1. Editorial boards of state and municipal printed media circulated on the territory on which an election, a referendum is conducted and published at least once a week shall provide space for propaganda materials provided by registered candidates, electoral associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. The minimum aggregate amount of such space, the availability of free space in printed media, the ratio between print space provided by editorial boards free of charge and print space provided on a paid basis shall be stipulated by law.

(in the version of Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ, of July 19, 2009, # 203-FZ)

2. The editorial boards of state and municipal printed media publications published not less than once a week shall reserve space to be acquired on a paid basis for election campaigning, referendum campaigning. The rates and terms of payment shall be the same for all registered candidates, electoral associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups. The total amount of space thus reserved shall be established by law. A registered candidate, electoral association that nominated registered lists of candidates, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant group shall be entitled to paid space from the total amount of the reserved space within a part thereof calculated by dividing the total amount by the total number of registered candidates, the said electoral associations, or by dividing the total amount by the number of groups entitled to referendum campaigning.

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

3. The provision of paid and free space in printed media to electoral associations that nominated registered candidates may be stipulated by law.

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

4. Editorial boards of non-state printed media that satisfied the requirements of Section 6, Article 50 of this Federal Law, shall be entitled to refuse to provide space in printed media for election campaigning, referendum campaigning.

5. Propaganda materials published in accordance with this article shall not be accompanied by any forms of editorial comment or by headlines and illustrations that are not agreed upon with the relevant candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group, another referendum participant group.

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

6. All propaganda materials placed in printed media shall carry information about the candidate, electoral association, group entitled to referendum campaigning from whose electoral or referendum fund the given publication was paid for. If propaganda materials were published free of charge, the publication shall indicate this fact and name of the entity that placed such material. The editorial board of a printed media publication shall bear responsibility for the fulfillment of this requirement.

(in the version of Federal Laws of July 21, 2005, # 93-FZ, of July 19, 2009, # 203-FZ)

7. The editorial boards of printed media which publish election propaganda materials, save the printed media founded by candidates, electoral associations, shall not be entitled to give preference to any candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group, another referendum participant group by changing the print run and publication periodicity of the printed media.

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

8. Any other terms and conditions of election campaigning, referendum campaigning in printed media shall be regulated by law.