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On Amendments To The Federal Law "on Political Parties" And The Federal Law On Basic Guarantees Of Electoral Rights And Right To Participate In Referendum Of The Citizens Of The Russian Federation

Original Language Title: О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "О политических партиях" и Федеральный закон "Об основных гарантиях избирательных прав и права на участие в референдуме граждан Российской Федерации"

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Russian Federation On Amendments to the Federal Law on Political Parties and the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees " Participation in the referendum of citizens Russian Federation " adopted by the State Duma on 21 September 2012 Approved by the Federation Council on 26 September 2012 (B federal laws dated 05.04.2013. N 40-FZ; dated 03.02.2014 N 14-FZ Article 1 OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2950; 2002, N 12, st. 1093; 2003, N 50, sect. 4855; 2004, N 52, sect. 5272; 2005, N 30, sect. 3104; 2006, N 1, est. 13; 2009, No. 14, art. 1576; N 18, st. 2155; N 20, sect. 2391; N 29, st. 3633; N 51, sect. 6156; 2010, N 23, sect. 2798; 2011, N 43, sect. 5975; 2012, N 15, sect. 1721) the following changes: 1) Paragraph 6 of Article 3, paragraph 4, after the words "Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation," to be supplemented with the words " the highest officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (heads of the highest executive bodies) State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation), "; (2), subparagraph 2 (l) of article 21, paragraph 2, to declare void; (3) Article 26-1 to declare void; 4), article 37, paragraph 1, to be supplemented by" G-1 " , to read: " G-1) nominated by it and registered "Candidates for the post of the highest official of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation (head of the supreme executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation) are not less than 10 per cent of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;" 5) In article 39, paragraph 7, the words "deputies to the legislative (representative) body" shall be replaced by the words "to the organs"; 6) in article 42, paragraph 5, of the words "deputies to the legislative (representative) body" State authority. " Article 2 Amend the Federal Act of 12 June 2002 N 67-FZ on the fundamental guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2253; 2003, N 27, sect. 2716; 2004, N 33, sect. 3368; N 50, sect. 4950; 2005, N 30, sect. 3104; 2006, N 29, 100 3124, 3125; N 31, sect. 3427; N 50, sect. 5303; 2007, N 10, est. 1151; N 17, est. 1938; N 31, est. 4011; 2008, N 30, est. 3605; N 48, sect. 5517; N 52, sect. 6229; 2009, N 7, sect. 771; N 14, est. 1577; N 20, sect. 2391; N 23, st. 2763; N 29, st. 3633; 2010, N 17, sect. 1986; N 41, sect. 5192; 2011, N 1, est. 16; N 11, est. 1503; N 13, st. 1685; N 25, est. 3536; N 29, st. 4291; N 30, est. 4607; N 31, st. 4703; N 43, sect. 5975; 2012, N 19, sect. 2274, 2275) the following changes: 1) in Article 8: a), paragraph 1 should be redrafted to read: " 1. The period for which the federal State is elected is established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The period for which the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is elected, the local self-government bodies, the members of the said bodies, and the term of office of those bodies and deputies shall be established by the Constitution (statutes), OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION The end of the term, to which the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are elected, the bodies of local self-government and members of the said bodies, is the second Sunday of September of the year in which the term of office expires. Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation will be held on election day. If the second Sunday of September of the year in which the term of office of the said bodies or deputies expires, it coincides with the non-working holiday or the day preceding it, or the day following the non-working holiday, or the second Sunday September is declared, on a working day, by the day of the end of the term for which the said bodies or deputies are elected, is the third Sunday in September. "; b) in paragraph 2 of the first sentence, amend to read: " Modification (extension or reduction) of the term of office of the existing bodies or The deputies referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall not be permitted, except as provided for in articles 81 to 1 and 82 of this Federal Law. "; (2) in article 10: (a), paragraph 3 should read as follows: " 3. The voting at the elections to the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the local self-government bodies is the second Sunday of September of the year in which the terms of the bodies or deputies of these bodies expire, and If the term of office expires in the year of the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the voting day shall be the election day, except as provided for in paragraphs 4 to 6 of this article. "; b), paragraph 4, with the exception of The early elections of the highest official of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation (the head of the supreme executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation), which are held in the near term, taking into account the timing of the election, under paragraph 7 of this article, the second Sunday of September after such early termination of powers "; in paragraph 5 of the