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Law on improving legislation on elections and referendums

May 23, 2020

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law is aimed at further improving the legislation of the Russian Federation on elections and referendums.

In particular, the Federal Law prohibits persons sentenced to imprisonment for medium-gravity premeditated crimes, whose sentence had not been expunged or cancelled on voting day, to run as candidates in elections for five years after their conviction was expunged or cancelled.

May 23, 2020