But the party slates will fill only half the seats in the Duma, the lower house of Parliament.

But when their withdrawal letters failed to reach Moscow before the official deadline, the entire party slate was struck from the ballot.

The race is also the first in which the prime minister will be elected directly, and not as head of a party slate.

The candidates are not named on the ballot, but are on regional party slates.

Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in Kentucky run together on party slates.

Under Russia's election laws, half of the 450 seats are set aside for candidates who run on a national party slate.

Voting was by party slate; ticket splitting was not allowed.

Ballots are cast for party slates, not individual candidates.

They wanted the number of places reserved for women on party slates raised to 40 percent in future elections.

Municipal candidates tend not to run on party slates.