Appeal from OVD-Info, deputies and citizens deprived of the right to be elected to the President of Russia

We, public figures, elected deputies and citizens whose rights may be violated, consider the bill to limit the passive suffrage of persons involved in the activities of extremist or terrorist organizations as a threat to the legal character of the Russian state and the future of democracy in Russia .

This bill grossly violates a number of fundamental rights and legal principles and applies to elections at all levels. This means that people with opposition views are actually deprived of the right to participate in voting: they will neither be able to become candidates themselves nor vote for their representatives, whose names will not appear on the ballot.

The bill limits passive and, as a consequence, active voting rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Article 32) and such international agreements ratified by Russia as the European Convention (Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 21) and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 25). Considering the case of a ban on voting for Russian prisoners, the European Court of Human Rights recognized that the ban should not be universal and should have compelling reasons. However, the new law can be applied against an indefinitely wide range of individuals who fall under the criteria of “involvement in an activity” and “expressing support by speech.”

The use of this bill would entail political discrimination and limit ideological diversity . The prohibition of discrimination on the basis of political opinion is established by Art. 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, ratified by Russia. Ideological diversity or pluralism is enshrined in Art. 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In Art. 1 of the Federal Law “On Combating Extremist Activities,” which establishes the definition of extremist activity, provides a list of 13 points. The practice of interpreting some of them allows us to call “extremist” not even politically radical organizations, but simply opposition organizations.

The bill also seriously restricts freedom of association and association , as well as freedom of speech and freedom of dissemination of information . Freedom of speech and dissemination of information is enshrined in Art. 29 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Art. 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and freedom of association and association - in Art. 30 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Art. 11 ECHR. The free activity of public associations and their support will become virtually impossible. Even the dissemination of information about them will, in fact, be prohibited - after all, the bill will allow anyone who “speaks out in support” of the organizations to be deprived of the right to vote.

The bill ignores the principle of non-retroactivity, enshrined in Art. 54 of the Constitution, as well as Art. 7 European Convention and Art. 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ratified by Russia. According to this principle, no one can be held responsible for an act that was not recognized as an offense or crime at the time it was committed. To correct this contradiction, for the third reading it was clarified that its provisions apply to legal relations arising in connection with the holding of elections scheduled after the day of its entry into force. However, support, participation and leadership of “extremist” organizations are not related to the conduct of elections and took place before the law came into force.

Finally, the bill contradicts the principle of legal certainty , the importance of which is regularly raised in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. The law must be formulated in such a way that people have the opportunity to foresee the consequences of their actions. Now they can be punished for supporting or participating in the work of an organization whose activities at that time were completely legal.

We demand that the President of Russia not sign this bill and send an appeal to the Constitutional Court to check the bill for compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

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The application has already been supported (the list is growing):

