A WEB

· Year of Establishment​ : 1993

· Number of Staffs at EMB :

 - 15 members

 - 292 Staff members

· Main functions of EMB :

 - Carrying out control on protection of the electoral rights and of the right to participate at the referendum of the citizens of the Russian Federation

 - Organizing, developing the standards of the technological equipment (the voting booth, ballot box) for the constituency commissions, approved the standards and carrying out control for their compliances, and as well organizes the placement of an order for the production of this technological equipment during the elections to the federal government bodies, the referendum of the Russian Federation

 - Ensuring the implementation of activities related to the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums, the development of the electoral system in the Russian Federation, the introduction, operation and development of automation equipment, voters legal training, professional training of commission members and other election organizers, referendums, publication of necessary printed materials 

 - Carrying out measures to organize a uniform procedure for the distribution of airtime and print space among registered candidates, electoral associations for election campaigning, among the referendum initiative group and other groups of referendum participants for campaigning on referendum issues, establishing voting results, determining election results, referendums , as well as the procedure for publication (promulgation) of the voting results and the results of elections, referendum, while including in the information and telecommunication network "Internet" for public use

 - Carrying out measures to organize financing for the preparation and conduct of elections, 94 referenda, allocates funds granted by the federal budget for the financial support of preparation and conduct of elections, referendum, controls the targeted use of these funds

 - Carrying out the legal, methodological, logistical and technical assistance to the committees 

 - Carrying out the international cooperation in the field of voting systems

 - Hearing the reports from federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections to the federal government bodies and the referendum of the Russian Federation 

 - establishing the standards to prepare the lists of voters, the participants at the referendum and other voting documents, which relate also with the preparation and carrying out the referendum.  

 - Reviewing the petitions (claims) on the rulings and actions (inactions) of the subordinated committees and adopting the reasoning rulings based on the petitions submitted. 

 - Carrying out other tasks in accordance with the Federal Law in effect