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fighting fund

- Foundation, which funds are directed to the preparation and conduct of elections or a referendum.

The funds allocated from the federal budget of the Russian Federation subject and local budgets to the relevant election or referendum.

Candidates are required to form

JF own to finance its election campaign in the period after written notification of the relevant election commission about nomination of their (self) to the registration of the Election Commission. Electoral associations, electoral blocs,

nominated lists of candidates to finance their election campaigns are required to create election funds after the registration of their delegates, including on financial issues, the relevant election commissions.

The initiative group for the

referendum is required to establish its own fund to finance its activities on the nomination of the referendum initiative, organizing the collection of signatures in support of this initiative, as well as activities aimed at obtaining a specific result in the referendum.

JF candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs can be established by:

1) candidate's own funds, an electoral association, electoral bloc;

2) funds allocated to the candidate by the electoral association, electoral bloc;

3) voluntary donations of citizens;

4) voluntary contributions of legal entities;

5) the funds allocated to the candidate, electoral association, electoral bloc the appropriate election commission, if it is required by law.

When making a donation citizen indicate in the payment document the following information about yourself: name, surname, patronymic, date

birth, place of residence, series and number of the passport or an equivalent document, information on citizenship.

When making donations entity in the payment order shall contain the following information: the taxpayer's identification number, name, date of registration, bank details, a note about the absence of a state or municipal share in the charter (share) capital or the presence of such a share with an indication of its size, a mark of the absence foreign participation in the authorized (share) capital or the presence of such participation with an indication of the proportion of this participation, about the absence of information among the founders of the state and municipal authorities, as well as legal persons.

All monies forming JF fund referendum transferred to the special election account, through a special referendum, opened with the permission of the relevant commission candidate or his authorized representative for financial matters, the authorized representative on financial issues of the electoral association, electoral bloc,

the initiative group for the

Referendum in the branches of the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation, and in their absence - in other credit organizations located on the territory of the electoral territory of the referendum.

The right to dispose of the funds JF, referendum funds belongs created them candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, initiative groups on referendum, other groups of referendum participants.

Funds JF, referendum funds may be used to:

1) financial support of organizational and technical measures for the collection of voters, referendum participants' signatures in support of the nomination of a candidate or list of candidates, the referendum initiative, including labor costs of persons involved for the collection of signatures of voters, referendum participants;

2) election campaign, campaigning on the referendum questions, as well as for works (services) of information and advisory;

3) payment for other work (services) performed (rendered) by citizens or legal

persons, as well as to cover other expenses directly related to the conduct of candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs of his election campaign, the initiative group of the referendum of its activities aimed at the promotion of the referendum initiative to collect signatures in support of this initiative and to obtain a certain result on referendum, other referendum participant groups of the activity aimed at obtaining a specific result in the referendum;

4) payment of an electoral deposit. Candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, initiative groups on referendum law prohibits the use of other funds to pay for work on the collection of signatures of voters, referendum participants, conduct

campaigning, campaigning on the referendum questions, the implementation of other

activities aimed at achieving a certain result in the elections, a referendum, in addition to funds received in their JF, referendum funds.

Unspent funds

located in the special election account, the special account of the day after the referendum vote, candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs,

initiative group on referendum are required to list the individuals and legal entities that conducted

donation or transfer of their JF, referendum funds, in proportion to the funds invested.