside the territory of the Russian Federation, the name of the 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) 6. If a candidate mentioned his membership in a political party or some other public association and his status therein in his statement of consent to run for election in accordance with Clause 8, Article 34 or Sub–Clause 1, Clause 11, Article 35 of this Federal Law, the signature sheet shall indicate his membership in the political party, public association. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 7. Participation of bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, governing bodies of organizations of all forms of ownership, institutions, voting members of election commissions in the collection of voter signatures shall not be allowed. In the course of collection of signatures it shall be prohibited to compel voters to put their signatures or to remunerate them in any manner for doing so and to collect voter signatures at work places, when and where wages, pensions, allowances, stipends, other social benefits are paid or charity is given. 8. Voter signatures may be collected by legally capable citizens of the Russian Federation who have attained to the age of 18 years on the day of signature collection. A candidate may sign a contract with a signature collector for collection of voter signatures. All expenses incidental to the production of signature sheets and collection of signatures shall be paid only through the electoral fund of the candidate. 8.1. A candidate, a political party which nominated a candidate shall make up a list of signature collectors according to the form established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The list shall contain the following information about each signature collector: the surname, first name and patronymic, date of birth, residence address, series, number and date of issue of the passport or an equivalent identity document, name or code of the issuing body. The signature sheet shall be signed by the signature collector. The information about the signature collectors as well as their signatures in the aforementioned list shall be notarized. (Clause 8.1 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 9. Collection of voter signatures in support of nomination of candidates may be carried out at the place of study, residence and at other places where signature collection and election campaigning are not prohibited by the federal laws. 10. A voter may put his signature in support of the nomination of different candidates, but only once in support of the same candidate. A voter shall put his signature on the signature sheet and write the date, his surname, first name and patronymic, year of birth (if he is 18 years of age as of voting day – also the day and month of birth), residence address indicated in the passport or an equivalent identity document, series and number of the passport or an equivalent identity document. A voter shall put his signature in support of the nomination of the candidate and write the date with his own hand. At a voter's request the data of the voter who put his signatures on the signature sheet and the date may be written on the signature sheet by the signature collector All such data shall be written by hand. The use of pencils for the purpose shall not be allowed. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 11. When signatures are being collected, the signature sheet may be filled out both on the face and on the back of the sheet. The back shall be the continuation of the face and all signatures on the signature sheet shall be numbered consecutively. The certifying signatures, the data of the signature collector and the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate and the data of a self–nominated candidate or his agent shall be written on the back of the signature sheet directly below the last voter signature. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 12. The signature sheet shall be certified by the signature collector, who shall, with his own hand, write his surname, first name and patronymic, date of birth, residence address indicated in the passport or an equivalent identity document, series and number of the passport or an equivalent identity document and the date of its issue, name or code of the issuing body, and shall sign and date the signature sheet; by the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate or by a self–nominated candidate or his agent who shall sign and date the signature sheet beside their surname, first name and patronymic. (Clause 12 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 13. After the collection of voter signatures is completed, the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate, a self–nominated candidate or his agents shall count the number of collected signatures separately for each subject of the Russian Federation where voter signatures were collected, the number of voter signatures collected outside the territory of the Russian Federation and the total number of voter signatures. The counting results shall be entered in the signature collection protocol which shall be signed by the authorized representative of the political party or the self–nominated candidate or his agent (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005). 14. In the event of an early or repeat election of the President of the Russian Federation the number of voter signatures mentioned in Clause 1 of this article shall be reduced by half. Article 37. Submission of Electoral Documents for the Registration of Candidate s 1. A candidate or the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate shall submit the following documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation for the registration of the candidate: (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 1) the signature sheets with voter signatures in support of the nomination of the candidate (if signature collection is necessary for the registration of the candidate); 1.1) a document confirming the payment for the production of the signature sheets (if collection of signatures is necessary for the registration of the candidate); (Clause 1.1 was added by Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 2) the signature collection protocol in hard copy, in duplicate, and in soft copy, to be drawn up in accordance with the form established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (if collection of signatures is necessary for the registration of the candidate); 2.1) the list of signature collectors to be draw up in accordance with Sub–Clause 8.1, Clause 36 of this Federal Law (if collection of signatures is necessary for the registration of the candidate); (Clause 2.1 was added by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3) information about changes in the data of the candidate, which were submitted earlier in accordance with Sub–Clause 3, Clause 6, Article 34 or Sub–Clause 1, Clause 11, Article 35 of this Federal Law; 4) the first financial report of the candidate. 