1. Where the municipality does not have a head of the local administration and the charter of the municipality does not identify the person authorized to exercise electoral actions in accordance with this Federal Law, these electoral actions shall be carried out by the highest official of the subject of the Russian Federation (head of the highest executive body of the subject of the Russian Federation) or another official delegated by him.

2. After the entry into force of this Federal Law, the first map of single-mandate districts shall be developed in the established order and submitted by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to the State Duma by 5 September 2015. This map shall be approved by a federal law, which shall be published no later than 5 December 2015. If that federal law is not been published within that period, the map of singlemandate electoral districts shall be approved by the Central Election Commission no later than one month from the expiry of the said deadline, and in case of dissolution of the State Duma - no later than 10 days from the date of decree of the President of the Russian Federation dissolving the State Duma.

3. Election of deputies to the State Duma of the seventh convocation shall be held on the third Sunday of September in 2016. (Part 3 added by the Federal Law of 14.07.2015 No 272-FZ.)

4. The State Duma of the seventh convocation shall hold its first meeting no later than on the thirtieth day after its election. (Part 4 added by the Federal Law of 14.07.2015 No 272- FZ.)