The Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast (formerly State Duma of Tomsk Oblast) is the standing regional legislative parliament of the government of Tomsk Oblast, a single-chamber body of 42 deputies.
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Overview
Half of the 42 deputies are elected by a proportional system and the other half by single-member constituencies. Deputies are elected by the population of the region on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of 5 years.
The Duma adopts laws, resolutions, statements, appeals and also conducts control activities. Funded from the regional budget.
Legislative elections were held in 1994, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2011 and 2016. The last elections took place in September 2016.
Every year the Regional Duma organizes a competition for the title “Laureate of the Prize of the Legislative Duma of the Tomsk Region for young scientists and young talents”; also, outstanding Tomsk citizens are encouraged by a whole system of regional awards.
For a long time, a democratic (with minimal moderation of outright vandalism) discussion forum operated on the official website, including the 43rd deputy with a section of people's legislative proposals. The purpose of the Forum is a discussion of site visitors on issues of lawmaking and on expressing opinions on the main burning issues of the region and country. The names of the topics and their content were not subjected to special political censorship. The main condition for the existence of a topic or message on the forum was the rule of consistency with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The topic of communication was not strictly regulated, but it was assumed that it should correspond to the informational focus of the site and help the deputies navigate the mood of the electorate, indicate the Tomsk topical problems. In the spring of 2013, the forum was closed for reconstruction.
Structure
The Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast is a permanent acting supreme and only legislative (representative) body of state power of Tomsk Oblast.
Legislative, representative and supervising functions of The Duma are determined by the Charter (Principal Law) of Tomsk Oblast and other laws of Tomsk Oblast in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
Before January 2011, this body was called the State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Before the State Duma of Tomsk Oblast, it was called the Tomsk Oblast Duma. In turn, this was the successor of the Tomsk Oblast Council of People's Deputies.
The 6th Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast has 5 currently working committees:
Committee on Budget and Finance
Committee on Legislation, State Structure and Security
Committee on Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Management
Committee on Labor and Social Policy
Committee on Economic Policy
The powers of the Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast:
The Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast is authorized to:
–adopt the Charter (Principal Law), laws and other normative legal acts of Tomsk Oblast;
–approve the regional budget and report on its implementation;
–approve the social and economic development strategy of Tomsk Oblast;