1.1. A candidate or the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate shall submit all registration documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation simultaneously – not earlier than 80 days and not later than 45 days before voting day, before 18:00 Moscow time. (Clause 1.1 was added by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 2. Signature sheets submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be numbered and stitched in the form of files according to the subjects of the Russian Federation where signature collection was carried out. Signature sheets with signatures of voters residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation shall be numbered and stitched in the form of files according to each foreign state where signature collection was carried out. An official of the consular mission of the Russian Federation shall certify the total number of signature sheets in each file submitted by the signature collector. (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 3. The number of voter signatures in support of the nomination of a candidate in the signature sheets submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation may exceed the number required for the registration of a candidate established by this Federal Law but by not more than 5 percent. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 4. After accepting the documents for the registration of a candidate the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall issue the candidate or an authorized representative of the political party which nominated the candidate with a document confirming the acceptance of the submitted documents and indicating the date and time of the acceptance. In the event of submission of signature sheets this document shall also indicate the number of accepted signature sheets and the stated number of voter signatures. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall preliminarily certify each file of signature sheets with its seal (special stamp) and shall check the number of submitted signature sheets to make sure it corresponds to the number of signature sheets indicated in the signature collection protocol. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall not restrict admission to its premises of a candidate and authorized representatives of a political party which nominated a candidate nor shall it refuse to accept documents submitted for the registration of a candidate if the documents were delivered before the deadline set by Clause 1.1 of this article. (Clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) Article 38. Verification of Compliance with the Requirements of This Federal Law to Nomination of Candidates (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 1. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall verify compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law when each candidate is nominated. If a candidate, a political party which nominated a candidate submitted signature sheets with voter signatures collected in support of the nomination of the candidate the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall verify compliance with the rules for collection of voter signatures and execution of signature sheets, the accuracy of the data of voters and authenticity of their signatures contained in signature sheets. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be obliged to verify the accuracy of the biographical and other information submitted by a candidate, a political party which nominated a candidate in accordance with this Federal Law. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 2. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall apply to competent authorities for verification of the accuracy of the data of candidates submitted in accordance with this Federal Law, and these authorities shall be obliged to report the results of the verification within 10 days or, in respect of the information submitted in accordance with Clause 7, Article 34 and Sub–Clause 3, Clause 11, Article 35 of this Federal Law, within 20 days. If such application is made 10 or less days before voting day, the competent authorities shall report the verification results within the time established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (Clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation may, by its decision, form working groups from members of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, members of its staff and invited specialists to verify compliance with the rules for nomination of candidates and execution of signature sheets, the accuracy of voter data and authenticity of voter signatures contained in signature sheets. Such verification may be carried out with the involvement of members of the lower-level election commissions, experts from internal affairs bodies, juridical bodies, military commissariats, specialized institutions in charge of the registration of the population in the Russian Federation and other governmental bodies. On the basis of the conclusions of the experts set forth in verification reports the voter data, contained in signature sheets, may be pronounced inaccurate and signatures of voters unauthentic. (Clause 3 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 3.1. To verify the data contained in signature sheets the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation may use SAS “Vybory,” including the register of voters, referendum participants. The information about the results of verification, signed by an official of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation, including the information obtained via the channels of SAS “Vybory” and certified by an electronic digital signature, may be used to pronounce voter signatures invalid. (Clause 3.1 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 4. Verification shall cover not less than 20 percent of the number of voter signatures in support of the nomination of each candidate, required for the registration and the corresponding data of the voters who contained in signature sheets. 