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Article 11
 

1. The legislation of the Russian Federation on elections is formed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, the constitutions (charters), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory legal acts on elections adopted in the Russian Federation.


2. The legislation of the Russian Federation on referendums is formed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Federal Constitutional Law on Referendum in the Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws, constitutions (charters), laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation, other regulatory legal acts on referendums adopted in the Russian Federation.


(in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).


3. If, in the period of an election campaign or the period of a campaign related to a referendum of a subject of the Russian Federation or a local referendum, a law is adopted that contains provisions governing the procedure of the preparation and conduct of a relevant election or referendum, or if, during such period, a law is modified in a way that affects the procedure of the preparation and conduct of the relevant election or referendum, such law and modifications shall only apply to elections appointed after their taking effect and to the referendum called after the date of taking effect by this law and modifications.


(Section 3 in the version of Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ).


4. If the term of a body of state power of a subject of the Russian Federation or a body of local self-government expired, or its powers were terminated, and a relevant law of the subject of the Russian Federation on elections does not exist or a provision (provisions) of such law of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a court decision rendering it (them) ineffective or inapplicable, the election of such body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federation, or to the body of local self-government, with respect of the provision (provisions) that was declared ineffective or inapplicable by court, shall be conducted, by a relevant election commission on the basis of this Federal Law, other federal laws ensuring the exercise of the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to elect and be elected to bodies of state power or to bodies of local self-government, and, if the existing legal basis is insufficient, also on the basis of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, to the extent such elections are not covered by the laws.


5. If the law of a subject of the Russian Federation on referendum of the subject of the Russian Federation or on local referendum does not exist, or a provision (provisions) of the law of the subject of the Russian Federation cannot be applied due to a court decision rendering it (them) ineffective or inapplicable, the referendum of the respective level, with respect of the provision (provisions) of the law of the subject of the Russian Federation that was declared ineffective or inapplicable by court, shall be conducted by a relevant referendum commission on the basis of this Federal Law, other federal laws ensuring the exercise of the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to participate in a referendum; as well as on the basis of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, if the existing legal basis is insufficient, to the extent such referendum is not covered by the laws.


Article 111. Procedure for Calculation of Terms Established by Russian Law on Elections and Referendums


(introduced by Federal Law of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ)


1. If any action may/must be taken from the date of occurrence of any event, then the first date, on which this action may/must be taken, shall be the calendar date of occurrence of the appropriate event but not earlier than the time of occurrence of that event.


2. If any action may/must be taken during any particular number of days or any particular number of days prior to occurrence of any event, the last day or the day, on which this action may/must be taken shall be the date, after this the number of days prior to occurrence of the appropriate event, as indicated in this Federal Law, remains.


3. If any action may/must be taken not earlier than any particular number of days prior to occurrence of any event, then the first day, when such action may/must be taken, shall be the date after which the number days, indicated in this Federal, before occurrence of the appropriate event remains.


4. If any action may/must be taken within any particular number of days after the date of occurrence of any event, then such action may/must be taken within the number of days indicated in this Federal Law. In this case, the first day shall be the day immediately following the calendar date of occurrence of this event, and the last day, the day immediately following the day, when the said number of days elapses.