§ Article 26(untitled)

rocedure of Formation and the Powers of Territorial Commissions

 1. The position of territorial election commissions in the system of state bodies in the
subjects of the Russian Federation shall be determined by laws of the subject of the Russian
Federation.

 2. Territorial commissions shall operate on a permanent basis.

 3. The term of powers of territorial commissions shall be five years. If the term of powers
of a territorial commission expires in the period of an election campaign, upon calling a
referendum and till the end of referendum campaign this commission participates in, term of its
powers shall be extended until the end of the election campaign, referendum campaign.*
(as amended by the Federal Law of June 4, 2010, No.117-FZ)

 4. Territorial commission may receive a status of a legal entity under the law of the
subject of the Russian Federation. Powers of territorial commission under the decision of
corresponding election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation taken in
coordination with representative body of municipal formation may be delegated to
corresponding election commission of municipal formation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. Territorial commissions shall consist of five-fourteen voting members.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

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* In accordance with Article 2 of the Federal Law of June 4, 2010, No.117-FZ “On Amendments
to the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the
Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum” in connection to change of terms of powers
of election commissions”, provisions of Clause 3, Article 21 of the Federal Law of June 12,
2002, No.67-FZ “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the
Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum” (as amended by this Federal Law), related
to terms of powers of election commissions, shall be applied with relation to corresponding
election commissions formed after this Federal Law came into force.
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 6. Territorial commission shall be formed by the election commission of the subject of
the Russian Federation on the basis of proposals referred to in Clause 2, Article 22 of this
Federal Law and proposals made by representative bodies of municipal formations, meetings
of voters at places of their residence, work, service, study, proposals made by territorial
commissions of the previous convocation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 7. Election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation shall appoint at least
one half of the total number of members of territorial commission 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 municipal formation.
(Clause 7 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. Within a single administrative-territorial unit with a large number of voters several
territorial commissions may be formed, and the decision on their formation shall be taken by the
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation in coordination with the Central
Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The election commission of the subject of the
Russian Federation is entitled to form one or more territorial commissions to direct activities of
precinct commissions formed in election precincts, referendum precincts established on ships,
at polar stations. In cases stipulated by the federal law, the Central Election Commission of the
Russian Federation is entitled to form one or more territorial commissions to direct activities of
precinct commissions formed at election precincts, referendum precincts established outside
the territory of the Russian Federation.

 9. Territorial commission shall:
 а) exercise control in the corresponding territory over the observance of electoral rights
of citizens of the Russian Federation and the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to
participate in a referendum;
 b) ensure in the corresponding territory observance of standards of technological
equipment (ballot booths, ballot boxes) for precinct commissions;
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 c) ensure in the corresponding territory implementation of measures related to
preparation and conduct of elections, referenda, improvement of electoral system in the
Russian Federation; introduction, operation, and improvement of automation equipment, legal
education of voters, professional training of commission members and other individuals
engaged in organization of elections, referenda;
 d) takes measures in the corresponding territory aimed at ensuring a uniform procedure
of establishment of voting results;
 e) distribute the funds from the federal budget, the budget of the subject of the Russian
Federation allocated for financial support of preparation and conduct of elections, a
referendum; control over target use of such funds;
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 f) provide legal, methodological, organizational, and technical support to subordinate
commissions;
 g) hear reports of bodies of executive power of the subject of the Russian Federation
and bodies of local self-government on issues related to preparation and conduct of elections, a
referendum;
 h) consider complaints (appeals) related to decisions and actions (inaction) of
subordinate commissions and take reasoned decisions related to such complaints (appeals);
 i) exercise other powers in accordance with this Federal Law, other federal laws, the
constitution (statute), laws of the subject of the Russian Federation.