Central Election Commission of Russia
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The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation is the superior power body responsible for conducting federal elections and overseeing local elections in the Russian Federation founded in September 1993. It consists of 15 members. The President of Russia, State Duma
and Federation Council of Russia
each appoint five members. In turn, these members elect the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary. The Commission is in power for a four-year term.
On January 30, 2007, amendments to the Russian election legislation, which would allow people without higher education in law to become members of the Central Election Commission (http://www.rg.ru/2007/02/02/referendum-prava-dok.html), were passed by the President of Russia.
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State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
and Federation Council of Russia
Federation Council of Russia
Federation Council of Russia ) is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation...
each appoint five members. In turn, these members elect the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary. The Commission is in power for a four-year term.
On January 30, 2007, amendments to the Russian election legislation, which would allow people without higher education in law to become members of the Central Election Commission (http://www.rg.ru/2007/02/02/referendum-prava-dok.html), were passed by the President of Russia.
International Cooperation
The CEC of Russia is a member of the Association of Central and Eastern European Election OfficialsAssociation of Central and Eastern European Election Officials
The Association of European Election Officials or ACEEEO is an organization of election management bodies founded in 1991 to promote the institutionalization and professionalization of democratic procedures in Europe...
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Chairpersons
- September 1993 - November 14, 1996 - Nikolay Ryabov
- November 14, 1996, - March 24, 1999, - Alexander Ivanchenko
- March 24, 1999, - March 26, 2007, - Alexander VeshnyakovAlexander VeshnyakovAlexander Albertovich Veshnyakov is a Russian official. Between March 21, 1995 and March 24, 1999, he was the Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Russia...
- since March 26, 2007, - Vladimir ChurovVladimir ChurovVladimir Yevgenyevich Churov is a Russian official and politician. Since March 26, 2007, he has been a member and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia....