§ Article 68(untitled)

rocedure of Counting Votes Cast by Voters, Referendum Participants and
Compilation of Protocol of Voting Results by Precinct Commission

 1. Vote counting shall be open and transparent, with all actions and results of the
counting of ballots and votes of voters, referendum participants carried out by the voting
members of the precinct commission being consecutively announced and entered in the
enlarged form of the protocol of voting results.

 2. Counting of votes of voters, referendum participants starts after the voting time expires
and shall be continued without interruption until the voting results are established. The said
voting results shall be made known to all members of the precinct commission and observers. If
elections of different levels coincide, the counting of votes for election to federal bodies of state
power shall be carried out first, then – to bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation, and then – to bodies of local self-government.

 3. After the end of voting, the voting members of the precinct commission in the presence
of the persons mentioned in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal Law shall count unused ballots,
cancel them by cutting off the lower left corner of such ballots, announce the number of
cancelled unused ballots, as well as ballots spoilt by voters, referendum participants during the
voting, and enter these numbers into line 7 of the protocol of voting results and in the enlarged
form of this protocol in the polling station. If technical equipment for vote counting is used,
obtained data upon its announcement is entered into line 7 of the enlarged from of the protocol
of voting results.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. The chairman, the deputy chairman or the secretary of the precinct commission shall
clarify, announce the number of ballots received by the precinct commission and enter this
number in line 2 of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission and its enlarged
form (data on ballots taken out of envelopes of early voters, referendum participants in the
premises of territorial commission, commission of municipal formation is not included in this
number). If technical equipment for vote counting is used, obtained data upon its
announcement is entered into line 2 of the enlarged from of the protocol of voting results.
(as amended by the Federal Law of May 31, 2010, No.112-FZ)

 5. Before starting to count votes of voters, referendum participants the voting members of
the precinct commission shall enter the following summary data in each page of the list of
voters, referendum participants related to this page:
 a) the number of voters, referendum participants included in the list of voters, referendum
participants as of the end of voting (without account of voters, referendum participants who
received absentee certificates from territorial commission (election commission of municipal
formation, district election commission) and precinct commission and voters, referendum
participants removed from the list for other reasons);
(as amended by the Federal Law of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)
 b) the number of ballots issued to voters, referendum participants at the polling station on
the voting day (as established on the basis of the number of signatures of voters, referendum
participants in the list of voters, referendum participants);
 c) the number of ballots issued to voters, referendum participants who voted outside the
polling station (as established on the basis of the number of appropriate entries in the list of
voters, referendum participants);
 d) the number of ballots issued to early voters, referendum participants (as established on
the basis of the number of appropriate entries in the list of voters, referendum participants and
verified in accordance with the list of early voted voters, referendum participants);
 e) the number of absentee certificates issued by the precinct commission to voters,
referendum participants at the election precinct, referendum precinct;
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 e1) the number of absentee certificates issued by territorial commission (election
commission of municipal formation, district election commission) to voters, referendum
participants;
(Paragraph “e1” introduced by the Federal Law of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)
 f) the number of voters, referendum participants who voted at the election precinct,
referendum precinct on the basis of absentee certificates;

