Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation

Central Election Commission
Agency overview
CIK

Formed	1993
Headquarters	Moscow
Employees	15
Agency executive	Ella Pamfilova, Chairman
Website	CIKRF.ru

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Emblem of the Central Election Commission

Former logo of the Central Election Commission

The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (Russian: Центральная избирательная комиссия Российской Федерации (Центризбирком)) 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 (), were passed by the President of Russia.^[1]

International Cooperation

The CEC of Russia is a member of the Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials.^[2]

Chairpersons

Name	Term of office
Nikolay Ryabov	September 1993 - November 14, 1996
Alexander Ivanchenko	November 14, 1996 - March 24, 1999
Alexander Veshnyakov	March 24, 1999 - March 26, 2007
Vladimir Churov	March 26, 2007 - March 27, 2016
Ella Pamfilova	since March 28, 2016

Members

The composition of the Central Election Commission, as of December 2016.

Name	Appointed by
Ella Pamfilova	President
Alexander Kinyov	President
Vasily Likhachyov	President
Yevgeny Shevchenko	President
Boris Ebzeyev	President
Nikolai Levichev	State Duma
Yevgeny Kolyushin	State Duma
Sergey Sirotkin	State Duma
Valery Kryukov	State Duma
Valery Galchenko	State Duma
Anton Lopatin	Federation Counsil
Mayya Grishina	Federation Counsil
Siyabshakh Shapiyev	Federation Counsil
Alexander Klyukin	Federation Counsil
Nikolay Bulayev	Federation Counsil

Gallery

Campaign poster of the Central Election Commission for the 2008 Presidential Elections

Notes

↑ Центризбирком открыт для опытных неюристов by Syuzanna Farizova, Viktor Khamrayev, Irina Nagornykh. Kommersant, January 20, 2007.
↑ Ikstens, Jānis and more (October 2001). "Party and Campaign Funding in Eastern Europe: A Study of 18 Member Countries of the ACEEEO". International Foundation for Electoral Systems. found at Google Scholar

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Elections and referendums in Russia

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Regional elections	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Referendums	1991 1993 (Apr) 1993 (Dec)

See also: Elections and referendums in the Soviet Union

Coordinates: 55°45′27″N 37°37′35″E / 55.75750°N 37.62639°E / 55.75750; 37.62639

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