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

1. State bodies and bodies of local self-government shall assist registered candidates, electoral associations, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups in organizing and holding public campaigning events.

2. Notices by organizers of meetings demonstrations, rallies, and marches shall be submitted and examined in manner as established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

3. On the basis of an application made by a registered candidate, electoral association registering a list of candidates, initiative group of voters, referendum initiative group, premises which are suitable for holding mass events and are state- or municipality-owned shall be made available by the owner, proprietor, free of charge and for a time to be established by the commission that is vested with such responsibility by law, to registered candidates, their agents, representatives of electoral associations in charge of meetings with voters, representatives of the referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups with referendum participants. Thereat, the commission shall ensure equal conditions in holding mass events for registered candidates, electoral associations registering lists of candidates, referendum initiative group, other referendum participant groups.

4. If the premises indicated in Section 3 of this article or the premises owned by an organization with a charter capital in which the state and/or municipality holds a stake exceeding 30 percent as of the day of the official publication of the decision to call the election or the referendum, were provided for holding an election-relation mass event to one registered candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group (other referendum participant groups) the owner, proprietor of the premises shall not refuse to provide the premises to other registered candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group (other referendum participant groups) on the same terms and conditions at any other time within the campaigning period. In case of provision of premises to a registered candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group (other referendum participant groups), the owner or proprietor of the premises shall, no later than on the day following after the day of premises provision, be obliged to notify in written form the commission stipulated by law on the fact of premises provision, on the terms and conditions of such provision, as well as on the time when such premises may be provided, within the campaigning period, to other registered candidates, electoral association, other referendum participant groups (referendum initiative group).

(in the version of Federal Law of July 27, 2010, # 222-FZ)

41. The commission, receiving the notice on the fact of provision of premises to a registered candidate, electoral association, referendum initiative group (other referendum participant group), shall, within two days from the time of notice receipt, be obliged to publish the information contained therein on the Internet or otherwise to make the same available to the other registered candidates, electoral association, other referendum participant groups (referendum initiative group).

(section 41 introduced by the Federal Laws of July 27, 2010, # 222-FZ, in the version of Federal Law of July 11, 2011, # 200-FZ)

5. Applications for the provision of premises as per Sections 3 and 4 of this Article, for holding meetings of registered candidates and their agents, representatives of electoral associations, with voters, representatives of referendum initiative group and other referendum participant groups with referendum participants shall be considered by state bodies and bodies of local self-government within three days of the day of submission thereof.

6. Candidates, electoral associations, referendum initiative group, and other referendum participant groups may rent, on a contractual basis, buildings and premises belonging to citizens and organizations regardless of ownership form, to hold campaigning public events.

7. No election campaigning, referendum campaigning shall be allowed on the territory of military units, in military organizations and institutions, save the case where the only building, premises suitable for meetings with voters is/are located within the territory of a military unit. Such building, premises shall be provided for campaigning events by the commander of the military unit at the request of a relevant commission for the meetings of registered candidates, their agents, representatives of electoral associations registering candidate lists, with voters serving in the military forces, as well as for the meetings of representatives of the referendum initiative group, and other referendum participant groups with referendum participants serving in the military forces. The aforesaid meetings shall be ensured by the commander of the military unit together with the relevant commission, subject to a mandatory requirement that all registered candidates or their agents, representatives of the referendum initiative group and other referendum participant groups be notified of the time and the place of such meeting no later than three days before the day of the meeting.

8. Security at campaigning public events shall be ensured in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.