§ Article 10(untitled)

alling of Elections
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 1. Elections of bodies or deputies referred to in Clause 1, Article 8 of this Federal Law
shall be called by an authorized body or official.

 2. The voting day in elections to federal state power bodies is established in accordance
with the federal law.

 3. The voting days in elections to state power bodies of the subjects of the Russian
Federation, bodies of local self-government shall be second Sunday of March or in cases
stipulated by this Federal Law, the second Sunday of October of the year when the terms of
powers of these bodies or deputies of these bodies expire save as otherwise stipulated by
Clause 4-6 of this Article, Clauses 8 and 10, Article 811, Clause 6, Article 82 of this Federal
Law.
(as amended by the Federal Law of March 8, 2011, No.34-FZ)

 4. In case of early termination of terms of powers of bodies or deputies referred to in
Clause 3 of this Article that results in ineligibility of the body, early elections shall be conducted
not later than in six months from the day of such early termination.

 5. Elections to state power bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation newly
established in accordance with the Federal Constitutional Law, federal law, constitution (statute)
of the subject of the Russian Federation are called on the second Sunday of March or the
second Sunday of October, and in the year of election of deputies of the State Duma of the
Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the next convocation – on the voting day of
such elections or on the other day in accordance with the Federal Constitutional Law, federal
law, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

 51 Elections to bodies of local self-government of newly established municipal formation
shall be conducted not later than in six months from the day of its establishment.
(Clause 51 introduced by the Federal Law of November 25, 2008, No.222-FZ)

 6. Voting in elections can be called only on Sunday. Calling of voting on a holiday and
on the day preceding a holiday, as well as on Sunday that is declared a working day in the
stipulated manner is not allowed. If the second Sunday of March when the elections are called
coincides with a holiday, or the day preceding a holiday, or the day following a holiday, or the
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second Sunday of March is declared a working day in the stipulated manner, elections are
called on the first Sunday of March. If the second Sunday of October when the elections are
called coincides with a holiday, or the day preceding a holiday, or the day following a holiday, or
the second Sunday of October is declared a working day in the stipulated manner, elections are
called on the first Sunday of October.

 7. Decision on calling elections to federal body of the state power shall be taken not
earlier than in 110 days and not later than in 90 days prior to the voting day. Decision on calling
elections to state power body of the subject of the Russian Federation shall be taken not earlier
than in 100 days and not later than in 90 days prior to the voting day. Decision on calling
elections to body of local self-government shall be taken not earlier than in 90 days and not
later than in 80 days prior to the voting day. Decision on calling elections shall be officially
published in mass media not later than in five days after it is taken. During calling of early voting
terms set by this Clause as well as terms of carrying out of other election activities can be
reduced but not more than by one third.

 8. If an authorized body or official fails to call elections in terms stipulated by Clause 7 of
this Article, as well as if an authorized body or official is absent, elections are called: to federal
bodies of states power – by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation in the
manner stipulated by the federal law; to bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation – by election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation not later than in
80 days prior to the voting day; to bodies of local self-government – by corresponding election
commission not later than in 70 days prior to the voting day. Decision of election commission to
call elections shall be published not later than in seven days from the day of expiry of the term
of official publication on elections calling established by Clause 7 of this Article.

 9. If a corresponding election commission fails to call in terms established by Clause 8
of this Article elections of bodies or deputies referred to in Clause 1, Article 8 of this Federal
Law, or such election commission is absent and cannot be established in the manner stipulated
by this Federal Law, a corresponding court of general jurisdiction in accordance with
applications of voters, election associations, bodies of state power, bodies of local self-
government, prosecutor may determine the term within the period of which an authorized boy
or official, and in case they are absent – corresponding election commission shall call the
elections. The court is also entitled to oblige the Central Election Commission of the Russian
Federation or an election commission of the subject of the Russian Federation (correspondingly
to elections level) to form in ten days from the day the court decision comes into force a
temporary election commission with no more than 15 members with observance of
requirements to composition of election commission stipulated by Articles 22-24 and 29 of this
Federal Law, and in case of absence of an authorized body or official that may call elections
also to establish term within which a temporary election commission shall call elections. Terms
of powers and number of voting members of temporary election commissions are established
by the election commission that formed it.