 6. After the data mentioned in Clause 5 of this Article has been entered, each page of the
list of voters, referendum participants shall be signed by the voting member of the precinct
commission who entered this data and then this voting member of the precinct commission
shall announce this data and make it known to the chairman, the deputy chairman or the
secretary of the precinct commission and to the persons present at vote counting. The
chairman, the deputy chairman or the secretary of the precinct election commission shall
announce the summarized data obtained by summing up the data established in accordance
with Clause 5 of this Article for all pages of the list of voters, referendum participants, write this
data on the last page of the list of voters, referendum participants and certify it with his
signature and the seal of the precinct commission. The announced data shall be entered in the
corresponding lines of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission and its enlarged
form, and if technical equipment for vote counting was used – only in the corresponding lines of
the enlarged form of the protocol:
 a) number of voters, referendum participants included in the list of voters, referendum
participants as of the end of voting - in line 1;
 b) number of ballots issued to early voters, referendum participants - in lines 3 and 4;
 c) number of ballots issued to voters, referendum participants at the polling station on the
voting day - in line 5;
 d) number of ballots issued to voters, referendum participants who voted outside the
polling station on the voting day - in line 6;
 e) number of absentee certificates received by precinct commission - in line 11a;
 f) number of absentee certificates issued by precinct commission to voters, referendum
participants at election precinct, referendum precinct – in line 11b;
 g) number of voters, referendum participants who voted at election precinct, referendum
precinct on the basis of absentee certificates - in line 11c;
 h) number of absentee certificates cancelled at election precinct, referendum precinct – in
line 11d;
 i) number of absentee certificates issued to voters, referendum participants by territorial
commission (election commission of municipal formation, district election commission) - in line
11e.
 Upon exercising of these activities the following check proportion is verified: the number
of absentee certificates received by precinct commission shall be equal to the sum of number of
absentee certificates issued by precinct commission to voters, referendum participants at
election precinct, referendum precinct before the voting day and number of cancelled absentee
certificated at election precinct, referendum precinct. If this check proportion is not satisfied,
precinct commission takes decision on additional counting of data entered in list of voters,
referendum participants and cancelled absentee certificates. If as the result of additional
counting the check proportion is not satisfied either, precinct commission takes a corresponding
decision that is attached to a protocol of voting results and enters the data on the difference into
line 11f of the protocol of voting results and its enlarged form. If the given check proportion is
satisfied, the line 11f contains “0”.
 Data is entered into lines 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e and 11f of the protocol of voting results
and its enlarged form if the law establishes voting on the basis of absentee certificates.
 If the law establishes repeat voting at elections, the order of accounting of absentee
certificates shall be established by this law.
 After that the list of voters, referendum participants shall be made available for
examination of observers and other persons mentioned in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal
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Law, and the non-voting members of the precinct commission may make sure that the counting
was carried out correctly.
(Clause 6 as amended by the Federal Law of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)

 7. No further work shall be carried out with the list of voters, referendum participants until
check proportion of data entered in the protocol of precinct commission of voting results is
verified in accordance with Clause 22 of this Article. In the meantime, the list of voters,
referendum participants shall be kept in a safe or at some other place specially equipped for
safe storage of documents. The chairman or the secretary of the precinct commission shall
make arrangements for the safe storage of the list of voters, referendum participants so as to
make it inaccessible to the persons present at the polling station.

 8. Vote counting shall be carried out on the basis of ballots contained in the ballot boxes
by the voting members of the precinct commission.

 9. Non-voting members of the precinct commission, other persons mentioned in Clause
3, Article 30 of this Federal Law may be present when votes of voters, referendum participants
are being counted.

 10. Votes of voters, referendum participants shall be counted at the polling station, in
special places fitted out so as to be accessible to the voting and non-voting members of the
precinct commission. Voting members of the precinct commission, with the exception of the
chairman (deputy chairman) and the secretary of the precinct commission, shall be prohibited
from using any writing utensils during vote counting, save as otherwise provided by Clauses 12,
16 and 17 of this Article. All actions of members of the precinct commission shall be in the field
of vision of the persons present at vote counting.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 11. When sorting out the ballots the precinct commission shall separate ballots of non-
standard form. Non-standard ballots shall not be accounted when votes are counted.

 12. First of all, ballots shall be counted in the mobile ballot boxes. Before opening the
mobile ballots boxes, integrity of the seals on the boxes shall be checked. Votes shall be
counted so as to avoid violating the secrecy of voting. The number of standard ballots taken out
of the ballot boxes shall be announced and entered in line 8 of the protocol of voting results of
the precinct commission and its enlarged form. If the number of standard ballots found in the
mobile ballot box exceeds the number of applications of voters, referendum participants, with
notes on the number of received ballots, all ballots in the given mobile ballot box shall be
declared invalid by the decision of the precinct commission and this fact shall be recorded in a
separate certificate which shall be attached to the corresponding protocol of voting results. This
certificate shall indicate the surnames and initials of the members of the precinct commission
who conducted voting outside the polling station using this mobile ballot box. The number of
ballots thus invalidated shall be announced, entered in the aforementioned certificate and
subsequently added to the number of invalid ballots found when the ballots were sorted out.
The reason why the ballot was invalidated shall be noted on the face of all such ballots, in the
boxes related to options “Yes” and “No” (“For” and “Against”). The note shall be signed by two
voting members of the precinct commission and certified by the precinct commission's seal.
Such ballots shall be packed separately, sealed and shall not be accounted during further vote
counting.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ)

