§ Article 81(untitled)

rovisions for Transition Period

 1. Election commissions formed before this Federal Law entered into force, with the
exception of those referred to in Clause 1, Article 85 of this Federal Law, shall retain their
powers until the expiration of the period for which they were formed, but for not more than five
years from the day of their formation. Vacant seats in election commissions shall be occupied in
the order established by this Federal Law.

 2. Ceased to be in force from January 1, 2009. – The Federal Law of July 23, 2008,
No.160-FZ.
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Article 811 On Procedure of Application of Article 10 of this Federal Law
(introduced by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 1. If the period for which body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation or
body of local self-government or deputies of these bodies were elected at elections called
before August 15, 2005 expires during the period from November 1 to December 31 after
August 15, 2005, save as provided by Clause 5 of this Article, next elections shall be conducted
on the second Sunday of March of the year following the year when such period expires.

 2. If the period for which body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation or
body of local self-government or deputies of these bodies were elected at elections called
before August 15, 2005 expires during the period from January 1 to March 31 after August 15,
2005, save as provided by Clause 5 of this Article, next elections shall be conducted on the
second Sunday of March of the year following the year when such period expires.

 3. If the period for which body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation or
body of local self-government or deputies of these bodies were elected at elections called
before August 15, 2005 expires during the period from April 1 to October 31 after August 15,
2005, save as provided by Clause 5 of this Article, next elections shall be conducted on the
second Sunday of March of the year following the year when such period expires, 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 at such election.

 4. If implementation of provisions of Clause 1 or 2 of this Article results in coincidence
of the voting days at several elections, including elections to body (bodies) of local self-
government as the result of which a voter will have an opportunity to vote by more than four
ballots at the same time (except ballots issued at early election, repeat elections and by-
elections), elections to body (bodies) of local self-government are called on the second Sunday
of October of the year when they had to be conducted, 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 at such election. If implementation of provisions of Clause 3 of this Article
results in coincidence of the voting days at several elections, including elections to body
(bodies) of local self-government as the result of which a voter will have an opportunity to vote
by more than four ballots at the same time (except ballots issued at early election, repeat
elections and by-elections), elections to body (bodies) of local self-government are called on the
second Sunday of March of the year when they had to be conducted.

 5. Elections to bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation, bodies
of local self-government, terms of powers of which or terms of powers of deputies of such
bodies expire during the period till January 1, 2006, shall be conducted during the period
established by constitutions (statutes), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, statutes
of municipal formations, if the law of the subject of the Russian Federation established that
corresponding elections shall be conducted on the second Sunday of March of 2006.

 6. Terms of powers of bodies or deputies, elections of which as the result of
implementation of Clauses 1-5 of this Article were postponed till later period shall be
correspondingly extended.

 7. Elections to representative bodies of the first convocation and elections of heads of
municipal formations newly established in accordance with the Federal Law of October 6, 2003,
No.131-FZ “On Basic Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian
Federation”, as well as elections to bodies of local self-government, terms of powers or which
was extended or reduced in accordance with Article 82 of this Federal Law, shall be conducted
during the period established by the laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation in
accordance with Clause 1, Article 85 of the Federal Law of October 6, 2003, No.131-FZ “On
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Basic Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation” and
Clause 2, Article 82 of this Federal Law.

 8. In the subjects of the Russian Federation where elections were conducted in
accordance with Clauses 3, 4, 5 or 7 of this Article on other than the second Sunday of March
days, next elections shall be conducted during the period established by constitutions
(statutes), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, statutes of municipal formations on
the second Sunday of March of the second Sunday of October of the year when terms of power
of corresponding bodies or deputies of corresponding bodies expire, and if such terms of power
expire 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 at such election.

 9. If in the subject of the Russian Federation elections were conducted in accordance
with Clauses 3, 4 5 or 7 of this Article on other than the second Sunday of March days, and
constitution (statute), law of the subject of the Russian Federation, statute of municipal
formation do not provide for conduct of the next elections in March, the law of this subject of the
Russian Federation may provide for extension of terms of power of bodies of state power of this
subject of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government in this subject of the Russian
Federation for the purpose of conduct of the next corresponding elections on the second
Sunday of March of the year following the year when the terms of powers of corresponding
bodies or deputies of corresponding bodies expire.

 10. If elections to legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the
Russian Federation were conducted in accordance with Clause 5, Article 10 of this Federal Law
on other than the second Sunday of March day, the next elections shall be conducted on the
nearest day to the day of expiration of terms of power of this body established by Clause 3,
Article 10 of this Federal Law when elections may be called, and if such a day is the second
Sunday of October of the year when election to deputies of the State Duma of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation shall be conducted – on the voting at such election. Terms
of power of legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation shall respectively be extended or reduced.
(Clause 10 introduced by the Federal Law of March 8, 2011, No.34-FZ)