1. Authorities of territorial election commissions at the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by territorial election commissions formed in compliance with the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens or by election commissions of municipal entities operating in cases provided by the Federal Law as territorial election commissions. If there is no such territorial election commission or election commission of the municipal entity at the respective territory, it shall be formed in compliance with the stated Federal Law not later 35 days from the day of official publication (publishing) of the decision on calling the elections. The term of proposals acceptance in respect of composition of the territorial election commission shall not be more than one month. The statement on forming the territorial election commission and the term of proposals acceptance in respect of candidatures to it shall be subject to publication (publishing) before starting the stated proposals acceptance.

2. The election commission of the Russian Federation subject may form one or several territorial election commissions for managing preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation and operation of precinct election commissions formed at the polling stations which have been established at sailing vessels and at polar stations. Such territorial election commissions shall be formed in accordance with general conditions of forming election commissions and procedure for forming territorial election commissions set by the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens.

3. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation may form one or several territorial commissions for managing preparation and holding of the Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation and operation of precinct election commissions formed at the polling stations which have been established outside the Russian Federation. Such territorial election commissions shall be formed in the amount of not less than five and not more than nine commission members with a casting vote not being subject to the restrictions set by the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Voting Rights and the Right to Take Part in a Referendum Belonging to the Russian Federation Citizens hindering acquisition of the status of a member with a casting vote. The Central Election Commission may impose the authorities of such territorial commissions on the respective territorial election commissions formed for preparation and holding of the deputies elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

4. The term of authorities of territorial election commissions stated in clauses 2 and 3 of this article shall be set by the election commissions having formed them.

5. Provisions hereof regulating operation of territorial election commissions shall include the territorial election commissions stated in clauses 2 and 3 of this article unless otherwise provided hereby.