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ELECTION COMMISSIONS

Are created in order to ensure the implementation and protection of electoral rights of citizens, as well as for the preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of representative bodies of local

Self-government and elected officials of local self-government.

The following IK acts in the Russian Federation:

1) Central IK RF;

2) IK of the RF subjects;

3) IK municipal formations;

4) district IK;

5) territorial (district, city, etc.) commissions;

6) precinct commissions.

The competence, authority and procedure for the activities of these commissions are determined by the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation", constitutions (statutes), laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation,

Municipal formations. IK must:

1) to consider appeals to them during the election campaign for violations of the law;

2) to conduct checks on the appeals received to them and to give the persons who sent the appeals written replies within five days, but not later than the day preceding the voting day, and on applications received on the voting day or on the day following the voting day - immediately .

In the event that the facts contained in the appeals require additional verification, decisions on them shall be taken no later than within ten days. If, however, the appeal indicates a violation of the law by a candidate, electoral association, electoral bloc, these candidates, the electoral association, the electoral bloc must be immediately notified of the appeal and have the right to give explanations on the merits of the appeal.

The combination of the commission's authority to prepare and conduct elections, referendums at various levels is possible by the decision of the commission that organizes elections, which

Was adopted on the basis of the appeal of the commission organizing the elections. The commission's combination of the authority to prepare and conduct elections is made by the decision of the commission that organizes the elections.

Decisions of the higher commission, taken within its competence, are mandatory for lower-level commissions.

Decisions and various acts of commissions are not subject to state registration and are mandatory for federal executive bodies, executive authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation, state institutions, local self-government bodies, candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs, public associations, organizations, officials.

The law establishes the obligation for state bodies, local governments, state and municipal institutions, as well as for their officials to assist IK in the implementation of their powers, in particular, on a gratuitous basis, to provide the necessary premises, including for the storage of election documents Before it is transferred to the archive or destroyed after expiration

Terms of storage, provide protection of the premises and specified documentation, as well as provide vehicles, communication equipment and technical equipment on a free basis.

State and municipal organizations that carry out television and / or radio broadcasting and / or editorial offices of state and municipal periodicals are obliged in turn: to provide free airtime for information to the commissions, as well as free print space for publishing their decisions and acts, Placement of other printed information; To give answers to the appeals of the commissions within five days, but not later than the day preceding the voting day, and on the day preceding the voting day and on the voting day - immediately. The specified information and materials are provided to the commissions free of charge.

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