 13. Stationary ballot boxes shall be opened after the integrity of their seals is checked.

 14. Members of the precinct commission shall sort out the ballots taken out of the mobile
and stationary ballot boxes and put them into separate bundles according to the votes cast for
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each candidate (each list of candidates), for options “Yes” and “No” (“For” and “Against”) and
separate non-standard and invalid ballots. While sorting out the ballots, the voting members of
the precinct commission shall read aloud the notes made by voters, referendum participants on
ballots and show the ballots for examination to all persons present at vote counting. The notes
on two and more ballots shall not be read aloud simultaneously.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ)

 15. During elections in multi-seat electoral districts and in case a voter has more than
one vote, sorting out of ballots marked in favor of each candidate is not performed. Notes made
by voter in each of ballots shall be announced with presentation of the ballot to examination to
all persons present at vote counting. The notes on two and more ballots shall not be read
aloud simultaneously. Upon announcement the data in the ballot shall be entered into a special
table containing surnames of all candidates in the ballot and summed up.

 16. If the number of referendum participants who voted early in the premises of
territorial commission, election commission of municipal formation and precinct commission (in
the event of early voting only in the premises of precinct commission – the number of
referendum participants who voted early in the premises of precinct commission) amounts to
less than one percent of the total number of referendum participants included in the list of
referendum participants at referendum precinct (but not less than ten referendum participants),
precinct commission by the request of any commission member, observer shall carry out
separate counting of votes with relation to ballots, back of which have a seal of precinct
commission in accordance with Clause 8, Article 65 of this Federal Law. The results of this
counting shall be recorded in a certificate that is attached to the protocol of voting results. Such
ballots shall be packed separately and sealed.
(Clause 16 as amended by the Federal Law of May 31, 2010, No.112-FZ)

 17. Invalid ballots shall be counted and summed up separately. Ballots shall be
recognized invalid if they do not contain any marks in the boxes against the surnames of
candidates, names of election associations in the boxes related to options “Yes” and “No” (“For”
and “Against”) or if more boxes than one are marked in a ballot. If any doubts arise with regard
to the expression of will of voter, referendum participant, the ballot shall be put apart in a
separate bundle and, after the ballots are sorted out, the precinct commission shall take a
decision on the validity of each doubtful ballot by voting. A note explaining the reasons why the
ballot was recognized valid or invalid shall be made on the back of such ballots. This note shall
be certified by the signatures of not less than two voting members of the precinct commission
and the commission's seal. The ballot pronounced valid or invalid shall be put in the
corresponding bundle of ballots. The total number of invalid ballots (including the ballots
invalidated in accordance with Clause 9, Article 65 of this Federal Law) shall be announced and
entered in line 10 of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission and its enlarged
form.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 12, 2006, No.107-FZ, of
May 31, 2010, No.112-FZ)

 18. After that the sorted out standard ballots shall be counted separately in each bundle,
according to the votes cast for each candidate, list of candidates, options “Yes” and “No” (“For”
and “Against”). Ballots are counted by putting them from one part of bundle to another so that
people present at vote counting could see the mark made by the voter, referendum participant
on each ballot. Ballots from different bundles shall not be counted simultaneously. The data
thus obtained shall be announced and entered in line 12 and subsequent lines of the protocol of
voting results of the precinct commission and its enlarged form.
 (as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, №.93-FZ, of July 12, 2006,
№.107-FZ)
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 19. The voting members of precinct commission count and enter the number of valid
ballots into line 11 of the protocol of voting results and its enlarged form.

 20. The voting members of the precinct commission shall count, announce and enter the
number of valid ballots of standard form in stationary ballot boxes into line 9 of the protocol of
voting results and its enlarged form..

 21. After that observers may examine the sorted out ballots under the supervision of
voting members of the precinct commission, and non-voting members of the commission may
make sure that the counting was carried out correctly.

