FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 1, 2017 No. 103-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Federal law "About Election of the President of the Russian Federation"

Accepted by the State Duma on May 24, 2017

Approved by the Federation Council on May 31, 2017

Article 1

Bring in the Federal Law of January 10, 2003 No. 19-FZ "About election of the president of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2003, No. 2, Art. 171; 2005, No. 30, Art. 3104; 2006, No. 29, Art. 3124, 3125; No. 31, Art. 3427; 2007, No. 1, Art. 37; No. 18, Art. 2118; No. 31, Art. 4011; 2009, No. 7, Art. 771; No. 20, Art. 2391; No. 23, Art. 2763; No. 29, Art. 3633, 3640; 2010, No. 17, Art. 1986; No. 31, Art. 4191; No. 41, Art. 5192; 2011, No. 1, Art. 16; No. 25, Art. 3536; No. 29, Art. 4291; No. 30, Art. 4607; No. 31, Art. 4702; No. 43, Art. 5975; 2012, No. 19, Art. 2275; 2013, No. 19, Art. 2329; No. 27, Art. 3477; No. 52, Art. 6961; 2014, No. 8, Art. 739; No. 11, Art. 1098; No. 14, Art. 1543; No. 48, Art. 6636; No. 49, Art. 6928; 2015, No. 29, Art. 4357; 2017, No. 1, Art. 46) following changes:

Item 7 of Article 5 to state 1) in the following edition:

"7. If Sunday to which election of the president of the Russian Federation shall be appointed matches with the day preceding non-working holiday, or this Sunday falls on the week including non-working holiday, or this Sunday is in accordance with the established procedure announced in the working afternoon, elections are appointed to the next Sunday.";

Article 15 to state 2) in the following edition:

"Article 15. Procedure for forming of precinct election commissions

1. Powers of precinct election commissions on election of the president of the Russian Federation perform the precinct election commissions created according to the procedure, established by the Federal Law "About Basic Guarantees of the Voting Rights and the Participation Rights in Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation". If in the corresponding territory the precinct election commission was not created, then the precinct election commission is created according to the procedure, the established specified Federal Law not later than in 45 days from the date of official publication (publication) of the decision on calling of an election. The term of acceptance of offers on structure of such precinct election commission constitutes 30 days.

2. On the polling precincts formed according to Item 3 of article 25 of this Federal Law, precinct election commissions are created according to the procedure, established by the Federal Law "About Basic Guarantees of the Voting Rights and the Participation Rights in Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation", not later than 15 days till ballot day, and in exceptional cases - no later than the day preceding ballot day. On the polling precincts formed in courts which will be in ballot day in swimming and at polar stations, precinct election commissions are created by captains of ships, chiefs of polar stations from among crew members, employees of the polar station including who are not entering reserve of structures of precinct election commissions.

3. On the polling precinct formed outside the territory of the Russian Federation, the precinct election commission is created by the head of the relevant diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Russian Federation or the commander of the military unit located outside the territory of the Russian Federation not earlier than before 30 days and not later than 23 days till ballot day, and in exceptional cases - not later than three days till ballot day.

4. Forming of the precinct election commission on the polling precinct formed outside the territory of the Russian Federation is performed taking into account the following requirements:

1) restriction of the maximum number of members of the precinct election commission, stipulated in Item 3 articles 27 of the Federal law "About Basic Guarantees of the Voting Rights and the Participation Rights in Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation", is not effective if on the polling precinct more than 3000 voters are registered;

2) the offer on the candidate in structure of the precinct election commission which arrived from political party which federal candidate list is allowed to distribution of the deputy mandates to the last preceding these election of the president of the Russian Federation elections of deputies of the State Duma of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is subject to obligatory accounting only if the citizen of the Russian Federation who has active voting rights and which candidacy is proposed in structure of said commission constantly lives in the territory of the corresponding foreign state.";

3) in Article 16:

a) state Item 2 in the following edition:

"2. Members of the electoral commissions with the right of advisory vote the citizens of the Russian Federation who did not reach age of 18 years, the citizens of the Russian Federation recognized by the judgment which took legal effect incapacitated cannot be appointed it is limited capable, persons which do not have citizenship of the Russian Federation, the citizens of the Russian Federation having nationality of foreign state either the residence permit or other document confirming the right to permanent residence of the citizen of the Russian Federation in the territory of foreign state, elected officials, members of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, deputies of legislative (representative) public authorities and representative bodies of municipalities, management officials of subjects of the Russian Federation (heads of the supreme executive bodies of the government of subjects of the Russian Federation), heads of local administrations, persons replacement command positions in military units, the military organizations and organizations, judges (except for the judges who are in resignation), prosecutors, workers of offices of the electoral commissions, authorized representatives of candidates, political parties, persons having not removed and unspent conviction, and also the faces subjected judicially to administrative punishment for violation of the law about elections and referenda - within one year from the date of the introduction in legal force of the decision (resolution) of court on purpose of administrative punishment.";

b) state item 4 in the following edition:

"4. Powers of the member of the electoral commission with the right of advisory vote can be stopped according to the decision of the candidate who appointed it at any time, the authorized representative of the candidate and are transferred to other person. At the same time the candidate, the authorized representative of the candidate has the right to stop powers of the member of the electoral commission with the right of advisory vote and to appoint the new member of the electoral commission with the right of advisory vote concerning the same electoral commission no more than five times. The term of office of members of the electoral commissions acting on the permanent basis with the right of advisory vote who are appointed the candidates elected to position of the President of the Russian Federation or his authorized representative proceeds before the end of registration of candidates at the next election of the president of the Russian Federation. Powers of other members of the electoral commissions acting on the permanent basis of members of the precinct election commissions created according to Item 1 of article 27 of the Federal law "About Basic Guarantees of the Voting Rights and the Participation Rights in Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation" with the right of advisory vote stop in day of the end of the election campaign on election of the president of the Russian Federation. Powers of members of other electoral commissions with the right of advisory vote stop along with the termination of powers of these commissions. If to the candidate it is refused registration, or its registration is cancelled or cancelled, or the candidate was disposed ahead of schedule on other bases, powers of the members of the electoral commission with the right of advisory vote appointed such candidate or his authorized representative stop respectively from the date of refusal in registration of the candidate, cancellation or cancellation of its registration and if the decision on refusal in registration is appealed in court, - from the date of entry into force of the judgment about legality of refusal in registration or from the date of disposal of the candidate on other bases.";

4) in subitem 15 of Article 19 of the word of "absentee ballot" to exclude;

5) in Article 20:

a) state subitem 8 in the following edition:

"8) provides delivery in subordinate electoral commissions of the selective documents;";

b) declare subitem 10 invalid;

The subitem 10 of Item 1 of Article 21 to declare 6) invalid;

7) the subitem 6 of Item 1 and Item 2 of Article 22 to recognize invalid;

8) in Article 23:

a) state Item 1 in the following edition:

"1. At all meetings of any electoral commission, and also in case of counting of votes and implementation corresponding local or territorial election commission of work with electoral registers, with ballots, protocols on results of vote and with summary tables about results of vote members of higher electoral commissions and workers of their devices, the registered candidate, his authorized representative or the authorized representative on financial questions have the right to be present. The nominated candidate or his authorized representative on financial questions will have the right to be present at meeting of Russian Central Election Commission at which the question of registration of the candidate will be considered. For presence at meetings of any electoral commission and when implementing of work with the specified selective documents by it additional permission the listed persons do not need. The electoral commission shall provide the notification and possibility of open entry of the listed persons on meetings and to the room in which counting of votes is carried out and work with the specified selective documents is carried out.";

b) add with Item 1.1 of the following content:

"1.1. At all meetings of the electoral commission and when implementing of work with the selective documents specified in Item 1 of this Article, the representatives of mass media having the right to be present, except for case, stipulated in Item 1.2 these Articles by it.";

c) add with Item 1.2 of the following content:

"1.2. At meetings of the electoral commission in case of establishment of vote results by it, determination of election results, and also the representatives of mass media working in the editorial offices of mass media based on concluded at least in two months prior to day of official publication (publication) of the decision on calling of an election of the President of the Russian Federation of the employment or paid civil contract accredited according to Item 14.2 of this Article have the right to be present at counting of votes.";

d) in Item 5 of the word "specified in Item 1" shall be replaced with words "specified in Items 1 and 1.2";

e) in Item 6 of the word "representatives of mass media" to exclude;

e) state Item 8 in the following edition:

"8. Observers each registered candidate has the right to designate or his authorized representative, each political party which proposed the registered candidate. The citizen of the Russian Federation having active voting rights can be the observer. Elected officials, deputies, management officials of subjects of the Russian Federation (heads of the supreme executive bodies of the government of subjects of the Russian Federation), the heads of local administrations, persons who are under direct supervision of these officials, judges, prosecutors, members of the electoral commissions with the right of casting vote, except for members of the electoral commissions which powers were suspended according to Item 7 of article 29 of the Federal law "About Basic Guarantees of the Voting Rights and the Participation Rights in Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation" cannot be observers.";

g) in Item 12:

state subitem 1 in the following edition:

"1) to get acquainted with electoral registers, the information about the voters who submitted applications for inclusion in the electoral register in the place of the stay with the register of statements (addresses) for vote out of the room for vote;";

add with the subitem 10 of the following content:

"To make 10) indoors for vote (from that place which is determined by the chairman of the precinct election commission) photo and (or) video filming, previously having notified on it the chairman, the vice-chairman or the secretary of the precinct election commission.";

h) in Item 14:

declare subitem 1 invalid;

in subitem 3 of the word "and the documents attached to them" to exclude;

declare subitem 5 invalid;

i) add with Item 14.1 of the following content:

"14.1. The representatives of mass media specified in Item 1.2 of this Article having the right to be in the room for vote in ballot day, in days of early voting, and also to make photo and (or) video filming previously having notified on it the chairman, the vice-chairman or the secretary of the precinct election commission.";

j) add with Item 14.2 of the following content:

"14.2. For implementation of the powers specified in Items 1. 2, 5 and 14.1 these Articles, representatives of mass media will be accredited according to the procedure, established by Russian Central Election Commission or according to its order the electoral commission of the subject of the Russian Federation. Applications for accreditation for implementation of the specified powers shall be submitted by the editorial offices of mass media to the electoral commission not later than three days till ballot day (early voting).";

k) add with Item 14.3 of the following content:

"14.3. The representative of mass media accredited according to Item 14.2 of this Article is considered informed on holding action of the electoral commission if requirements of the law on publication (promulgation) of the relevant information are fulfilled.";

l) Item 15 after words "make entry: To add "truly" with words "or "True copy";

Article 25 to state 9) in the following edition:

"Article 25. Formation of the polling precincts

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