§ Article 25(untitled)

rocedure of Formation and Powers of District Election Commissions

 1. District election commissions shall be formed in the cases as provided for by the law
during conduct of elections in single-seat and (or) multi-seat electoral districts. The powers of
district election commissions may be delegated to other election commissions.

 2. The term of powers of district election commissions shall expire in two months after
the official publication of the election results, unless superior commission received complaints
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(appeals) related to action (inaction) of this commission as the result of which the procedure of
votes counting was violated, or if a court proceeding is conducted in relation to these facts. If
voting results or election results are appealed in the territory of electoral district, powers of
district election commission are terminated from the day the superior commission takes
decision on the court decision with regards to complaint (appeal) comes into legal force.
(Clause 2 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 3. The number of voting members of district election commissions in elections to federal
bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government shall be established by the law of the
subject of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4 – 5. Ceased to be in force. – The Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ.

 6. A district election commission in elections to bodies of state power of the subject of
the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government shall be formed by superior
commission on the basis of proposals referred to in Clause 1 and 2, Article 22 of this Federal
Law and proposals made by representative bodies of local self-government, and proposals
made at meetings of voters at places of their residence, work, service, study.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 7. Superior election commission shall appoint at least one half of the total number of
members of the district election commission in elections to bodies of state power of the subject
of the Russian Federation on the basis of proposals made by:
 а) political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates admitted to distribution of
deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and
political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates that received deputy seats in
accordance with Article 821 of the Federal List “On Election of Deputies of the State Duma of
the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”;
(as amended by the Federal Law of May 12, 2009, No.94-FZ)
 b) political parties that nominated lists of candidates admitted to distribution of deputy
seats in the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject 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.
(as amended by the Federal Law of April 22, 2010, No.63-FZ)
(Clause 7 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 71 Superior election commission shall appoint not less than a half of total number of
members of the district election commission in elections to bodies of local self-government on
the basis of proposals made by:
 a) political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates admitted to distribution of
deputy seats in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and
political parties that nominated federal lists of candidates that received deputy seats in
accordance with Article 821 of the Federal List “On Election of Deputies of the State Duma of
the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”;
(as amended by the Federal Law of May 12, 2009, No.94-FZ)
 b) political parties that nominated lists of candidates admitted to distribution of deputy
seats in the legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject 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.
(as amended by the Federal Law of April 22, 2010, No.63-FZ)
 c) election associations that nominated lists of candidates admitted to distribution of
deputy seats in the representative body of corresponding municipal formation.
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(Clause 71 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. District election commission shall:
 а) exercise control in the territory of the electoral district over observance of electoral
rights of citizens of the Russian Federation;
 b) cooperate with bodies of state powers, bodies of local self-government on issues
related to preparation and conduct of elections in the electoral district;
 c) register candidates;
 d) approve the text of the ballot in the electoral district;
 e) exercise in the territory of the electoral district measures to ensure uniform procedure
of voting, counting of votes of voters, establishment of voting results and election results and
the procedure of publication of voting results and election results;
 f) establish the election results for the electoral district;
 g) publish (make public) the election results for the electoral district in mass media
 h) provide legal and administrative-technical assistance to subordinate commissions;
 i) consider complaints (appeals) related to decisions and actions (inaction) of
subordinate commissions, and take reasoned decisions on such complaints (appeals);
 j) exercise other powers in accordance with the law.