§ Article 31(untitled)

issolution of Commission

 1. A commission may be dissolved by a court in accordance with jurisdiction established
by Clause 2, Article 75 of this Federal Law in the following cases:
 a) violation of electoral rights of citizens, right of citizens to participate in a referendum
committed by the commission resulted in invalidation by the Central Election Commission of the
Russian Federation, election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation in the order
established by this Federal Law, other law (including on the basis of court decision) of voting
results or results of elections, referendum in corresponding territory;
 b) failure on the part of the commission to abide by the decision of court or superior
commission, decisions of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, the
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, election commission of municipal
district adopted in accordance with Clause 7, Article 75 of this Federal Law.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 c) failure on the part of the commission to perform its obligation related to calling
elections resulted in calling election by provisional election commission in the order established
by Clause 9, Article 10 of this Federal Law.
(Paragraph “c” introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 2. An application asking for dissolution of the Central Election Commission of the
Russian Federation may be submitted to a court by a group numbering not less than one-third
of the total number of members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation or deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation.

 3. An application asking for dissolution of the election commission of the subject of the
Russian Federation may be submitted to a court by a group numbering not less than one-third
of the total number of members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation or deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation or not less than one-third of the total number of deputies of the legislative
(representative) body of state power of this subject of the Russian Federation, or by a group of
deputies of any elective Chamber of the aforementioned body numbering not less than one-
third of the total number of deputies of this Chamber, and also by the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. An application asking for dissolution of a district election commission at elections to
legislative (representative) body of the subject of the Russian Federation may be submitted to a
court by a group of deputies numbering not less than one-third of the total number of deputies
of the legislative (representative) body of the given subject of the Russian Federation, or by a
group of deputies of any elective Chamber of the aforementioned body numbering not less than
one-third of the total number of deputies of such Chamber, or by the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation, the election commission of the subject of the Russian
Federation. An application asking for dissolution of election commission of municipal formation,
district election commission at elections to representative body of municipal formation,
territorial, precinct commission may be submitted by a group of deputies numbering not less
than one third of the total number of deputies of corresponding legislative (representative) body
of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, or group of deputies of any of elective
Chambers of this body numbering not less than one third of the total number of deputies of this
Chamber, or a group of deputies of corresponding representative body of municipal formation,
or by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, or election commission of the
subject of the Russian Federation, and an application to dissolve election commission of
settlement may be submitted by corresponding election commission of municipal district.
(Clause 4 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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 5. An application to a court asking for dissolution of a commission organizing elections,
a referendum may be submitted to a court after the end of the election campaign, the
referendum campaign but not later than in three months after the day on which the election
campaign, the referendum campaign ends. An application to a court to dissolve another
commission may be submitted not later than in 30 days prior to the voting day or after the end
of election campaign, referendum campaign but not later than in three months after the grounds
for dissolution of the commission occur. In the event of a repeat voting, an application to a court
about dissolution of a precinct commission may also be submitted in the period after the voting
results for this precinct were established but not later than in seven days before the day of the
repeat voting.

 6. An application asking for dissolution of commission shall be accepted for
consideration immediately and a decision thereon shall be taken not later than in 14 days after
its acceptance, and during the period of election campaign, referendum campaign, not later
than in three days after the day on which the application is submitted. A case of dissolution of a
commission shall be examined by a court in a full session.

 7. If a court decides on dissolution of the Central Election Commission of the Russian
Federation, this commission shall be formed in accordance with Article 21 of this Federal Law.

 8. If a court decides on dissolution of election commission of the subject of the Russian
Federation during the period of election campaign, referendum campaign, the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation shall form, in compliance with the provisions of Clause
1, Article 29 of this Federal Law, a provisional election commission of the subject of the Russian
Federation composed of new members. After the end of the period of election campaign,
referendum campaign, the election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation shall
be formed by bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation in compliance with
provisions of Clauses 22 and 23 of this Federal Law.

 9. If a court decided on dissolution of election commission of municipal formation during
the period of election campaign, referendum campaign, election commission of the subject of
the Russian Federation shall form, in compliance with Clause 1, Article 29 of this Federal Law,
a provisional commission comprised of new members. After the end of the period of election
campaign, referendum campaign, election commission of municipal formation shall be formed
by the representative body of municipal formation in compliance with the provisions of Clauses
22 and 24 of this Federal Law.
(Clause 9 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 10. If a court decides on dissolution other commissions except those referred to in
Clauses 8 and 9 of this Article, such commissions composed of new members shall be formed
by superior commissions during the period of election campaign, referendum campaign in
compliance with provisions of Clause 1, Article 29 of this Federal Law, and after the end of the
period of election campaign, referendum campaign, in compliance with provisions, Articles 22,
25, 26 of this Federal Law

 11. A provisional commission shall be formed not later than in three days after the court
decision on dissolution of commission comes into force. Beyond the period of election
campaign, referendum campaign, a new commission shall be formed not later than in one
month after of the day when the court decision on dissolution of commission comes into force
(after the day when election campaign, referendum campaign ends). The first meeting of such
commissions shall be called by the body that formed them. Powers of provisional commission
starts from the day of its first meeting and ends on the day established by commission that
formed it.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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 12. Dissolution of a commission shall not entail termination of powers of non-voting
members of such commission.

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