§ Article 63(untitled)

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 1. In order to participate in elections, a referendum, a voter, referendum participant shall
be receive a ballot.
(Clause 1 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 2. Ballots shall be produced solely on the instruction of corresponding commission.
Numbering of ballots shall not be allowed. The number of produced ballots shall not exceed the
number of registered voters, referendum participants by more than 1.5 percent.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 21 In order to help visually impaired voters, referendum participants by the decision of
corresponding election commission special stencils shall be made for independent filling in of
ballots including with the use of Braille alphabet. Election precincts, referendum precincts that
shall have such stencils prepared are determined by the decisions of commission organizing
elections, referendum, and at election to federal bodies of state power – by the decision of
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation.
(Clause 21 introduced by the Federal Law of June 14, 2011, No.143-FZ)
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 3. At election to federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of the subject of the
Russian Federation ballots shall be protected from forgery with the use of paper with water
marks or micro-inscriptions and (or) protective grid, or with the use of special mark (stamp). The
order of production and use of special marks (stamps), their number and requirements to
provision of subordinate commissions with special marks (stamps) by superior commission are
approved by commission organizing elections not later than in 60 days prior to the voting day.
(Clause 3 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 31 At election to bodies of local self-government (except election to representative body
of municipal formation carried out in electoral districts, population of which does not exceed five
thousand people) ballots are produced with the use of paper with color background printed at a
printing organization or micro-inscription and (or) protective grid.
(Clause 31 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
Ballots shall be produced:

 4. The form and the text of the ballot, the quantity of ballots, and the procedure for
supervision over their production shall be approved by corresponding commissions not later
than 2o days before the voting day. The text shall be printed only on one side of the ballot. In
the event of a repeat voting, the text of the ballot, the quantity of ballots shall be approved by
corresponding commission together with taking a decision to conduct repeat voting.
 (as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, №.93-FZ)

 5. During voting for candidates, surnames of registered candidates shall be arranged in
the ballot in the alphabetical order, and the ballot shall contain the following information about
each registered candidate:
 а) surname, first name, patronymic;
 b) year of birth;
 c) name of a Russian Federation subject, district, city, other settlement where the
candidate resides;
(Paragraph “c” as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 d) main place of work or service, official position (occupation, if there is no main place of
work or service);
 e) if a candidate is a deputy and exercises his powers on a non-permanent basis, this
fact and the name of the representative body;
 f) if a candidate was nominated by election association – words “Nominated by election
association” with abbreviated name of election association;
(Paragraph “f” as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 g) if a candidate is a self-nominated candidate – word “self-nomination”;
(Paragraph “g” as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 h) ceased to be in force. – The Federal Law of February 9, 2009, No.3-FZ.
 Sub-paragraphs from ten to eleven ceased to be in force. – The Federal Law of July 21,
2005, No.93-FZ.

 51 If a registered candidate nominated directly in accordance with Clause 2, Article 33
of this Federal Law indicated in application to stand for election his membership in some
political party, the ballot shall contain abbreviated name of this political party, other public
association and the status of the registered candidate in this political party, other public
association.
(Clause 51 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, as amended by the
Federal Law of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ)

 52 If a registered candidate nominated by election association in single-seat (multi-seat)
electoral district is also included into the registered list of candidates, ballot shall contain this
information.
(Clause 52 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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 6. During voting on lists of candidates, the ballot shall contain abbreviated names of
election associations arranged in an order determined during the draw, as well as surnames,
first names, patronymics of at least first three candidates from the list and (or) its respective
regional part, and black-and-white emblems of election associations.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 7. If a registered candidate indicated in the ballot has a conviction that has not been
withdrawn or spent, the ballot shall contain information on candidate's convictions.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 25, 2006, No.128-FZ)

 8. A blank box shall be placed to the right of the data of each registered candidate
indicated under Clauses 5, 51, 52 and 6 of this Article, to the right of the name of each election
association.
(Clause 8 as amended by the Federal Law of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ)

 81 If in accordance with Clause 35, Article 38 of this Federal Law the voting is carried
out with relation to only one candidate, options for will expression of voters with words “Yes”
and “No” shall be placed under data on registered candidate referred to in Clauses 5, 51, 52 and
6 of this Article and blank boxes shall be placed to the right of such words.
(Clause 81 introduced by the Federal Law of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ)

 9. For voting at a referendum, the ballot shall contain the text of the question put to
referendum and indicate the options for will expression of voters with words "Yes" or "No" with
blank boxes to the right of such words. If a regulatory act draft is put to referendum, ballot shall
contain its text or the name of such regulatory draft.
(Clause 9 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 10. Ballots shall be printed in Russian language. Subject to a decision of the
commission specified by the law, ballots shall be printed in Russian language and in the official
language of the given republic comprised in the Russian Federation and, in the necessary
cases, in the languages of the peoples of the Russian Federation in the territories of their dense
settlement. If ballots for election precinct, referendum precinct are printed in two or more
languages, the Russian text shall be printed in each ballot.