 22. After non-voting members of the precinct commission and observers examine the
sorted out ballots, verification of check proportion of data entered in the protocol of voting
results of the precinct commission shall be carried out. If this check proportion is not satisfied,
the precinct commission shall decide to carry out additional data calculation for all or some of
the lines of the protocol, including additional counting of ballots. If, after additional calculation
the check proportion is not satisfied either, the precinct commission shall draw up a statement
to this effect to be attached to the protocol and shall enter the information about the difference
in lines 11g and 11h of the protocol. If changes have to be made to the protocol on the basis of
additional calculations, a new blank form of the protocol shall be completed and appropriate
alterations shall be made in the enlarged form of the protocol. If the check proportion is
satisfied, the digit “0” shall be put in lines 11g and 11h.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)

 23. After the counting has been completed the sorted ballots shall be packed in separate
bundles and then put in bags or boxes with indication of the number of election precinct,
referendum precinct. The bags or boxes shall be sealed and may be opened only by a decision
of superior commission or a court. Voting and non-voting members of the precinct election
commission may sign these bags or boxes. Packing is carried out in the presence of persons
referred to in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal Law that are provided with opportunity to sing
such bags or boxes.

 24. In case of use of technical equipment for vote counting upon completion of work with
the list of voters, referendum participants in the presence of non-voting members of precinct
commission, observers, other persons referred to in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal Law:
 a) if by any reason voting at the polling station was temporarily carried out without the use
of technical equipment for vote counting, precinct commission shall check integrity of seals on a
special compartment of this technical equipment or on reserved stationary ballot box, open this
box and put all ballots it contains into the technical equipment for vote counting in the manner
that does not violate the secrecy of voting;
 b) precinct commission shall count ballots in mobile ballot boxes in the manner provided
for by Clause 12 of this Article, then all ballots shall be put into the technical equipment for vote
counting switched to the mode of counting of votes from mobile ballot boxes. Ballots shall be
put into the equipment in the manner that does not violate the secrecy of voting;
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 c) precinct commission enters the data received at the stage of working with the list of
voters, referendum participants, i.e. data entered into lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11a, 11b, 11c,
11d, 11e, 11f of enlarged form of the protocol of voting results into the technical equipment;
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)
 d) precinct commission shall print the protocol of voting results produced by the
technical equipment for vote counting, announce and enter corresponding data into lines 8, 9,
10, 11, 12 and subsequent lines of the enlarged form of the protocol of voting results;
 e) precinct commission shall verify the check proportion of data entered into the protocol
of voting results. If this check proportion is not satisfied, precinct commission may take a
decision on additional calculation for all or separate lines of the protocol of voting results
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including additional manual count of ballots. If as the result of additional count the check
proportion is not satisfied either, precinct commission takes a corresponding decision attached
to the protocol of voting results and enters the data on difference in lines 11g and 11h of the
protocol of the voting results;
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of October 4, 2010, No.263-FZ)
 f) in case provided for by Clause 16 of this Article precinct commission performs sorting
out of ballots by separating the ballots that were taken out of envelopes of early voted
referendum participants with the seal of precinct commission on their backs. Separate vote
counting for these ballots shall be performed manually of with the use of technical equipment
for vote counting. Precinct commission shall file a statement on the results of this count that
shall be attached to the protocol of voting results.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of May 31, 2010, No.112-FZ)

 25. Precinct commission shall consider all complaints (appeals) of voters, referendum
participants, persons present at vote counting received on the voting day before the end of vote
counting and take corresponding decisions that shall be filed together with the first copy of the
protocol of precinct commission of voting results. In case of reasoned complaints (appeals) of
persons present at vote counting, precinct commission that used the technical equipment for
vote counting is entitled to make a decision on immediate count of votes without this equipment
(manual count). If as the result of this count there is a difference of more than one percent
(calculated by division of smaller number by greater number), but not less than three units
between the data of manual vote counting and the data received with the use of technical
equipment of vote counting for any of the following lines: 10, 11, 12 and subsequent lines of the
protocol of voting results of precinct commission, a protocol of voting results on the basis of
manual count is filed. If such difference is not revealed, the protocol filed with the use of the
data of technical equipment for vote counting is signed and the statement on matching the data
received during repeat vote counting with the initial data shall be prepared and submitted to
superior commission together with the protocol of voting results of precinct commission.