Deputy of the Moscow City Duma Mikhail Timonov
Deputy of the Moscow City Duma Evgeny Stupin
Deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies Lev Shlosberg
Deputy of the Zyuzino Moscow Region, person involved in the “palace case” Konstantin Yankauskas
Lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov
Deputy of the Cheryomushki Municipal District of Moscow Yulia Shcherbakova
Deputy of the Moscow Region Zyuzino Anton Grishin
Deputy of the Ostankino Municipal District of Moscow Sergei Tsukasov
Deputy of the Krasnoselsky Municipal District of Moscow Mikhail Biryukov
Deputy of the Donskoy Municipal District of Moscow Vladimir Zalishchak
Deputy, head of the Council of Deputies of the Ramenki Municipal District of Moscow Maxim Gongalsky
Deputy of the Moscow Academic District Levon Smirnov
Deputy of the Alekseevsky Municipal District of Moscow Dmitry Gorchakov
Deputy of the Sokol Municipal District of Moscow Maria Solenova
Deputy of the Konkovo Municipal District of Moscow Sergei Sokolov
Deputy of the Sokol Municipal District of Moscow Anna Kruglova
Deputy of the Krasnoselsky Municipal District of Moscow Elena Kotenochkina
Deputy of the Yakimanka Municipal District of Moscow Vasily Dikarev
Deputy of the Basmanny Municipal District of Moscow Evgenia Remizova
Deputy of the Ostankino Municipal District of Moscow Konstantin Rakhilin
Deputy of the Moscow Academic District Levon Smirnov
Deputy of Mo. Bogorodskoye Moscow Ivan Khalezov
Deputy of the Moscow Region Filyovsky Park Irina Surikova
Deputy of the Troparevo-Nikulino Municipal District of Moscow Evgenia Gershberg
Deputy of the Moscow Lomonosovsky District Olga Shtatskaya
Deputy of the Mozhaisky Municipal District of Moscow Denis Zhilin
Deputy of the Cheryomushki Municipal District of Moscow Maya Guseva
Deputy of the Naro-Fominsk urban district of the Moscow region Alexey Dulenkov
Deputy of the Ostankino Municipal District of Moscow Pavel Kirikov
Deputy of the Voikovsky Municipal District of Moscow, member of the Yabloko party, member of the IDA Vadim Ataulin
Экс-координатор «‎Ex-coordinator of " Postcards " Tatyana Usmanova
Politician, Yabloko party Ivan Menshenin
Peaceful resident Alexey Semyonov
Russian citizen Tatiana Pogorelova
Member of the Movement for the Protection of Voters' Rights "Voice" Anton Taroyants
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yulia Labyuk
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sergey Kokorev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anna Ivanova
Musician Grigory Sandomirsky
Lawyer of the Bar Association of St. Petersburg Sergey Podolsky
Citizen of the Russian Federation Fedor Zabiran
Member of the “Society.Future” movement Mikhail Borisov
Political science student Ekaterina Voropai
Citizen of the Russian Federation, leading scientist of the Federal Research Center Institute of Management of the Russian Academy of Sciences Natalya Skoryukina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Bogdan Miledin
Russian citizen Yulia Noskina
Concerned citizen of the Russian Federation Elena Zaitseva
Coordinator of defrauded investors in Russia Sergey Verbitsky
IT worker in the field of Russian libraries Denis Alfimov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Tagir Suleymanov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Marina Sevostyanova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Maria Shcherbakova
Anna Ezau, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Novosibirsk pianist Timofey Kazantsev
Citizen of the Russian Federation, taxpayer Pavel Epikhin
Tyumen activist Valeria Yatsun
Postgraduate student at Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosova Yan Budakyan
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ilya Kondratyev
Danila Timakov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Evgeny Denisov
Member of the PRG PEC, citizen of the Russian Federation Anna Bochkova
Deputy of the Moscow Region Presnensky Anastasia Romashkevich
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alina Sergeeva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Shelipov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Artem Lyakhnov
Russian citizen Olga Beltyukova
Resident of St. Petersburg, student of the Polytechnic University Andrey Petrov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimir
Citizen of the Russian Federation Arsen Guvaryan
Citizen of the Russian Federation Veronika Rukina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Skalkin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Maria Sharonova
Lawyer Elvira Tarasova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Kuzmin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Irina Pelevina
Citizen of RF Eduard Ataev
Manager Olga Vaneeva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Larisa Yuneman
Journalist Maria Bagrintseva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ekaterina Tatarnikova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Pyotr Kosorukov
Citizen of the Russian Federation, taxpayer, worker Evgeny Kalmykov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anastasia Denisova
University teacher Andrey Golosov