 11. The ballots produced by a printing organization shall be handed over, on the basis
of a certificate, to members of commission that placed an order for their production. The
certificate shall indicate the date and time when it was filed and the quantity of the ballots
delivered. After the ballots packed in bundles are handed over in the quantity corresponding to
the order, the personnel of the printing organization shall destroy surplus ballots (if any) and
shall file a certificate to this effect. Not later than in two days before the receipt of ballots from
corresponding printing organization, commission that placed order for ballots production shall
take a decision on place and time of delivery of ballots to members of this commission,
destroying of ballots. Any member of this commission, any candidate whose surname is in a
ballot (except candidates whose surnames are in the list of candidates), or representative of
such candidate, representative of any election association which is named in ballot, referendum
initiative group, any other referendum participants group are entitled to put their signatures in
the certificates mentioned in this Clause.
(Clause 11 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 12. Commission that placed an order for production of ballots upon receiving ballots
from printing organization shall deliver them under an acceptance certificate to subordinate
commissions in term established by commission organizing elections, referendum on the basis
of its decision on distribution of ballots. Subordinate commissions shall deliver ballots in the
same order to commission that are subordinate to them, including precinct commission.
Delivery of ballot by superior commission to subordinate commission shall be registered in an
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acceptance act, in two copies, which shall indicate date and time of its filing and the number of
delivered ballots.
(Clause 12 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 13. Delivery of ballots to precinct commissions shall be made not later than in one day
before the voting day (including early voting). At each election precinct, referendum precinct the
number of delivered ballots shall not exceed the number of voters, referendum participants
registered in given election precinct, referendum precinct by 0.5 percent (but not less than by
two ballots), and cover less than 70 percent of voters, referendum participants included in lists
of voters, referendum participant in corresponding election precinct, referendum precinct as of
the day of delivery of ballots. At delivery of ballots to precinct commissions ballots shall be
counted and discarded, and discarded ballots (if any detected) shall be destroyed by members
of commission that delivers ballots, which shall be recorded in a special certificate.
(Clause 13 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 14. Delivery of ballots by superior commission to subordinate commission, their discard
and destruction may be attended by members of these commissions, candidates referred to in
Clause 11 of this Article or their representatives, as well as representatives of election
associations referred to in Clause 11 of this Article, referendum initiative group, other
referendum participants groups. Corresponding commission shall notify the listed person on
place and time of delivery of ballots. This commission shall also provide an opportunity to
attend delivery of ballots to each candidate referred to in Clause 11 of this Article and to not
less than one representative of such candidate, to not less than one representative of each
election association referred to in Clause 11 of this Article, and to not less than one
representative of referendum initiative group, other referendum participants groups. Each of the
listed persons is entitled to sign acts filed during delivery of ballots as well as during their
discard and destruction (if any).
(Clause 14 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 15. Chairmen of commissions that perform delivery, acceptance and storage of ballots
shall be responsible for delivery and safety of ballots.
(Clause 15 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 16. Signatures of two voting members of precinct commission certified by the precinct
commission's seal shall be put in the upper right corner on the face of all ballots received by
precinct commission.

 17. If a registered candidate whose surname, name and patronymic are entered into a
ballot is withdrawn from the list of candidates, upon cancelation of registration of candidate, list
of candidates after ballots are produced, territorial, district, precinct commissions shall, on the
instruction of the commission that registered this candidate, list of candidates, cross out the
data on this candidate, list of candidates in ballots. If amendments regarding data on candidate,
election association shall be entered into produced ballot, these amendments may be entered
by members of territorial, district or precinct commission in handwriting or with the use of
technical equipment.
(Clause 17 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 18. If in accordance with the law a decision is taken to register candidates, lists of
candidates, on transfer the seat in case of repeat voting to next registered candidate instead of
withdrawn after ballots are produced and in less than ten days prior to the voting day,
commission that registered candidate, list of candidates is entitled to take decision on entering
data on such registered candidate, list of candidates into produced ballots in handwriting or with
the use of technical equipment.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ) .
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 19. In exceptional cases, in election precincts, referendum precincts formed in remote
and hard-to-reach areas, on ships at sea on the voting day, at polar stations, in precincts
formed outside the territory of the Russian Federation electoral documents, including ballots,
may be produced by precinct commission itself. Decision to produce such documents,
indicating the required quantity of ballots and the deadline for their production shall be taken by
this precinct commission in coordination with superior commission.

 20. On the voting day, after the voting time ends, commissions shall count and cancel
unused ballots. In precinct commissions, this procedure is carried out in accordance with
Clause 3, Article 68 of this Federal Law. In other commissions, certificates of ballot cancelation
specifying the number of canceled ballots shall be drawn up. Persons indicated in Clause 3,
Article 30 of this Federal Law may be present when ballots are being canceled. Canceled
ballots shall be kept by commission secretary together with other commission documents.

 21. During elections, referendum with the use of complex for electronic voting an
electronic ballot is used. The form and text of electronic ballot shall be approved by
corresponding commission not later than in 20 days prior to the voting day and shall meet
requirements stipulated by Clauses 5-10 of this Article. In case of repeat voting the text of
electronic ballot shall be approved by corresponding commission together with taking the
decision on conduct of repeat voting.
(Clause 21 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)