Article 11. Legislation of the Russian Federation on Elections and Referendums
1. The legislation of the Russian Federation on elections are is comprised offormed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, the constitutions (charters), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory legal acts on elections adopted in the Russian Federation.
2. The legislation of the Russian Federation on referendums are comprised ofid formed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, constitutions (charters), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory legal acts on referendums adopted in the Russian Federation.
3. In the eventIf, in the periodin the period of an election campaign or the period of a campaign related to a referendum of a subject of the Russian Federation or a local referendum, a law or the charter of a municipality is adopted that contain provisions governing the procedure of the preparation and conduct of a relevant election or referendum, or in the event that, inif, during such period, a law or the charter of a municipality is modified or supplemented in a way that affects the procedure of the preparation and conduct of the relevant election or referendum, such regulations, modifications, or supplements shall only apply to elections or referendums called after these regulations, modifications, or supplements have entered into force.
4. In the eventIf the term of a body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation or a body of local self-government has expired, or its powers were terminated, and a relevant law of the subject of the Russian Federation on elections is not availabledoes not exist or a provision (provisions) of such law of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a court decision rendering it (them) ineffective or inapplicable, the election to election of 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 of the provision (provisions) that was declared by the court ineffective or inapplicable by court, are concernedshall be conducted, by a relevant election commission governed on the basis ofby this Federal Law, other federal laws that supportensuring the exercise 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, In the eventif the existing legal basis is insufficient, also also governedon the basis of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, as far as the issuesto the extent such elections are not covered by the unregulated by lawsare concerned, by decrees of the President of the Russian Federation.
5. In the eventIf the law of a subject of the Russian Federation on referendum of the subject of the Russian Federation or on local referendum is unavailabledoes not exist, or a provision (provisions) of the law of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a court decision rendering it (them) ineffective or inapplicable, the referendum of the respective level shall, with respect of the provision (provisions) of the law of the subject of the Russian Federation that have beenwas 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 the exercise of the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum; as well as on the basis of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, in the event of insufficiency ofif the existing legal basis is insufficiientinsufficient, to the extent such referendum is not covered those aspects are not regulated by the laws also on the basis of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation.
