§ Article 82(untitled)

n Combination of Elections, Extension or Reduction of Terms of Powers of
Legislative (Representative) Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian
Federation, Bodies of Local Self-Government
(as amended by the Federal Law of March 8, 2011, No.34-FZ)
(as amended by the Federal Law of August 12, 2004, No.99-FZ)

 1. Extension or reduction of terms of power of bodies of local self-government is allowed
for the purpose of combination of the voting day:
 at elections to bodies of self-government with the voting day at elections to bodies of
local self-government of municipal formations newly formed 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” (hereinafter – the Federal Law “On Basic Principles of
Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation”);
 at elections to bodies of local self-government of municipal formations in the subject of
the Russian Federation;
 at elections to bodies of local self-government of the same municipal formation;
 at elections to bodies of local self-government with the voting day at elections to bodies
of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation.
 Elections to bodies of local self-government terms of powers of which are extended or
reduced shall be conducted till November 1, 2005.
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 2. Extension or reduction of terms of powers of bodies of local self-government is
regulated by:
 the law of the subject of the Russian Federation in cases stipulated by Indents two and
three, Clause 1 of this Article;
 regulatory legal act of body of local self-government in cases stipulated by Indents four
and five, Clause 1 of this Article.
 The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be informed on such
extension or reduction of terms of powers of bodies of local self-government. Financing of
elections shall be carried out at the expense of corresponding budgets.

 3. Extension of terms of powers of bodies of local self-government of municipal
formations is allowed till January 1, 2006, if such municipal formations exist as of the day of
entering into force of Article 12 of the Federal Law “On Basic Principles of Organization of Local
Self-Government in the Russian Federation” and their borders are changed or transformed in
the order established by Article 84 of the said Federal Law.
 Extension of terms of powers of these bodies is regulated by the law of the subject of
the Russian Federation. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall be
informed on such extension of terms of powers of bodies of local self-government.

 4. The law of the subject of the Russian Federation allows one-time but for not more
than a year period extension or reductions of terms of powers of bodies of local self-
government for the purpose of combination of the voting days at election to not less than two
thirds of bodies of local self-government of municipal formations in this subject of the Russian
Federation.
 Extension or reduction of terms of powers of bodies of local self-government shall not
be allowed if as the result a voter will have an opportunity to vote with more than four ballots,
except ballots issued in connection with conduct of early elections, repeat elections or by-
elections.
(Clause 4 introduced by the Federal Law of July 22, 2008, No.149-FZ)

 5. Elections to bodies of local self-government, terms of powers of which are extended
or reduced in accordance with Clause 4 of this Articles, shall be called on the voting days
stipulated by Clauses 3 and 6, Article 10 of this Federal Law, including on the first or second
Sunday of October. Such elections shall be conducted till March 14, 2011. At calling and
conducting of such elections provisions of Article 811 of this Federal Law are not applied.
(Clause 5 introduced by the Federal Law of July 22, 2008, No.149-FZ)

 5. Extension or reduction of terms of power of legislative (representative) body of the
subject of the Russian Federation is allowed but not more than for six months with the purpose
of combination of the voting day at election of deputies of this body with the voting day at
election of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
 Extension or reduction of terms of powers of legislative (representative) body of state
power of the subject of the Russian Federation is not allowed if as the result a voter will have an
opportunity to vote with four ballots at the same time, except ballots issued in connection with
early elections, repeat elections or by-elections.
 During elections to legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the
Russian Federation which terms of power was extended or reduced in accordance with the
Indent one of this Paragraph, provisions of Article 811 of this Federal Law shall not be applied.
(Clause 6 introduced by the Federal Law of March 8, 2011, No.34-FZ)
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