1. Informing of voters shall be carried out by state bodies, bodies of local government, election commissions, mass media organizations, legal entities and individuals in accordance with this Federal Law, Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees”. State bodies, bodies of local government shall not inform voters of political parties which nominated federal lists of candidates, candidates in single- mandate electoral districts or individual candidates.

2. Informational materials carried by the mass media or disseminated by other methods shall be objective and accurate and shall not violate the equality of political parties nominated federal lists of candidates, candidates in single-mandate electoral districts or individual candidates provided for in this Federal Law.

3. Mass media organizations shall be entitled to inform voters freely with an exception of restrictions imposed by this Federal Law, Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees”. Organizations engaged in release media, editorial online publications is entitled under Part 2 of this article to publish (make public) interviews with the candidates and representatives of political parties, let out (on air) other reports and materials about the candidates, political parties, the transfer involving candidates and representatives of political parties. Organization broadcasting, electronic version of online publications may also on the basis of part 2 of this Article to organize joint activities with the participation of candidates and representatives of political parties and carry out their translation (disclosure) on the channels of TV and radio broadcasting organizations.

4. In TV and radio news programs and in the publications carried by the print media reports concerning election events shall be always presented in the form of separate news items, without any comments. Such news items are not be paid for by political parties, candidates and shall not discriminate against or give preference to any political party, in particular with regard to the time devoted to highlighting their election activities, the amount of space allocated in the print media for such reports.

5. Journalists, other creative workers and officials of a mass media organization who are engaged in the activity aimed at the informational support of elections of deputies of the State Duma in accordance with the electoral laws of the Russian Federation shall not be fired by the administration (employer) and shall not be transferred to other jobs without their consent during the election campaign at elections of deputies of the State Duma and during one year thereafter, unless there is a case where a disciplinary action was taken against them in accordance with the labour laws of the Russian Federation and this action was not appealed in a court or was declared lawful and appropriate by a court.

6. On voting day, before the end of voting in the territory of the Russian Federation, no information shall be published (made public) about the results of the elections and no such information shall be placed in the public information and telecommunication networks (including the Internet). This restriction does not apply to the dissemination of information by means of live video to be installed in rooms where counting of votes, in accordance with Part 15 of Article 78 of this Federal law.