Resident of Nizhny Novgorod Yulia Smirnova
Politician Sergei Gulyaev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pavlovich Kachnov
Elena Ivashkina, municipal deputy of the Presnensky District
Citizen of the Russian Federation Marina Zibrova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Dmitry Makovsky
Sympathetic citizen Vitaly Pinchuk
Student Konstantin Tkachuk
St. Petersburg activist Kirill Matyavin
Activist of the polyamorous community Fedor Chernyshev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Elizaveta Zolotareva
Moscow resident Aigul Magzumova
PEC member Ilya Ramushev
St. Petersburg activist Evgeny Musin
Activist Ksenia Stepanova
Lawyer Elena Berezina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Lyudmila Krasilnikova
Member of the WMO Sosnovskoe municipality Svetlana Kvashina
Member of the precinct election commission Victoria Myatechkina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Elena Livach
Citizen of the Russian Federation Viktor Iovenko
3rd year student at MSUTU named after. Razumovsky" Alexey Vasiliev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sergei Kuklin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Roman Boyko
Ksenia Arshinina
Researcher at the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Marina Kolbeneva
IT engineer Dmitry Zhiglov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Andrey Sheverdin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Evgeny Ivannikov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Valery Kudryashov
Civil activist Marina Ken
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalia Belova
Activist Mercury against violence Alexandra Nikitinskaya
Civil activist Alena Olkhova
Lawyer, law faculty teacher Alexey Kochnev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yulia Radishevskaya
Russian activist Yura Panikov
Pensioner Galina Kustova
Nailya Afzaletdinovna Chebenova, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Teacher, St. Petersburg Tatyana Alekseevna Kondratkova
Journalist Daniil Davydov
Citizen of the Russian Federation who is deprived of passive voting rights, Maria Stolyarova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Lyudmila Shemrakova
Member of the Territorial Election Commission in St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Zagriychuk
Pensioner Elena Simakova
Programmer from Samara Ramis Valiev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Tatyana Lvovskaya
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalya Timofeeva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Dmitry Shchepinov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Smirnova
Activist Ivan Okonovenko
Lawyer Ruslan Ignatyev
Navalny supporter Vadim Bakhmetov
Oppositionist Denys Negodin
Citizen of the Russian Federation, pensioner Anna Trushina
Citizen of the Russian Federation, Surgut Andrey Vlasov
Concerned citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Zaitsev
Russian citizen Marta Rumba
Russian citizen Yulia Zabrodina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Mikhail Gradov
Activist Callisto Alexander Derrek
A citizen of the Russian Federation, a student who is sure that with such laws Russia is doomed to destruction, Andrey Lebedev
Russian citizen and taxpayer Mikhail Zimin
Worker Viktor Stepanov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Stanislav Yavorsky
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Khrapovitsky
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Olkhovik
Citizen of the Russian Federation Denis Kucherov
Federal coordinator of the "Spring" movement | Altai Territory Andrey Skultetsky
Citizen of the Russian Federation Miron Kondratyev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Chernikov
Self-employed Tatyana Zheleznyakova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Maria Goleva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Irina Shevchuk
Citizen of the Russian Federation whose rights were violated, Maxim Suprun
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Kazachkov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Irina Panarina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Balchenko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Valery Kholopov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalya Kanogina
Citizen of the Russian Federation, lawyer Tatyana Perepelitsa
Civil activist Kristina Lyubarskaya
Concerned citizen of the Russian Federation Natalya Ivanova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Kirill Mileishev
Maria Boroznova, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Parshina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yutta Petrova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalia Shustrova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Andrey Salomennikov
Student Ksenia Savich
Citizen of the Russian Federation Marya Usacheva
Citizen of the Russian Federation, member of the electoral commission with the right of a casting vote Elena Agapova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Kuznetsov
Voter Oksana Repyova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Matvey Pimenov
Politician, Yabloko Party Vladislav Neimark
Responsible citizen of the Russian Federation Anatoly Tretyakov
Citizen Nikita Katrich
Candidate for deputy of the Kolomna municipal district in 2019 and current member of the PEC 5 of St. Petersburg Marina Shmeleva
Architect Ilya Kolesnikov
University student Olen Vagina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Artyom Mayevsky
Trade union and civil activist Stanislav Korenyugin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yana Pushkar
Resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Kristina Karaseva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Stanislav Podgursky
Activist, volunteer Anna Backova
Russian citizen Tatyana Pilyugina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yaroslav Galanin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Bykova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Dmitry Anisimov
Daria Kuznetsova
Social activist Mikhail Matyavin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalya Fedorkova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sveptlana Yakovleva
Pensioner Irina Andreeva
ChPRG TIK 39 SPb Aina Pavlova
Russian citizen Alexandra Rovnaya
Citizen of the Russian Federation Pavel Shtanakov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Nadezhda Vasilyeva
Worker Olga Merkulova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Chimita Radnaeva
Citizen of the Russian Federation, student Timofeeva Yesenia
Voter Anna Grebennikova
Citizen of the Russian Federation and taxpayer Lyubov Rykova
Russian citizen Larisa Sadakova
Psychologist Anastasia Lvova
Citizen of the Russian Federation with opposition views Elena Tishchenko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexandra Weiss
Citizen of the Russian Federation Oleg Bolotin
Deputy of the Pskov City Duma Dmitry Permyakov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Goga Akobia
Citizen of the Russian Federation Artem Yunusov
Political activist Nikita Stupin
Lawyer Alexander Pak
Participant of the campaign "Prisoner 212" Aidar Gubaidulin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Svetlana Sokovikova
Taxpayer paying salaries to distraught deputies and the one who occupies the place of the President of the Russian Federation, Igor Labodinsky
Bionicle Seryozha Sokolov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ekaterina Nechaeva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Korolev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Nadezhda Kiunova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Irina Gnutik
Researcher Anastasia Nagmutdinova
Activist Artyom Urzhumov
Assistant to the Deputy of the Novosibirsk City Council Vladimir Arzhanov
Simple man Ivan Grechin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Igor Asafov
Citizen of the Russian Federation, taxpayer Pavel Mitryaev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Andrey Dolgopoly
Citizen of the Russian Federation Polina Skomarovskaya
Citizen of the Russian Federation Roman Ushakov
Student, medical worker Mikhail Shestakov
Deputy Assistant, Council of Deputies of the City of Novosibirsk Alexey Baranov
Resident of Chelyabinsk Evgeny Khilinsky
Citizen of the Russian Federation, activist, political emigrant Alexandra Aksenova
Design engineer Evgeniy Makarenko
Russian citizen Irina Istratova
Yuri Gorokhovsky
Deputy of the Council of Deputies of the city of Novosibirsk Helga Pirogova
Moscow resident Ekaterina Aleynikova
Lawyer Elena Lipatova
Student Georgy Vakulko
Journalist Anna Fedina
Not a deputy Inna Tikhomirova
Unemployed Svetlana Titova
Software engineer Andrey Novikov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ivan Bubnov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Nadezhda Vasilyeva
Muscovite, employee Olga Ivashchenko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Denis Goncharov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Burnasheva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anna Maslova
Voter Yuri Fursa
Citizen of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kalaganov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Oleg Burdykin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Pavel Maslov
Veronika Samusik, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Citizen of the Russian Federation Irina Nazarova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Stepan Mikhailov
Student Nikita Kozyrev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Nina Deriglazova
Civil Society activist Galina Onuchina
Student of Novosibirsk State University Mikhail Vetrov
Activist, correspondent for the independent media RusNews Maria Ponomarenko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Sinyavsky
Russian citizen Maria Latysheva
Regional coordinator of the “Spring” movement in St. Petersburg and member of the Council of the Liberal Faction of Civil Society Evgeniy Zateev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Valerievich Antonov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Mikhail Morozov
Deputy of the Council of Deputies of the city of Novosibirsk Anton Kartavin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anastasia Bizhan
Russian citizen Anna Koshkina
