1. Preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation shall be open and transparent.

2. Regulations of state authorities and local government bodies, regulations of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation relating to preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation, ensuring observance of voting rights of the citizens shall be officially published (released) in state and municipal print periodicals. Other decisions of the stated bodies and the decisions of other election commissions directly connected with preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation shall be published in the stated print periodicals or shall be made public in any other way. (clause 2 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)