§ Article 74(untitled)

se of State Automated Information System “Vybory” (GAS “Vybory”) at
Election, Referendum
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 1. In the course of preparation and conduct of elections, referendum, and in order to
exercise other powers of commissions in support of the electoral rights and the right of citizens
of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum, only GAS “Vybory” shall be used in
the order established by this Federal Law, other federal laws. The requirements to GAS
“Vybory” and its operation and upgrading shall be established by the federal law, and to the
extent such requirements are not covered by the federal law - by the Central Election
Commission of the Russian Federation. Data contained in the protocols of voting results,
results of elections, referendum submitted by commissions shall be compulsory entered into
GAS “Vybory” except the data on voting results, results of election to bodies of local self-
government of settlements, as well as the data on voting results and the results of local
referenda in these municipal formations. Data on voting results, on results of election to bodies
of local self-government of settlements, as well as data on voting results, results of local
referenda in these municipal formations can be carried out in the order and in cases
established by the Central Election Commission.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)
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 2. Composition of administration of each election commission of the subject of the
Russian Federation shall include, as its structural element, the information center of the election
commission of the subject of the Russian Federation, the functions of which shall include
technical and information support of the activities of the election commission of the subject of
the Russian Federation, automation of information processes implemented in the course of
preparation and conduct of elections, referenda in the territory of the subject of the Russian
Federation, operation and upgrading of the part of GAS “Vybory” operating in the territory of this
subject of the Russian Federation. Employees of the said information center shall arrange and
perform work related to the operation and upgrading of GAS ‘Vybory” within the entire territory
of the subject of the Russian Federation, including territorial commissions and (under civil law
contracts) in election commissions of municipal formations in territories of which more than one
territorial commission is formed.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, №.93-FZ)

 3. When GAS “Vybory” (its separate technical components) is used at elections,
referendum of corresponding level in accordance with the law for, among other things,
registration (account) of voters, referendum participants, preparation of lists of voters,
referendum participants, counting of votes cast by voters, referendum participants,
establishment of voting results and results of the election, referendum, corresponding
commission shall form a group consisting of its voting and non-voting members to exercise
control over the use of GAS “Vybory” (its separate technical components). All members of the
commission, observers shall be entitled to receive information contained in GAS “Vybory”.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. From the commencement of voting and till the time when the protocol of voting
results (the protocol of results of the election, referendum) is signed by corresponding
commission, GAS “Vybory” is used for monitoring of the progress and establishment of voting
results by transmitting the data from subordinate commissions to superior commissions, and its
separate technical components are used to count votes cast by voters, referendum participants.
The data on the progress of voting and establishment of voting results that is obtained through
GAS “Vybory” (its separate technical components) shall be regarded as preliminary and legally
ineffective information unless otherwise provided by this Federal Law, other law.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 41 If after precinct commission enters the data of the protocol of voting results into GAS
Vybory”, technical errors made during this process that need correction are detected, the data
shall be entered into GAS “Vybory” solely at reasoned decision of next superior commission.
(Clause 41 introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. When GAS “Vybory” (its separate technical components) is used at elections, a
referendum, the data on participation of voters, referendum participants in the election,
referendum, on preliminary and final voting results shall be accessible in real time (in the read-
only mode) to users of information-telecommunication network "Internet." The order and the
period of time for provision of such data shall not conflict with the requirements of the legislation
governing elections and referenda.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 11, 2011, No.200-FZ)
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 Chapter X. APPEAL OF VIOLATIONS OF ELECTORAL RIGHTS AND
 THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO PARTICIPATE
 IN A REFERENDUM AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION
 OF LEGISLATION ON ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA