§ Article 52(untitled)

erms and Conditions of Election Campaigning, Referendum Campaigning in
Print Periodicals

 1. Editorial boards of state and municipal print periodicals circulated in the territory
where elections, referendum are conducted and published at least once a week shall provide
print space for campaigning materials presented by registered candidates, election
associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. Total minimum
amount of such print space, availability of provision print space free of charge, ratio between
print space provided by editorial boards free of charge and on paid basis shall be established
by the law.
(as amended by the Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 19, 2009, No.203-FZ)

 2. Editorial boards of state and municipal print periodicals published at least once a
week shall reserve print space for election campaigning, referendum questions campaigning on
paid basis. Total amount and terms of payment shall be equal for all registered candidates,
election associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. The
total amount of print space thus reserved shall be established by law. Registered candidate,
election association that nominated registered lists of candidates, referendum initiative group,
other referendum participant group shall be entitled for corresponding payment to receive print
space out of total amount of reserved print space within the share received as the result of
division of this amount by the number of registered candidates, the said election associations or
division by the number of groups entitled to conduct referendum campaigning.
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(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 3. The lay may establish provision of paid and free print space to election associations
that nominated registered candidates.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 4. Editorial boards of non-state print periodicals that meet requirements of Clause 6,
Article 50 of this Federal Law, shall be entitled to refuse to provide space in print periodicals for
election campaigning, referendum questions campaigning.

 5. Campaigning materials published in accordance with this Article shall not be
accompanied by any forms of editorial comments or by headlines and illustrations that are not
agreed upon with corresponding candidate, election association, referendum initiative group,
other referendum participant group.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 6. All campaigning materials published in print periodicals shall carry information on
which candidate, election association electoral fund or on which group entitled to conduct
referendum questions campaigning referendum fund was used to pay for the given publication.
If campaigning materials were published free of charge, the publication shall indicate this
information stating who published such material. Editorial board of print periodical shall bear the
responsibility for the compliance with this requirement.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ, of July 19, 2009, No.203-FZ)

 7. Editorial boards of print periodicals that publish campaigning materials, except for
periodicals founded by candidates, election associations, shall not give preference to any
candidate, election association, referendum initiative group, other referendum participants
group by changing the circulation and publication frequency of print periodicals.
(as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 8. Any other terms and conditions of election campaigning, referendum questions
campaigning in print periodicals shall be regulated by the law.