Resolution January 13, 2000 No.32 On Assisting the Election Commissions in Arrangements for Preparation and Conduct of the Elections of the President of the Russian Federation
Government of the Russian Federation
City of Moscow
In order to assist the electoral commissions in making arrangements for preparing and holding the election of the President of the Russian Federation and in accordance with Federal Laws «On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum» and «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», the Government of the Russian Federation hereby resolves:
1. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation shall, within the times established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, make available to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation the funds allocated by the Federal Law «On the 2000 Federal Budget» for preparing and holding the election of the President of the Russian Federation.
2. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is advised to ensure timely opening of electoral commission accounts, and Savings Bank of the Russian Federation shell be advised to timely open the accounts of any candidates, registered candidates for the post of the President of the Russian Federation and electoral commissions in accordance with the established procedure.
3. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Control of Natural Calamities, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Fisheries, the Federal Military Railway Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Migration Service of Russia, the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation, and the Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information under the President of the Russian Federation shall assure:
a) In the procedure and within the times established by Paragraph 6 of Article 5, Paragraphs 2, 4, 6 and 7 of Article 25 of the Federal Law «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», submission of information for compilation of the voter lists;
b) In the procedure and within the times established by Paragraph 6 of Article 5, Paragraphs 9 and 10 of Article 14, Paragraph 4-6 of Article 24 of the Federal Law «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», establishment of electoral districts, setting up of the district electoral commissions, and delivery of the protocols evidencing the results of voting to the appropriate territorial electoral commissions.
4. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Control of Natural Calamities, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the Federal Military Railway Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation, and the Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information under the President of the Russian Federation shall take appropriate measures to assure the electoral rights of any citizens serving in the respective agency, and any citizens residing on the premises of any military bases.
5. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, jointly with other law enforcement authorities, shall assure:
a) Free of charge, maintenance of public order and public security during the period of preparing and holding the elections of the President of the Russian Federation, including provision of security to electoral commission premises and voting premises, escort and protection of any vehicles carrying electoral documents, fire safety of electoral commission premises and voting premises;
b) At request of the Central Electoral Commission within the times established by the CEC provision of information whether any candidate running for president has any outstanding or non-expunged criminal record, including any conviction under criminal law of any foreign state for any act considered criminal under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
6. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation shall assure that responses to any inquires of the Central Electoral Commissions whether any candidate running for deputy has a foreign nationality are provided within the times established by the CEC.
7. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation shall assist the electoral commissions in assuring the electoral rights of any citizens of the Russian Federation in the course of voting by suspects or defendants held in custody.
8. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation shall take due measures to stop any unlawful campaign activity, to immediately advise the electoral commissions of any identified facts of such unlawful campaign activity and any measures taken in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
9. The Russian Federal Service of Air Transport and its territorial agencies shall assist the electoral commissions in agreeing on the costs of air transportation when negotiating contracts with any organizations that provide such commissions with air transportation services in order to hold voting in remote and inaccessible locations and at polar stations.
10. The Ministry of communication and information of the Russian Federation shall take due measures to provide the electoral commissions with necessary communication services and to operate the National Automated System «Vybory» (Election) of the Russian Federation on the basis of contracts with telecom operators and in accordance with any rates established for the entities funded from the federal budget.
11. 11.The State Committee of the Russian Federation for Telecommunications andthe State Paramilitary Courier Service of the Government of the Russian Federation and, jointly with the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall assure prompt delivery of any electoral documentation of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, electoral commissions of any Subjects of the Russian Federation, circuit, territorial, and district electoral commissions, and also provision of paramilitary courier and special communication services to electoral commissions at any rates established for federal bodies of government and their territorial agencies.
12. The Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Federal Service of Air Transport shall assure priority delivery to the electoral commissions of any election-related cargoes.
13. The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Press, Broadcasting and Mass Media:
a) Procure due supervision over provision by any broadcasting organizations and editorial offices of any newspapers and periodicals, of free air time and print space to the electoral commissions and registered candidates for the post of the President of the Russian Federation, and over publication of any resolutions of electoral commissions, voting outcomes and election results in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
b) Procure due supervision over provision by any broadcasting organizations and editorial offices of any newspapers and periodicals, which are subject to the Law «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», of free air time and print space to the electoral commissions, registered candidates, electoral associations, and electoral blocs, and over publication of any resolutions of electoral commissions, voting outcomes and election results in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation
c) Shall take due measures established by the legislation of the Russian Federation with regard to any broadcasters and editorial offices of print media that violate the Federal Law «On Election of the president of the Russian Federation».
d) Jointly with the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation, shall give its opinion whether any prices and rates applicable to production of printing materials for electoral commissions are reasonable.
14. The Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Levies, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Press, Broadcasting, and Mass Media, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Tax Police Service of the Russian Federation, and their territorial agencies shall, as requested by the relevant electoral commission, second experts to work with their supervision and audit services under the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation and under any electoral commissions of the Subjects of the Russian Federation for at least 5 months, and for at least 3 months to work for the supervisory and audit services of any district electoral commissions. The above federal executive agencies shall assist the electoral commissions in discharging their powers with regard to supervising the established procedure for funding the electoral campaigns of any candidates, registered candidates running for deputies, electoral associations and/or electoral blocs.
15. The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the Federal Law «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», shall assure presentation to the respective electoral commissions, on their request, of information regarding any legal entities that make voluntary contributions to electoral funds, which are registered with the territorial agencies and offices of justice.
16. The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Taxes and Levels, jointly with the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Land Policy, shall assure, as requested by Electoral Commission, the verification of the following information:
a) Regarding the amounts and sources of income and property of any candidates and registered candidates running for deputies, advising the results of such checks to the electoral commissions within 10 days of receiving such inquiry. In case such inquiry is received within 10 days to the voting day (including the ballot day), the results of such checks shall be advised forthwith;
b) Regarding any details that the legal entities must indicate in accordance with the Federal Law «On Election of the President of the Russian Federation», advising the results of such checks to the electoral commissions within 5 days of receiving such inquiry. In case such inquiry is received within 5 days to the voting day (including the ballot day), the results of such checks shall be advised forthwith.
17. The executive bodies of the Subjects of the Russian Federation, relevant officials and bodies of government shall be advised:
a) to assure that the electoral commission members (or any relevant part of them) are appointed in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
b) to provide, free of charge, voting premises, and any additional hardware as required for operation of the electoral commissions;
c) to provide the territorial electoral commissions with information on voters, to make available specially equipped locations for displaying printed campaign materials, as well as to procure the publication of any information related to establishment of electoral districts, allocate vehicles and communication means at any rate established for budgetary units, and to place any orders for production of ballots with printing presses, subject to payment for such services at any rates established for state-owned printing presses;
d) to provide appropriate conditions for operation of the National Automated System «Vybory» of the Russian Federation
18. Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - representative plenipotentiary of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Chechen Republic shall provide coordination of the federal executive bodies for providing aid to the electoral commissions in organizing the preparation and holding of the elections on the territory of Chechen republic.
19. The federal executive bodies that assist the electoral commissions in making arrangements for preparing and holding the elections of the President of the Russian Federation shall implement the respective organizational and technical measures and, on or before September 1, 1999, shall set up task forces for prompt resolution of any issues related to the preparation or holding of the above elections.
V.Putin,
Chairman,
Government of the Russian Federation
Moscow,
January 13, 2000
No.32
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