§ Article 22(untitled)

eneral Terms and Conditions of Formation of Election Commissions of the
Subjects of the Russian Federation, Election Commissions of Municipal Formations,
District Election Commissions, Territorial, Precinct Commissions

 1. Election commissions of the subjects of the Russian Federation, election
commissions of municipal formations, district election commissions, territorial, precinct
commissions shall be formed on the basis of proposals made by political parties that nominated
lists of candidates admitted to distribution of deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of the
corresponding subject of the Russian Federation. Formation of these election commissions is
implemented on the basis of proposal of political parties that nominated federal lists of
candidates received deputy seats in accordance with Article 821 of the Federal Law of May 18,
2005, No.51-FZ “On Election of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation” (hereinafter – the Federal Law “On Election of Deputies of the State Duma
of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”), political parties that nominated lists of
candidates that received deputy seats in accordance with the law of the subject of the Russian
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Federation stipulated by Clause 17, Article 35 of this Federal Law, proposals of other political
parties and other public associations.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of May 12, 2009, No.94-FZ, of
April 22, 2010, N.63-FZ)

 2. Election commissions of municipal formations, district election commissions for
elections to bodies of local self-government, territorial, precinct commissions shall be formed on
the basis of proposals specified in Clause 1 of this Article, and proposals made by election
associations that nominated lists of candidates admitted to distribution of deputy seats in the
representative body of municipal formation.
(Clause 2 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 3. In the event of early termination of powers of the State Duma of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative) body of state power of the
subject of the Russian Federation, representative body of municipal formation the right to make
proposals on candidates for members of election commissions shall be retained by election
associations that nominated lists of candidates admitted to distribution of deputy seats in the
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the legislative (representative)
body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, the representative body of
municipal formation of the last convocation, and such proposals shall be subject to
consideration in accordance with the procedure provided for by Clause 7, Article 23, Clause 8,
Article 24, Clauses 7 and 71, Article 25, Clause 7, Article 26, Clause 5, Article 27 of this Federal
Law.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

31 In the event of early termination of powers of the member of commission appointed by
proposal of political party that nominated federal list of candidates admitted to distribution of
seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, or the legislative
(representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, or in the
representative body of municipal formation of convocation acting at the moment of early
termination of powers, in accordance with Clause 7, Article 23, Clause 8, Article 24, Clauses 7
and 71, Article 25, Clause 7, Article 26, Clause 5, Article 27 of this Federal Law, a vacant seat is
distributed in accordance with proposal of the same political party (if a corresponding candidate
was nominated by this party not later than in three days till the expiration of terms stated in
Clause 11, Article 29 of this Federal Law).
(Clause 31 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 32 Rights stipulated by Clauses 3 and 31 of this Article also belong to political parties
that nominated federal lists of candidates that received deputy seats in accordance with Article
821 of the Federal Law of May 18, 2005, No.51-FZ “On Election of Deputies of the State Duma
of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”, and political parties that nominated lists of
candidates that received deputy seats in accordance with the law of the subject of the Russian
Federation stipulated by Clause 17, Article 35 of this Federal Law.
(Clause 32 introduced by the Federal Law of May 12, 2009, No.94-FZ, as amended by the
Federal Law of April 22, 2010, No.63-FZ)

 4. Not more than one representative of each political party, election or other public
association may be appointed to an election commission. A political party, election association,
other public association shall not be entitled to nominate several candidates at one time for
appointment as members of one commission.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. State and municipal officials shall not constitute more than 1/2 of the total number of
members of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, election
commission of municipal formation, district election commission, territorial or precinct
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commission. This provision may be inapplicable to the formation of precinct commissions at
election precincts established in the territories of military units located in isolated remote areas
or outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 6. The body that appoints to election commission a citizen of the Russian Federation
nominated in accordance with the requirements established by this Federal Law shall obtain a
written consent of this citizen of the Russian Federation to become a member of this
commission.

 7. If bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, commissions, duly
authorized to do so by this Federal Law fail to appoint all or some members of a commission
within the period stipulated by the law, or if no such body of state power, body of local self-
government in corresponding territory, or a corresponding commission is not formed, all or
some members of the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation shall be
appointed by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation; of the election
commission of municipal formation, urban district, city territory of the federal city - by election
commission of the subject of the Russian Federation; of the election commission of settlement
– by election commission of municipal formation; other commission – by superior commission in
compliance with the requirements of this Federal Law, other law.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. The law shall establish terms for formation of commissions and terms for receiving of
proposals on commissions composition. For commissions acting on a permanent basis, the
term for formation of such commissions by bodies receiving proposals shall be not more than
one month, and for other commissions – not less than ten days.