MOSCOW, May 15. The State Duma will consider May 17 amendments establishing the procedure for holding elections under martial law, a source in the State Duma told reporters following the results of the Duma Council.
The State Duma Committee on State Construction approved the amendments on Monday. The text of the amendments says that changes are planned to be made to the law on basic guarantees of electoral rights. In particular, it is planned to change the title of Article 10 to «Conducting elections, a referendum when a high alert regime or an emergency situation, martial law is introduced.» not earlier than 130 days and not later than 90 days before voting day, send to the CEC of the Russian Federation a proposal to hold elections, a referendum on the territory of the corresponding subject.
Central Election Commission not later than five days from the date of receipt of the proposal conducts consultations with the federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of state policy, legal regulation in the field of defense, and the federal executive body in the field of security, based on the results of consultations, the CEC decides on the appointment of the relevant elections (including the possibility of reducing the time for electoral actions), a referendum or rejecting the proposal of the head of the region, is also stated in the amendments. decision on elections, the head of the region is informed. It also notes that if the security situation in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation changes, the campaign will be resumed.