 26. After all necessary actions and all counting operations are completed it shall be
mandatory for the precinct commission to hold a final meeting at which it shall consider
complaints (appeals) concerning violations committed during the voting and counting of votes of
voters, referendum participants. Then the precinct election commission shall sign its protocol of
voting results and issue copies of the protocol to persons mentioned in Clause 3, Article 30 of
this Federal Law. The protocol of voting results shall be prepared in duplicate and shall be
signed by all present voting members of the precinct commission, with the indication of the date
and time (hours and minutes) when the protocol was signed. If prepared with the use of
technical equipment for vote counting or an e-voting complex the protocol shall become legally
valid after it is signed by the aforementioned persons. The protocol shall not be completed with
a pencil and no alterations shall be made therein. Signing of such protocol in violation of these
rules may constitute a ground for invalidation of this protocol and for a vote recount.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 27. If some voting members of the precinct commission were absent when the protocol of
voting results of the precinct commission was prepared, a note to this effect shall be made in
the protocol indicating the reason for their absence. The protocol shall be valid if it is signed by
the majority of the established number of the voting members of the precinct commission. If the
signature of at least one voting member of the precinct commission under the protocol is put for
this member by some other commission member or by some other person, this shall constitute
a ground for invalidation of this protocol and for a vote recount.

 28. At the signing of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission any voting
member of the precinct commission who does not agree with the protocol may append his
special opinion to the protocol and this fact shall be noted in the protocol.
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 29. Upon the request of any member of the precinct commission or any person
mentioned in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal Law, immediately after signing the protocol of
voting results (including a repeat protocol) the precinct commission, shall provide these persons
with certified copy of the protocol. The provision of certified copy of the protocol shall be
recorded by the precinct commission in a special register and the person who receives a
certified copy of the protocol shall sign for its receipt in the register. The responsibility for
completeness and accuracy of the data contained in a copy of the protocol shall be imposed on
the person who certified this copy.
(Clause 29 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 30. The first copy of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission, after it was
signed by all present voting members of the precinct commission and its certified copies were
provided to all persons entitled to receive them, shall be, without delay, delivered to superior
commission and shall not be returned to the precinct commission. The attached to the first copy
documents shall include special opinions of voting members of the precinct commission; the
complaints (appeals) concerning violations of the laws that establish the procedure of conduct
of elections, referendum received by the precinct commission on the voting day and before the
end of counting of votes of voters, referendum participants; the decisions taken by the precinct
commission in connection with these complaints (appeals); certificates, statements and
registers of the precinct commission. Certified copies of these documents and decisions of the
precinct commission shall be attached to the second copy of the protocol of voting results. The
first copy of the protocol of voting results with the attached documents shall be delivered to
superior commission by the chairman or the secretary of the precinct commission or some
other voting member of the precinct commission designated by its chairman. Such delivery of
the protocol may be witnessed by other members of the precinct commission and by observers
sent to the given precinct election commission.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 31. The second copy of the protocol of voting results of the precinct commission shall be
made available for examination to the persons mentioned in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal
Law and its certified copy shall be displayed to the general public at a place designated by the
precinct commission. The second copy of the protocol together with the election documents
established by the law, including the sealed ballots, the lists of voters, referendum participants,
and the seal of precinct commission shall be delivered to superior commission for safe storage.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 32. Precinct commissions shall, by the decision of the Central Election Commission of
the Russian Federation or on its instruction on the basis of the decision of corresponding
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation at elections, referenda use
technological equipment for vote counting or electronic voting complexes. If the voting days at
elections and (or) referenda of various levels coincide, the use of technical equipment for voter
counting, electronic voting complexes is mandatory for vote counting at all elections and (or)
referenda of all levels. The list of election precincts, referendum precincts that shall use
technical equipment for vote counting and electronic voting complexes is determined by the
Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation or, on its instruction, by corresponding
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 If a precinct commission uses the technical equipment for vote counting, votes shall be
counted in accordance with the provisions of Clause 24 of this Article. It may be established by
the law or by a decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, if such
law does not exist, that at not less than 5 percent of election precincts, referendum precincts
(but at least three electoral precincts, referendum precincts) to be determined by draw within
the territory of operation of one territorial commission the votes cast by voters, referendum
participants shall be subject to check recount to be carried out by voting members of precinct
commissions (manual vote counting). Such draw shall be performed by superior commission
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within half an hour after the end of the voting time and the results of the draw shall be
immediately communicated to each relevant precinct commission. If the voting days at elections
and (or) referenda of various levels coincide, the check vote recount procedure shall be
determined by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation or by corresponding
election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, depending on the level of the
election, referendum.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 All persons present at a polling station of the election precinct, referendum precinct
where the technical equipment for vote counting was used shall be informed on the possibility
of a check (manual) vote recount. Manual vote counting shall be carried out in the presence of
observers, other persons listed in Clause 3, Article 30 of this Federal Law. In election precincts,
referendum precincts determined by draw, the manual vote counting shall be carried out in
accordance with the procedure established by Clauses 8-11, 13-15, 17-19, 21-23 of this Article.
As a result of such manual vote counting, either a new protocol of voting results shall be
compiled (if a difference of more than one percent (obtained by division of difference between
the data on manual vote counting and the data obtained with the use of technical equipment for
vote counting by greater number), but not less than three units, is found between the results of
the manual vote counting and the results of the counting with the use of the technical
equipment for vote counting equipment in relation to at least one of the following lines: 10, 11,
12 and the subsequent lines of the protocol of voting results of precinct commission), with the
note “Repeat” that shall be submitted to superior commission together with the initial protocol of
voting results of precinct commission, or a statement on matching the data obtained as the
result of vote recounting with the initial data is filed and submitted to superior commission
together with the protocol of voting results of precinct commission. The chairman of the precinct
commission of election precinct, referendum precinct that was determined by draw for the
purpose of check (manual) vote recount shall, immediately after the results of such check
(manual) vote recount are established, inform superior commission of the obtained results.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
 Superior commission that determined by the draw the election precincts, referendum
precincts subject to the check (manual) vote recount shall, without delay after the information
on the results of the check (manual) vote recount is received from the chairmen of precinct
commissions of the said election precincts, referendum precincts, make a relevant decision
including a decision to conduct the check (manual) vote recount in all election precincts,
referendum precincts where a manual vote count was not conducted and which are located in
corresponding territory, if as a result of check (manual) vote recount a new protocol of voting
results was compiled due to a difference, in lines 10, 11, 12 and the subsequent lines of the
protocol, between the data obtained with the use of the technical equipment for vote counting
and the data of the manual vote count even at one election precinct, referendum precinct
determined by the draw.
 Precinct commissions of election precincts, referendum precincts at which the technical
equipment for vote counting was used shall, after the voting results are established through the
manual vote count and a new protocol of voting results or certificates stating matching of the
data is signed in the procedure set forth in Clause 30 of this Article, submit the protocols to
superior commission.

 33. While using technical equipment for vote counting it shall be prohibited to disclose the
data on vote counting before the end of voting at election precinct, referendum precinct except
the data on the total number of voted voters, referendum participants.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 34. The data of the protocol of voting results, including the data obtained with the use of
technical equipment for vote counting, shall be submitted to superior commission through
technical communication channels (except voice communication channels) of GAS “Vybory” or
other technical system of information transfer, and the first copy of the protocol of voting results
and all election documents, referendum documents, including ballots, shall be as soon as
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possible submitted to superior commission or directly through diplomatic or consular missions
of the Russian Federation, or by other means that ensure safety of election documents,
referendum documents and its delivery to the point of destination. The Federal Law may
establish that all election documents, referendum documents (except the first copy of the
protocol of voting results and attached documents to be submitted to superior commission) of
election precincts, referendum precincts formed outside the Russian Federation, including
ballots, shall be stored in the premises of diplomatic and consular missions of the Russian
Federation in coordination with their heads.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 35. The order of use of technical equipment for vote counting, electronic voting
complexes, technical system of information transfer, order and terms of transfer, processing
and use of information on elections, referendum, including the data of protocols of voting results
transferred via technical communication channels in electronic format shall be established by
the federal law, and in the part not regulated by the federal law – by the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 36. During election to bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government of
municipal districts and urban districts, as well as during the referendum of the subject of the
Russian Federation, local referendum in municipal district and urban district the data of
protocols of voting results of precinct commissions shall be published in information-
telecommunication network “Internet” in the order established by the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation.
(Clause 36 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, as amended by the
Federal Law of July 11, 2011, No.200-FZ)