§ Article 11(untitled)

egislation of the Russian Federation on Elections and Referenda

 1. The legislation of the Russian Federation on elections is comprised of the
Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, the constitutions
(statutes), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory acts on elections
adopted in the Russian Federation.

 2. The legislation of the Russian Federation on referenda is comprised of the
Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, constitutions
(statutes), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory acts on referenda
adopted in the Russian Federation.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July, 21, 2005, №.93-FZ).
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 3. If during the election campaign, referendum campaign of the subject of the Russian
Federation or a local referendum a law is adopted that contain provisions that stipulate the
procedure of preparation and conduct of a relevant election or referendum, or in the event of
introduction into such law during this period of amendments related to the procedure of
preparation and conduct of corresponding election or referendum, such law and amendments,
shall apply to elections that are called after they came into force, and to referendum conduct of
which was proposed after this law and amendments came into force.
(Clause 3 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. If the terms of power of a body of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation or a body of local self-government expired, or its powers were terminated, and a
relevant law of the subject of the Russian Federation on elections does not exist or a provision
(provisions) of such law of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a
court decision to declare it (them) ineffective or inapplicable, the election to such body of state
power of the subject of the Russian Federation, or to the body of local self-government shall be
conducted, with respect to provision (provisions) that was declared by the court ineffective or
inapplicable, shall be conducted by a relevant election commission governed by this Federal
Law, other federal laws that ensure exercising of the right of citizens of the Russian Federation
to elect and be elected to bodies of state power or to bodies of local self-government, and, if the
existing legal basis is insufficient, in part not regulated by the law, also on the basis of decrees
of the President of the Russian Federation.

 5. If the law of the subject of the Russian Federation on referendum of the subject of the
Russian Federation or on local referendum does not exist, or a provision (provisions) of the law
of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a court decision to declare it
(them) ineffective or inapplicable, the referendum of the respective level shall, with respect to
the provision (provisions) of the law of the subject of the Russian Federation that were declared
ineffective or inapplicable by court, shall be conducted by a relevant referendum commission on
the basis of this Federal Law, other federal laws ensuring exercising of the right of citizens of
the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum; and if the existing legal basis is
insufficient, in part not regulated by the law, also on the basis of decrees of the President of the
Russian Federation.

Article 111. Procedure of Calculation of Terms Established by the Legislation of the
Russian Federation on Election and Referenda
(introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 1. If a certain action can (shall) be performed from the day of occurrence of a certain
event, then the first day when such action can (shall) be performed is the calendar date of
occurrence of corresponding event, but not earlier than the occurrence of this event.

 2. If a certain action can (shall) be performed not later than in certain number of days or
in certain number of days prior to the occurrence of a certain event, then the last day or the day
when such action can (shall) be performed is the day after which there is a certain number of
days established by this Federal Laws prior to the occurrence of corresponding event.

 3. If a certain action can (shall) be performed not earlier than in certain number of days
or in certain number of days prior to the occurrence of a certain event, then the first day when
such action can (shall) be performed is the day after which there is a certain number of days
established by this Federal Laws prior to the occurrence of corresponding event.

 4. If a certain action can (shall) be performed not later than in a certain number of days
after the occurrence of a certain event, then such action can (shall) be performed during the
number of days established by this Federal Law. The first day will be the day following the
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calendar date of occurrence of this event, and the last day will be the day following the day
when the established period ends.

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