§ Article 84(untitled)

n Participation of Political Public Associations in Elections

 1. Political public associations that were established and registered in accordance with
the federal laws, laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation at a level corresponding to the
level of the election, or at a higher level, shall be entitled to participate, as election associations
and along with the election associations referred to in Clause 25, Article 2 of this Federal Law,
in elections of corresponding level, the decision on calling which was officially published before
the expiration of two years from the day of entry into force of the Federal Law "On Political
Parties." The said political public associations, or amendments and supplements introduced to
the statutes of public association to give them the status of political public associations, shall be
registered not later than in one year before the voting day, and when elections is called to the
legislative (representative) body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation or to
the executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, to the body of local
self-government in the event of early termination of powers of corresponding body, not later
than in six months before the voting day. The said periods shall not be applied to other
amendments and supplements introduced to the statutes of political public associations.

 2. A political public association that was recognized as an election association and was
entitled to nominate candidates for membership in commissions before this Federal Law
entered into force, in the event of its reorganization that has no effect on its status of a political
public association, or in the event of its reorganization into a political party, shall retain the rights
specified in Clause 7, Article 23, Clause 8, Article 24, Clause 7, Article 25, Clause 7, Article 26,
Clause 5, Article 27 of this Federal Law. A voluntary association of two or more election
associations that was recognized as an electoral bloc and was entitled to nominate candidates
for membership in commissions before this Federal Law has entered into force, in the event of
its reorganization that has no effect on its status of a political public association, or in the event
of its reorganization into a political party, shall retain the rights specified in Clause 7, Article 23,
Clause 8, Article 24, Clause 7, Article 25, Clause 7, Article 26, Clause 5, Article 27 of this
Federal Law. Such electoral bloc may, by a decision of a duly authorized body, delegate these
rights to one of its member election associations, or to an election association the founders of
which are election associations that are members of this electoral bloc. The said election
association, in the event of its reorganization that has no effect on its status of a political public
association, or in the event of its reorganization into a political party shall retain the right to
make such nominations.