Municipal filter is a procedure for collecting signatures of deputies of representative bodies of municipal entities in support of candidates for the posts of regional heads, as provided for by
Russian legislation. The threshold is established in the amount of 5 (
Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...
and
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a not ...
regions,
Sevastopol) to 10 percent (
Belgorod and
Yaroslavl regions) of the total number of local deputies.
References
Literature
* Cameron Ross (2016) Systemic and Non-Systemic Opposition in the Russian Federation: Civil Society Awakens? - Routledge; , .
* The Territories of the Russian Federation 2016 / Europa Publications - Routledge, 2016; , .
* William M Reisinger, Bryon J Moraski (2017) The Regional Roots of Russia's Political Regime - University of Michigan Press; , {{ISBN, 9780472130184.
Election law
Elections in Russia
Law of Russia