second Sunday of March or on the second Sunday in October" shall be replaced by the words "on the second Sunday of the month of October". (g) Paragraph 6 should read as follows: " 6. Voting in elections may only be scheduled for Sunday. It shall not be permitted to vote on a non-working day, on the preceding day, on the day following the non-working day and on Sunday, which shall be declared on a working day. If the second Sunday of September on which the election is to be scheduled coincides with the non-working holiday, or the day preceding it, or the day following the non-working holiday, or the second Sunday of September is declared in the established On the working day, elections are to be held on the third Sunday of September. "; 3), article 18, paragraphs 2 and 3, should read: " 2. The uninominal and (or) multi-mandate constituencies shall be established for a period of 10 years on the basis of the number of voters registered in the territory in question in accordance with article 16, paragraph 10, of this Federal Act. The Electoral Commission, which organizes the legislative (representative) elections for the State authorities of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the representative body of the municipality, determines the scheme of single-mandate and (or) multidomain The electoral districts, which delineates their boundaries, define the list of administrative-territorial units, or municipalities, or localities that belong to each constituency (if the electoral district includes a part territory of an administrative territorial entity, or municipal education, or locality, the scheme should indicate the boundaries of this part of the territory of the administrative territorial unit, or of the municipality, or the locality), the number of each election is indicated. The district, the location of each district election commission or election commission, which is the responsibility of the district electoral commission, the number of voters in each constituency. The new scheme of single-mandate and (or) multidomain constituencies is determined not later than 80 days before the expiration of the period for which the previous scheme of single-mandate and (or) multidomain constituencies was approved. The corresponding legislative (representative) body of the State authority, the representative body of the municipality, approves the new scheme of electoral districts not later than 20 days before the expiry of the period for which it was approved The former scheme of single-mandate and (or) multi-mandate constituencies, and prior to the approval of the representation of electoral districts, the said body has the right to amend it. 3. If the new scheme of uninominal and (or) multi-mandate constituencies is not approved within the time limit specified in paragraph 2 of this article, including due to the absence of a legislative (representative) body of State authority, A representative body of municipal education shall be approved by the election commission organizing the elections not later than one month after the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 2 of this article. "; 4) in article 19: (a) Paragraph 1 should be supplemented with the following sentence: " Electoral The sections of the referendum shall be the same for all elections held in the respective territory, as well as for all referendums of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local referenda. "; b), paragraph 2 should read as follows: " 2. Polling stations, the polling stations will be formed by agreement with the corresponding territorial commission by the head of the local administration of the municipal district, the city district, the city's inner city of the city of federal significance, in cases, OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION registered on the territory of the polling station in accordance with Article 16, paragraph 10, of this Federal Law, no more than three thousand voters and participants in the referendum shall be eligible to vote at each polling station. Polling stations, the polling stations will be formed for a period of five years, taking into account local and other conditions, based on the necessity of creating maximum convenience for voters and participants in the referendum. The list of polling stations, polling stations and their borders are subject to clarification in the manner provided for their education, in the event that the voter registration number of voters, participants in the referendum A referendum on the site will exceed three thousand hundred, or in the event of a violation of paragraph 4 of this article. The list of polling stations, the polling stations and their borders can be clarified in this order in connection with the change of borders, the transformation, the abolition of municipalities, the decrease (up to 50 and less) the number of voters, of a referendum registered in the territory of the polling station, the referendum site. "; , in paragraph 4 of the second sentence, delete; g) in paragraph 5 of the word" within the time limit set by paragraph 2 of this article " should be replaced by "with the words" stipulated by law by the commission for a specified period of time not later than than 30 days before the voting day "; d) in paragraph 7, the words" borders and numbers "should be replaced by the words" borders (if the polling station, the referendum precinct is formed on the part of the territory of the settlement) or the list of populated localities (if any) The polling station, the polling station was established in the territories