5. An equal number of voter signatures collected in support of the nomination of each candidate shall be sampled for initial verification. Signature sheets to be used for selective verification shall be chosen by random sampling (by lot). The sampling procedure shall be determined by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. Sampling and verification of signature sheets may be witnessed by a candidate or his agent, the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate and other persons designated by a candidate, a political party which nominated a candidate, a group of voters. Sampling shall be carried out at the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation immediately after a document confirming the acceptance of signature sheets is issued to a candidate, the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate. All voter signatures and the corresponding voter data contained in the signature sheets sampled for verification shall be verified. (Clause 5 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 6. On the basis of the results of verification of the authenticity of voter signatures and accuracy of voter data contained in the signature sheets a voter signature may be pronounced authentic, unauthentic or invalid. 7. Voter signatures and the corresponding voter data contained in signature sheets shall not be verified and reckoned in if they were removed (crossed out) by the persons certifying the signature sheets before these signature sheets were submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, provided their removal (crossing–out) was specially endorsed by the aforementioned persons before submission of the signature sheets to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 8. If verification of signature sheets reveals several signatures put by one person in support of the nomination of the same candidate, only one signature shall be deemed authentic and the remaining signatures shall be deemed invalid. 9. Signatures shall be deemed unauthentic if put in the name of different persons by one person or in the name of one person by another person. 10. Signatures put in the name of different persons by one person or in the name of one person by another person shall be deemed unauthentic on the basis of a written conclusion of an expert involved in the verification of signatures under Clause 3 of this article. 11. The following signatures shall be deemed invalid: 1) voter signatures collected before the day on which payment was made for the production of signature sheets; (Sub–Clause 1 as amended b y Federal Law No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007) 2) signatures of persons who are not entitled to an active electoral right and signatures of voters whose place of residence is outside the territory of the relevant subject of the Russian Federation; 3) signatures of voters who indicated false data in the signature sheet. In this case, the signature shall be deemed invalid on the basis of the official information presented by the body in charge of the registration of citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation, the informational signed by an official of the election commission of a subject of the Russian Federation or a written conclusion of an expert involved in the verification in accordance with Clause 3 of this article; (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 4) voter signatures put without indication of some of the data required under this Federal Law or without indication of the date when the voter put his autograph signature on the signature sheet; 5) voter signatures accompanied by voter data which is not hand-written or which is written with a pencil; 6) voter signatures with corrected dates indicating when signatures were put on the signature sheet, if the corrections are not specially endorsed by voters, and voter signatures with dates that were not written by the voter with his own hand – on the basis of a written conclusion of an expert involved in the verification in accordance with Clause 3 of this article; (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 7) voter signatures with corrections made in the corresponding voter data, if the corrections are not specially endorsed by the voter or the persons certifying the signature sheets; 8) all signatures on the signature sheet if the signature sheet was not certified by an autograph signature of the signature collector and/or the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate, by a self–nominated candidate or its agent or if at least one of these signatures is unauthentic or is not an autograph signature or if at least one the dates of certification of the signature sheet is not indicated or is not written by the certifying person himself or if the data of the signature collector and/or the date when the signature sheet was signed by the signature collector and/or by the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate, a self–nominated candidate or his agent was corrected and the corrections are not specially endorsed by the signature collector and/or this authorized representative of the political party, this candidate or his agent or if the data of the signature collector and/or the data of the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate, the data of a self–nominated candidate or his agent is incomplete or false or if the data of the signature collector is not written with his own hand; (Sub–Clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 9) voter signatures collected in violation of the requirements set forth in Clauses 7 and 9, Article 36 of this Federal Law; Sub–Clause 9 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 10) voter signatures, if the corresponding voter data was written on the signature sheet not by the voters who put their signatures and not by the signature collector who collected the signatures contained in this signature sheet – on the basis of a written conclusion of an expert involved in the verification of signatures in accordance with Clause 3 of this article; 11) all voter signatures in a signature sheet which was printed with the violation of the requirements set forth in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Federal Law; 12) all voter signatures in a signature sheet which was certified by a signature collector who is not contained in the list made up in accordance with Clause 8.1, Article 36 of this Federal Law. (Sub–Clause 12 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 12. If a filled-out line (lines) is (are) discovered on the signature sheet, which does (do) not meet the requirements of this Federal Law, only the signature in the given line (given lines) shall be disregarded, save as otherwise provided by Sub-Clauses 8, 11 and 12, Clause 11 of this article. