qual Electoral Rights and Right to Participate in Referendum 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall participate in elections and referenda in the Russian Federation on an equal basis. 2. If during the elections to legislative (representative) body of state power or to a representative body of local self-government, electoral districts are established with different number of seats, each voter shall have a number of votes equal to the number of seats to be distributed in electoral district with the least number of seats, or one vote. (as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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