of one or more municipalities, numbers "; 5) in article 22: (a) in paragraph 4, the first sentence should read:" The Commission on the proposal every political party, each electoral association, inoco A public association may be appointed by not more than one member of the commission with the right to vote. ", the second sentence shall be supplemented by the words", except as provided for in article 27, paragraph 4, of this Federal Law "; (b) Paragraph 8 should read: " 8. The law should set a time frame for the formation of commissions and the time frame for receiving proposals on their composition. At the same time, for district election commissions, the period in which the bodies forming such commissions accept proposals should be at least 10 days, and for other commissions not less than 30 days. "; 6) in article 27: (a), paragraph 1 The following wording: " 1. In order to ensure the voting process of the voters, the participants in the referendum and the counting of voters, the participants of the referendum at the polling stations, the polling stations will form precinct commissions. At the polling stations, the polling stations formed in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2 of this Federal Law, precinct commissions are formed by territorial commissions. At the polling stations, the polling stations formed outside the territory of the Russian Federation, in accordance with article 19, paragraph 3, of this Federal Law, precinct commissions shall be appointed by the head of the corresponding commission. of a diplomatic mission or consular office of the Russian Federation or a commander of a military unit located outside the territory of the Russian Federation. "; b) to supplement paragraphs 1 to 1 and 1 to 2 as follows: " 1-1. At the polling station, the polling station, formed on the territory of the military unit, located in a separate, remote, populated area, as well as at the polling station, the polling station, formed in hard-to-reach or in a remote area, on the day of the voting, or on a polar station, in the place of temporary residence of the voters, the participants in the referendum, or in the places where the voters are present, the participants in the referendum without registration on the ballot in the Russian Federation, precinct commission shall be formed by the territorial commission from the reserve of the members of the precinct commissions set out in paragraph 5-1 of this article, not later than 15 days before the voting day, and in exceptional cases no later than the day before the voting day. The law may stipulate that the precinct commission at the polling station, the polling station established on the vessel on the day of voting in the navigation or on the polar station shall be formed by the relevant officials. 1-2. In exceptional cases, the precinct commission at the polling station, the polling station established outside the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with article 19, paragraph 3, of this Federal Law may be formed not later than than three days before the voting day. "; in), paragraph 2 should read: " 2. The term of office of the precinct commission established under paragraph 1 of this article shall be five years. The term of office of the precinct commission formed in accordance with paragraph 1-1 or 1 to 2 of this article shall be established by the established Commission or by an official, but shall not expire in ten days from the date of the official the publication of the results of the elections, the referendum, if no complaint (s) against the commission's actions (or omissions) have been received by the commission that resulted in a violation of the voting procedure and the (or) order of counting of votes, or if The facts are not brought before the courts. In the event of an appeal against the results of voting at the relevant polling station, the polling station of the district commission shall be terminated from the date of the decision of the higher commission of the decision or from the day of the entry into force of the court decision The complaint (s). The powers of the precinct commission are terminated early by the decision of the territorial commission in case of liquidation of the polling station, referendum area in connection with the clarification of the list of polling stations, referendum sections. "; , para. 3 The following wording: " 3. The number of members of the precinct commission with the right to vote is determined by the forming of its territorial commission or by an official, depending on the number of voters, the participants in the referendum registered in the territory The polling station, the polling station, within the following limits: (a) up to 1,001 voters-3-9 members of the precinct commission; b) from 1001 to 2001 voters-7-12 members of the precinct commission; in) more than 2,000 voters 7-16 members of the precinct commission. "; d) to supplement paragraphs 3 to 1 and 3-2, to read: " 3-1. In the case of a combination of voting days and (or) referenda at different levels, the maximum number of members of the precinct commission with the voting right referred to in paragraph 3 of this article may be increased, but not more than four out of The reserve of precinct commissions for the period established by the territorial commission. At the same time, the additional pay (remuneration) of these members of the precinct commission and the payment of compensation for the period during which they were released from the main work are made from the corresponding budget. 