§ Article 59(untitled)

rocedure of Expenditure of Electoral Funds, Referendum Funds Means

 1. The authority to manage electoral funds, referendum funds belongs to candidates,
election associations, referendum initiative groups, and other referendum participant groups
that created these funds.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 2. Electoral funds, referendum funds shall be intended for particular purposes. Electoral
funds may be used by candidates, election associations only to cover expenses related to their
election campaigns. Referendum funds may be used by referendum initiative group only for
activities aimed at putting forward a referendum initiative, collection of signatures in support of
this initiative, and obtaining a certain result at the referendum, other referendum participant
groups may use the funds only for activities aimed at obtaining a certain result at the
referendum.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 3. Electoral funds, referendum funds may be used for:
 a) financial support of organizational-technical measures aimed at collecting signatures
of voters, referendum participants in support of nomination of candidate, list of candidates,
referendum initiative, including remuneration to persons engaged in collection of signatures of
voters, referendum participants;
 b) election campaigning, referendum campaigning, and payment for works (services) of
information and advisory nature;
 c) payment for other work (services) performed by citizens or legal entities, and
payment of other expenses directly related to conduct of their election campaigns by
candidates, election associations, to the activity of the referendum initiative group aimed at
putting forward a referendum initiative, collecting signatures in support of this initiative, and
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obtaining a certain result at the referendum, to the activity of other referendum initiative groups
aimed at obtaining a certain result at the referendum;
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 d) Ceased to be in force. – The Federal Law of February 9, 2009, No.3-FZ

 31 The Federal Law may establish creation of electoral funds means of which shall be
used only to cover expensed referred to in Paragraphs “b” and “c”, Clause 3 of this Article.
(Clause 31 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. Contracts (agreements) with citizens and legal entities for performance of certain
work (services) related to the election campaign of candidate, election association, to a
referendum campaign, shall be concluded personally by candidate or his authorized
representative for financial issues, authorized representative for financial issues of election
association, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. Settlements for
performance of such work (services) between candidate, election association, referendum
initiative group, another referendum participant group and legal entities shall be effected only by
bank transfers.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. Citizens and legal entities shall be entitled to provide financial support to candidate,
election association, referendum initiative group only through corresponding electoral funds,
referendum funds. Expenditure for the purpose of achieving a certain result at elections,
referendum of funds not transferred to electoral funds, referendum funds shall be prohibited. It
shall be prohibited without a written consent of candidate or his authorized representative for
financial issues, authorized representative for financial issues of election association,
referendum initiative group, and without payment out of corresponding electoral fund,
referendum fund, to perform paid work, sell goods, render paid services that are directly or
indirectly related to elections, referendum or aimed at obtaining certain results at elections, at
putting forwards referendum initiative, obtaining a certain result at a referendum. Legal entities,
their subsidiaries, branches, representative offices, and other subdivisions are not allowed to
perform free of charge, or at unreasonably low rates, any work, services, sell goods that are
directly or indirectly related to elections, referendum or are aimed at obtaining a certain result at
elections, at putting forward referendum initiative, obtaining a certain result at a referendum.
Material support of a candidate, election association, referendum initiative group aimed at
achieving a certain result at elections, referendum may only be provided in case of its
compensation at expense of corresponding electoral fund, referendum fund. A citizen may
voluntarily and personally perform work, services in relation to preparation and conduct of
elections, referendum without engaging any third parties.
(Clause 5 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 6. Candidates, election associations, referendum initiative groups are entitled to use for
payment of administrative and technical events aimed at collection of signatures of voters,
referendum participants, and at election campaign, referendum question campaign, and other
activity aimed at achieving of a certain result at elections, referendum only monetary fund
(including their own funds and funds of election association) that were transferred to their
electoral funds, referendum funds in the order established by the law.
 Election association that nominated list of candidates is entitled to use for the purpose
of its election campaign and without payment out of its electoral fund its movable and
immovable property (except securities, print materials and consumables) at his disposal
(including on a leasehold basis) as of the day of the official publication (making public) of the
decision to call elections.
(Clause 6 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 7. Credit institution that is a holder of a special electoral account, a special referendum
account shall, at the request of corresponding commission, candidate, election association,
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referendum initiative group, periodically provide them with information on receipt of funds on
and withdrawal of funds from the electoral account of this candidate, election association,
special referendum account of this referendum initiative group. At the request of corresponding
commission and in relation to corresponding electoral fund, referendum fund at the request of
the candidate, election association, referendum initiative group the credit institution that is a
holder of a special electoral account, a special referendum account shall, within three days or if
the request is submitted three days prior to the voting day - immediately, issue certified copies
of initial financial documents evidencing receipt and spending out of electoral funds,
referendum funds.
(Clause 7 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. Before the voting day at elections, referendum, corresponding election commission
shall periodically provide the information on receipt and spending out of electoral funds,
referendum funds to mass media for publication. Editorial boards of state and municipal print
periodicals, in accordance with the level of the election, referendum shall publish the said
information provided to them by commissions for publication within three days of receipt of such
information. The scope of information that is required to be published shall be established by
the law.

 9. Not later than in 30 days from the day of the official publication of the election results,
candidate, election association shall provide corresponding commission with final financial
report on the size of their electoral fund, sources used for its creation and on all expenditure out
such electoral fund. Term of provision of the final financial report by referendum initiative group
shall be established by the law. The final financial report shall be provided together with initial
financial documents evidencing receipt and spending out of the electoral fund, referendum
fund. The list of documents to be attached to final financial documents shall be established by
commission organizing elections, referendum. The law may establish that candidate, election
association shall provide the first financial report together with presentation of documents for
registration, and referendum initiative group – together with signature lists.
(Clause 9 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 91 Copies of financial reports referred to in Clause 9 of this Article shall be submitted by
commission to editorial boards of mass media for their publication not later than in five days
from the day of their receipt. The law may establish that editorial boards of state and municipal
print periodicals (according to the level of elections, referendum) shall publish financial reports
(extracts from financial report) provided by commissions in term established by this law.
(Clause 91 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 10. Ceased to be in force from August 1, 2009. – The Federal Law of July 19, 2009,
No.203-FZ.

 11. Candidates, election associations, referendum initiative groups shall transfer any
unspent funds remaining on the special electoral account, referendum account after the voting
day to citizens and legal entities that made donations to their electoral funds, referendum funds
in proportion to the donations. After the expiration of the period of thirty days from the voting
day, the credit institution at written order of corresponding commission without further
authorization shall transfer funds due to such commission to commission account, and the rest
of unspent funds on special electoral fund, special referendum funds shall be transferred to the
revenue of corresponding budget in 60 days from the voting day.
(Clause 11 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 12. The procedure for taxation of electoral funds, referendum funds, voluntary donations
and transfers to the said funds, and spending of the said funds shall be established by the
federal laws.
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 13. Commissions shall exercise control over formation and spending of electoral funds,
referendum funds. Bodies of registration of citizens of the Russian Federation at their place of
stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation, executive power bodies in charge of
state registration of legal entities or authorized to register non-profit organizations within five
days from the day of receipt of request of corresponding commission to verify data provided by
citizens and legal entities at transfer or contribution of donations to electoral funds, referendum
funds free of charge and notify commission of the results of such verification.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of December 30, 2006, No.274-
FZ)