Activist of the decision maker Sergei Krongauz
Candidate for municipal deputies of the Municipal Municipality "Avtovo" (St. Petersburg), supporter of Alexei Navalny Nikita Levkin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Tatyana Petrivlyak
Member of PRG PEC #361 Moscow Vadim Zubkov
Journalist Egor Mikhailov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Vitaly Tsepes
Member of the PEC with the PRG Alexander Firsov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Elizaveta Baidurova
Russian citizen Maria Gusarova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Apushkina
Voter Peter Drabovich
Deputy MO Dorogomilovo Moscow Sergey Trifonov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Mikhail Savchenko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sergey Dimov
Author Elena Shilovskaya
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Filippov
Deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Stabensky rural settlement of the Smolensk region Smolenskaya n Alexander Bogomaz
Human rights organization volunteer Sergei Skorobogatov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Gavrilov
Municipal deputy of the Vasilievsky municipal district, St. Petersburg Valeria Naumova
Russian citizen Polina Holobokova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Konstantin Trusevich
A man with a civic position Yana Kamenka
Citizen of the Russian Federation Dmitry Trenenkov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Stepashkina
Linguist Anna Mikhailovskaya
Lecturer at Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow Elena Yakimovich
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ivan Bespalov
Active citizen of the Russian Federation Ilya Nesheretny
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Sadchikov
Activist of Stepanov's headquarters Artem Kruglov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Varvara Tishina
Executive Director of the Ekaterinburg Memorial Society Anatoly Svechnikov
Russian citizen Olga Kovaleva
Navalny supporter Olga Kovaleva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anastasia Kazarkina
Navalny supporter Olga Kovaleva
A caring citizen of the Russian Federation, Tatyana Kostyuchenko
Pensioner Alexander Vedennikov
Activist of the Liberal Fraction of Civil Society, Russian citizen Leonid Sosnovsky
Russian citizen Irina Kasimova
Russian citizen Elizaveta Tashlykova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Olga Usoltseva
Activist Shiesa, an indifferent citizen of the Russian Federation Ivan Shibalov
Citizen of the Russian Federation, member of the PMC of the 5th convocation Olga Ivantseva
Pensioner Tamara Sitner
Member of PEC 1248, Moscow Evgeniy Lapin
Resident of the Sverdlovsk region Dmitry Terentyev
Marina Halimon
Citizen of the Russian Federation Daria Pronina
Pensioner Irina Mitroshina
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ilya Stepanenkov
Worker Pavel Butusin
Free citizen of the Russian Federation Anastasia Sukhanova
Entrepreneur Andrey Koenig
Evgeny Karpov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Maria Pralnikova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Eisman
Individual entrepreneur Eva Eisner
Citizen of the Russian Federation Roman Masharipov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Svetlana Slepova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Evgeny Glavkov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ivan Russkikh
Responsible citizen of her country Marina Shinkaruk
Citizen of the Russian Federation Timofey Moskovkin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Kirill Khokhlov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Pirogov
Concerned citizen of the country Alexander Alexandrovich Semashko
Citizen of the Russian Federation Klim Shpak
Citizen of the Russian Federation Egor Solozhenitsyn
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sergei Yagello
Pavel Pekarev
Civil activist Lyuba Samylova
Russian citizen Anna Firsova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Lapshin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Kovalev
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anton Syasin
Citizen of the Russian Federation Anna Soboleva
Citizen of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Pyatakov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Andrey Antonov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Denis Lisov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Kuznetsov
Citizen of the Russian Federation Susanna Simonyants
Voter Natalya Prikhodko
Russian citizen Natalya Rykunova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Artem Kazanovich
Citizen of the Russian Federation Yulia Ivanova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Ekaterina Pinkovskaya
Viktor Priymachenko, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Teacher Alexandra Molchanova
Deputy District Filevskogo Park Moscow Nikolay Knyazev
Civil servant Leftists
Elena Karpova, a citizen of the Russian Federation
Saratov activist Olga Kuznetsova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Natalya Shlomova
Citizen of the Russian Federation Sergei Nechaev