3-2. In the formation of the precinct commission at the polling station, the polling station formed outside the territory of the Russian Federation, the maximum number of members of the precinct commission referred to in paragraph 3 of this article is not is observed if more than 3,000 voters are registered at this site. "; (e) paragraph 4 should read: " 4. The formation of the precinct commission shall be carried out on the basis of proposals referred to in article 22, paragraph 2, of this Federal Act, as well as proposals of a representative body of municipal education, assembly of electors at the place of residence, work, services, studies. The number of proposals being made is not limited. "; f) in the first paragraph of paragraph 5, the word" Superior "should be replaced by the word" Territorial "; (s) should be supplemented by paragraphs 5 to 1 and 5 to 2 as follows: " 5-1. Nominations proposed to the precinct commission in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, but not appointed by the members of the commission, shall be placed in the reserve of the precinct commissions, which shall be formed by the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5-2. The members of the precinct commission with the voting rights of the territorial commission shall issue the certificates, the form of which shall be established by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. "; to read: " The new member of the precinct commission shall be appointed from the reserve of the members of the precinct commissions, subject to the requirements of article 22, paragraphs 3-1 and 3-2 of this Federal Law, in the order established by the Central Bank of Russia. of the Russian Federation. "; 31 following the words "26" to supplement the figures ", 27"; 9) in article 38, paragraph 33, after the word "postponed" to read "for a period not exceeding three months", second sentence, delete; 10) in article 64, paragraph 15, second sentence delete; 11) in article 71: (a) paragraph 6 should read: " 6. Re-elections to the federal authority are held within the time limits established by the relevant federal law. If the main election to the legislative (representative) body of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation or the representative body of the municipality or the main election of an elected official was held on the second Sunday In September and on the basis of their results, the body concerned was not elected or elected, and the election shall be repeated no later than three months from the date of the voting in the main elections. In other cases, the elections are held on the second Sunday of September, and during the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on the election day, on the election day or on the other day, but not later than one year from the date of the establishment of the basis for the re-election. In the case of repeated elections, the election period may be reduced by one third on the decision of the body authorized by law to appoint a second election. The decision on the appointment of a second election shall be published no later than three days after the date of its adoption. "; (b) paragraph 8 shall be restated as follows: " 8. In case of early termination of powers of a deputy elected in a single-mandate constituency, in this constituency, the body authorized by the law shall appoint additional elections. The elections are to be held on the second Sunday of September and in the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. If additional elections, including those provided for in article 10, paragraph 7, of this Federal Act, cannot be scheduled for the second Sunday of September, they shall be held within one year of the early date of the early election. -The termination of the powers of the deputy, elected in the single-mandate electoral district. If, as a result of the early termination of parliamentary powers, the legislative (representative) body of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the representative body of the municipal education, remained in the wrong staff, Further elections shall be held no later than four months from the date of such early termination of powers, and the period of election by decision of the body authorized by law to appoint additional elections may be reduced by 1-third. "; 12) Article 81-1, amend to read: " Article 81-1. The procedure for implementing Article 10 of this Federal Law 1. If the term for which the State authorities of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation or a local government or members of these bodies is elected expires on 31 December 2012, the next election is held on the second Sunday In September, the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation will expire on the date of the election. 2. The term of office of the bodies or deputies whose election as a result of the implementation of paragraph 1 of this Article has been postponed to a later date, respectively, is extended, and the term of office of the bodies or deputies whose election is the result of the implementation The paragraph has been moved to an earlier date and is consequently reduced. 