1. The conduct of elections of deputies of the Russian Federation within the term set forth by the Constitution and this Federal Law is mandatory.

2. The elections of deputies of the State Duma of new convocation shall be announced by the President. The resolution on the announcement of elections shall be passed not earlier than 110 days and not later than 90 days prior to the voting day. The voting shall take place on third Sunday of a month in which the constitutional term for which the State Duma of the previous convocation was elected expires. The constitutional term for which the State Duma is elected shall commence from the day of its election. The day of the election of the State Duma shall be the voting day as a result of which the State Duma was elected as a competent body. The resolution on announcement of the election shall be officially published in the mass media not later than five days after it was passed. (As amended by Federal Law No 272-FZ of 14.07.2015.)

3. In the event the President should fail to announce elections of deputies of the State Duma within the term set forth by part 2 of this Article, the date of elections of deputies of the State Duma shall be announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) on the third Sunday of a month, in which the constitutional term for which the State Duma of the previous convocation was elected expires. The CEC resolution on appointment of the election shall be published not later than seven days after the expiration of the period for the official publication of the resolution on the announcement of election set forth by part 2 of this Article. (As amended by Federal Law No 272-FZ of 14.07.2015.)

4. In the event of dissolution of the State Duma in cases and under the procedure stipulated by the Constitution, the President shall simultaneously announce elections of deputies of the State Duma of the new convocation. In this case, the last Sunday before expiration of three months after the day of dissolution of the State Duma shall be the voting day. The decision on announcement of early elections shall be officially published in the mass media not later than on the fifth day after the adoption of such resolution.

5. In the event the President should fail to announce elections of deputies of the State Duma of the new convocation after the dissolution of the State Duma, the elections of deputies of the State Duma shall be announced by the CEC and shall be conducted on the last Sunday before the expiration of three months after the day of dissolution of the State Duma. The CEC resolution on announcement of the elections shall be officially published not later than seven days after the expiry of the period set forth by part 4 of this Article for the official publication of the announcement of the early elections.

6. In the cases dealt with in part 3 to 5 of this Article the periods for the performance of electoral actions set forth by this Federal Law shall be reduced by one fourth. The periods measured in days are multiplied by three fourths and rounded to the nearest whole number; one half decimals are rounded upwards.

7. In the event the Sunday on which the elections are to be held coincides with a day preceding a holiday, or a holiday, or a day following a holiday or in the event this Sunday has been declared a working day in the established procedure, the election shall be held the next Sunday.