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 13. Corrections and blots specially endorsed on the signature sheet shall not serve as a ground for invalidating a voter signature unless the signature is deemed invalid or unauthentic in accordance with Clauses 9 and 11 of this article. Neither shall a voter signature be deemed invalid if the corresponding voter data contain abbreviations of words and dates which do not prevent unambiguous perception of this data. (as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 14. Repealed. – Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005 15. If the number of signatures found to be unauthentic and invalid in the course of selective verification equals or exceeds 5 percent of the total number of signatures sampled for verification, an additional number of voter signatures equal to not less than 10 percent of the number of voter signatures required for the registration shall be subjected to verification in accordance with the procedure set forth in this article. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 16. If the total number of unauthentic and invalid voter signatures discovered in the course of selective verification equals or exceeds 5 percent of the total number of signatures subject to verification under Clauses 5 and 15 of this article, further verification of the signature sheets shall be discontinued and the candidate shall not be registered. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 17. Neither shall a candidate be registered if the number of submitted voter signatures minus the number of voter signatures found unauthentic and invalid is insufficient for the registration of the candidate. 18. After the end of the verification of signature sheets, a final protocol shall be prepared for each candidate. This protocol shall be signed by the head of the working group – a voting member of the Central Election Commission of the Russian and shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation for adoption of a decision. The protocol shall indicate the number of stated, submitted and verified voter signatures, the number of signatures deemed unauthentic and invalid and the reasons why they are deemed unauthentic or invalid. The protocol shall be appended to the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. No changes shall be made in the protocol after the decision has been taken. A copy of the protocol shall be furnished to a candidate, the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate not later than two days before the meeting of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation at which the registration of the candidate is to be considered. If the number of authentic voter signatures is insufficient or the number of unauthentic and invalid signatures is equal to or exceeds 5 percent of the total number of signatures sampled for verification then, apart from a copy of the protocol, a candidate, the authorized representative of a political party which nominated a candidate may receive from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation a copy of the verification report setting forth the reasons why voter signatures are deemed unauthentic or invalid, with the indication of the number of the file, the numbers of the signature sheet and of the lines of the signature sheet which contain each such signatures, as well as copies of the official documents on the basis of which the signatures were pronounced unauthentic and/or invalid. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 19. After the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation takes a decision referred to in Clause 18 of this article, repeated verification of the signature sheets may be carried out only by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in accordance with Clause 4, Article 84 of this Federal Law and such repeated verification shall cover only the signatures which were subjected to verification. (Clause 19 was added by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 20. In the event of incompleteness of the data of candidates or the failure to meet the requirements of this Federal Law to the execution of the documents to be submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in accordance with Article 34 or 35, Sub–Clauses 1.1 – 4, Article 37 of this Federal Law the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall, not later than three days before the date of its meeting at which it is to consider the registration of a candidate, notify to this effect the candidate, the political party which nominated a candidate. Not later than one day before the date of such meeting, the candidate may correct and supplement the documents containing his data and the political party which nominated a candidate may correct and supplement the documents containing the data of the candidate whom this political party nominated as well as other documents submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in accordance with Article 34 or 35, Sub–Clauses 1.1 – 4, Clause 1, Article 37 of this Federal Law, so that these documents should meet the requirements of this Federal Law, including the requirements to the execution of these documents. A candidate, a political party which nominated a candidate may replace the submitted document only if it has been executed with violation of the requirements of this Federal Law. (Clause 20 was added by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) Article 39. Registration of Candidate s 1. Not later than 10 days after acceptance of the documents required for the registration of a candidate, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall take a decision to register a candidate or a reasoned decision to refuse his registration. If a candidate to be registered is nominated by a political party, the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation on the registration of the candidate shall indicate that the candidate is nominated by a political party. The decision on the registration of a candidate shall indicate the date and time of the registration. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 2. Having adopted a decision to refuse to register a candidate, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall, within 24 hours of the adoption of such decision, issue its copy to the candidate, the authorized representative of the political party which nominated the candidate, stating the reasons for the refusal. Registration may be refused on the following grounds: (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 1) the candidate is not entitled to a passive electoral right; 1.1) for a candidate nominated by a political party – failure to meet the requirements to the nomination of candidates set forth in this Federal Law and the Federal law "On Political Parties." (Sub–Clause 1.1 was added by Federal Law No. 106–FZ of July 12, 2006) 2) the documents to be submitted in accordance with Article 34 or 35 and Article 37 of this Federal Law do not include the documents mentioned in Clauses 3, 5 – 7 and 11, Article 34 or Clauses 8, 9, 11 and 13, Article 35 and also in Sub–Clauses 1.1 – 4, Clause 1, Article 37 of this Federal Law; (Sub–Clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 2.1) as of the day preceding the day of the meeting of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation which is to consider the question of the registration of the candidate, some of the documents submitted in accordance with Article 34 or 35 and Article 37 of this Federal Law are executed with violation of the requirements set forth in Clauses 3 – 8, 10 and 11, Article 34 or Clauses 2 – 4, Article 32, Clauses 6, 7, 9, 11 – 13, Article 35 of this Federal Law, and also Sub–Clauses 2 and 2.1 of Clause 1, Article 37, Clause 1, Sub–Clause 1 of Clause 2 and Clause 4, Article 62 of this Federal Law; (Sub–Clause 2.1 was added by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 2.2) as of the day preceding the day of the meeting of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation which is to consider the question of the registration of the candidate, the documents submitted in accordance with Article 34 or 35 of this Federal Law do not contain any information required under Sub–Clause 3 of Clause 6 and Clause 7, Article 34 or Sub–Clauses 1 and 3 of Clause 11, Article 35 of this Federal Law; (Sub–Clause 2.2 was added by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 3) insufficient number of authentic voter signatures submitted in support of the nomination of the candidate or the number of unauthentic and invalid voter signatures equals or exceeds 5 percent of the total number of signatures sampled for verification (if the signature collection is necessary); (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 4) the candidate has concealed the information about his unexpunged and unexpired record of conviction, which he is required to submit in accordance with Sub–Clause 3 of Clause 6, Article 34 or Sub–Clause 1 of Clause 11, Article 35 of this Federal Law. (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); 5) the failure of the candidate to form his electoral fund. The absence of resources in an electoral fund shall not serve as a ground for the refusal of the registration of a candidate; (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 6) during the campaigning period the candidate has failed to comply with the restrictions imposed by Clause 1 or 1.1, Article 56 of the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Rights of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum," as established by a legally effective court decision; (as amended by Federal Laws No. 93–FZ of July 21, 2005, No. 64–FZ of April 26, 2007); 7) Repealed. – Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005. 8) the voter signatures collected for the registration of the candidate contain more than 5 percent of the signatures collected at the placed where signature collection is prohibited by this Federal Law; (Sub–Clause 8 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 9) the use by the candidate of sums of money other than those from his electoral fund to finance his election campaign, if these sums exceed 5 percent of the maximum limit on all expenditures from the electoral fund established by this Federal Law; 10) when financing his election campaign the candidate exceeded by more than 5 percent the maximum limit on all expenditures from the electoral fund established by this Federal Law; 11) the candidate has repeatedly taken advantage of his office or official position; (Sub–Clause 11 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 12) bribery of voters by the candidate, his agent, his financial representative for financial matters and the organizations acting on their instructions, as established by a legally effective court decision; (Sub–Clause 12 was added by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007) 3. If any violations of the election laws of the Russian Federation entailing criminal or administrative responsibility are discovered, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall present the relevant documents and materials to the law enforcement authorities and a court for establishing the fact of the violation and bringing the offenders to responsibility. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 4. The decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to register or not to register any candidate may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which shall consider the appeal within five days of its receipt. 5. Each registered candidate shall be issued with a registration certificate indicating the date of the registration. Within 48 hours of their registration, the information about registered candidates shall be made available by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to the mass media. Not later than 15 days before voting day, the information about registered candidates, containing the data listed in Clauses 3 – 5, Article 66 of this Federal Law, shall be displayed by territorial election commissions on bulletin boards inside their premises. The information about the annulment of the registration of registered candidates shall be announced in the same manner. The data of registered candidates shall be arranged in the same sequence as in the ballot. The list of the information to be made public about the income, property and property liabilities of a registered candidate and his spouse shall be established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005) 6. If, 35 days before voting day, less than two candidates were registered, then by a decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation the voting in the election of the President of the Russian Federation shall be postponed for a period of up to 60 days for additional nomination of candidates and performance of subsequent electoral actions. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)
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