3. If the elections to the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation or the local self-government body were held in accordance with article 10, paragraph 5 or 5-1, of this Federal Act otherwise than on the second Sunday of September, the following day, Elections are held on the second Sunday of September of the year, in which the term of office of this body expires, and in the year of the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation-on the day of voting at the said elections. The term of the authority of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation or of a local government is renewed or reduced accordingly. "; 13) in article 82, paragraph 6: (a) in the first paragraph of the word" six months " Replace the words "one year"; b) with the second paragraph. Article 3 Confess: 1) Article 2 of the Federal Law of December 31, 2005 N 202-FZ Article 18 of the Federal Law "On general principles of organization of legislative (representative) and executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation" and in the Federal Law "On political parties" OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 13); 2) paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Federal Law of 5 April 2009 N 41-FZ "On amendments to the federal law" The principles of the organization of legislative (representative) and executive bodies of the State authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation "and the Federal Law" On Political Parties " (Assembly of Laws of the Russian Federation, 2009, No. 14, art. 1576); 3) Article 2 of the Federal Law of 17 December 2009 N 319-FZ "On Amendments to Articles 18 and 19 of the Federal Law" On OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2009, N 51, Art. 6156); 4) Paragraph 3 (b) of article 1, paragraph 4, of the Federal Law of 8 March 2011 N 34-FZ "On introducing amendments to the Federal Law" The law on fundamental guarantees of electoral rights and the right to take part in the referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation (Parliament of the Russian Federation, 2011, N 11, art. 1503). Article 4 1. This Federal Act shall enter into force on 1 November 2012, with the exception of article 1 and article 3, paragraphs 1 to 3, of this Federal Act. 2. Articles 1 and 3, paragraphs 1 to 3, of this Federal Law shall enter into force on the date of the official publication of this Federal Law. 3. The provisions of articles 8, 10, 18, 19, 22, 27, 29, 31, 38, 64, 71, 81-1 and 82 of the Federal Act of 12 June 2002 No. 67-FZ " On basic guarantees The right to vote and the right to participate in the referendum of the citizens of the Russian Federation " (in the wording of this Federal Law) applies to the legal relations that have arisen in connection with the holding of elections and referendums designated after the date of entry into force. of this Federal Law. 4. The scheme of uninominal and (or) multi-mandate constituencies is approved by the legislative (representative) body of the State authorities of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a representative body of municipal education for a period of ten years. Article 18 of the Federal Act No. 67 of 12 June 2002 on fundamental guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in the referendum OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION The law) no later than four months before the date of the entry into force of this Federal Act on the election day, and for the holding of elections on the second Sunday of September 2013, not later than 1 February 2013. If the relevant legislative (representative) body of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the representative body of municipal education does not approve the scheme of uninominal and (or) multi-member States within the specified time frame In electoral districts, such a scheme is approved by the organizing election commission at least ten days before the expiry of the term of appointment of the respective elections. (In the wording of the federal laws of 05.04.2013 } N 40-FZ; dated 03.02.2014 N 14-FZ 5. The Electoral Commission, which organizes the legislative (representative) elections for the State authorities of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the representative body of the municipality, determines the scheme of single-mandate and (or) multidomain The electoral districts shall submit it for approval to the legislative (representative) body of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a representative body of municipal education, not later than 1 December , the previous year for the appointment of the relevant elections, and The holding of elections on the second Sunday of September 2013 is no later than 1 December 2012. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 05.04.2013) N 40-FZ 6. In case of the appointment until February 1, 2013 of early elections to the legislative (representative) body of the State authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a representative body of municipal education, for which the scheme was not approved Single-mandate and (or) multi-member constituencies in accordance with Part 4 of this article, the said scheme is approved by the organizing election commission within five days from the date of official publication (publication) Decision on the appointment of elections. 7. The polling stations are formed for a period of five years in accordance with article 19, paragraph 2, of the Federal Law of 12 June 2002, 67-FZ "On the basic guarantees of voting rights and the right to take part in the referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation" (in the wording of this Federal Law) no later than 20 January 2013. (In the wording of the Federal Law of 05.04.2013) N 40-FZ) 8. The precinct election commissions shall be formed for a period of five years in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Law of June 12, 2002 N 67-FZ " OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Moscow, Kremlin October 2, 2012 N 157-FZ