1. Voting in the elections to the State Duma is carried out at the electoral precincts, formed in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees". Update of the list of electoral precincts and their borders in cases stipulated by the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees” is carried out not later than 10 days from the day of official publication of the decision on the announcement of election.

2. If the electoral precincts are not established within the terms established by the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees" and paragraph 1 of this Article, they shall be formed by the TEC in consultation with the election commission of a Russian Federation subject not later than 12 days from the day of official publication of the announcement of elections.

3. Electoral precincts may be formed by a TEC in coordination with the election commission of a Russian Federation subject not later than 30 days before the voting day, and in exceptional cases, in agreement with the CEC - not later than three days before the voting day:

1) in places of a temporary stay of voters (hospitals, sanatoriums, holiday houses, railway stations, airports, prisons and detention places and other places of temporary stay), as well as in places of staying of voters without registration of permanent residence within the Russian Federation;

2) in inaccessible or remote areas, on vessels that will be at sea on the voting day, at polar stations (in agreement respectively with the head of the facility, located in a difficult or remote areas, the captain of the vessel or the vessel owner, the chief of the polar station);

3) on the territory of military units stationed in isolated areas far from inhabited localities (on the proposal of the commanders of the military units).

4. The electoral precincts for voting and the vote count of those voters, who live or stay outside the territory of the Russian Federation, shall be formed by heads of diplomatic missions or consular institutions of the Russian Federation on the territories of voters stay at least 50 days before the voting day, and in exceptional cases - not later than five days before the voting day. At the same time, the provision of paragraph 2 of Article 19 of the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees" in regards to the number of voters at the polling station may not be applied. Heads of diplomatic missions or consular institutions of the Russian Federation report to the CEC on formation of polling stations not later than 40 days before the voting day, and in exceptional cases, - not later than three days before the voting day.