Central Election Commission (Russia)

Central Election Commission
CIK
Agency overview
Formed1993
HeadquartersMoscow
Employees15
Agency executive
WebsiteCIKRF.ru
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, romanizedTsentral'naya izbiratel'naya komissiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, abbr. ЦИК, TsIK), also known as Tsentrizbirkom (Russian: 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 30 January 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 Vladimir Putin.[1][2]

  1. ^ Nagornykh, Irina; Farizova, Suzanne; Khamraev, Victor (20 January 2007). "CEC is open to experienced non-lawyers". Kommersant (in Russian). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Изменения в статью 21 Федерального закона об основных гарантиях избирательных прав граждан РФ". Российская газета.