Article 84. On Participation of Political Public Associations in Elections
1. Political public associations that were established and registered in accordance with the federal laws, laws of 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 electoral associations and along with the electoral associations referred to in Clause 25, Article 2 of this Federal Law, in an election of the relevant 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 charters of public association to confer the status of political public associations on them, shall be registered not later than one year before voting day, and when an election is called to the legislative (representative) body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation or to the executive body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation, to the body of local self-government in the event of early termination of powers of the relevant body, not later than six months before voting day. The said periods shall not apply to the other amendments and supplements introduced to the charters of political public associations.
2. A political public association that was recognized as an electoral association and was entitled to nominate candidates for membership in commissions before this Federal Law entered into effect, 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 electoral 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 effect, 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 electoral associations, or to an electoral association the founders of which are electoral associations that are members of this electoral bloc. The said electoral 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.
