1. The campaigning period shall commence on the date of a candidate’s nomination and end at 00:00 o’clock local time one day before the voting day. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

2. Election campaigning on the channels of TV and radio broadcasting organizations and in the printed periodicals shall be conducted during the period that begins 28 days before the voting day and ends at 00:00 o’clock local time one day before the voting day or, in case of a repeat voting, during the campaigning period as specified in Clause 5 of this article. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

3. No election campaigning shall be conducted on the voting day and a day before.

4. Printed campaigning materials (leaflets, posters, etc.), which were earlier displayed outside the polling stations and/or buildings and premises of election commissions at a minimum distance of 50 meters from the entrance thereto in accordance with the requirements as established by the federal law, shall remain in their places on the voting day. (clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

5. In the event of the repeat voting the campaigning period shall commence on the date when the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation publishes the decision to conduct the repeat voting and end at 00:00 o’clock local time one day before the repeat voting day. Election campaigning on the channels of state-owned and municipal TV and radio broadcasting organizations shall be resumed on weekdays during the period which begins on the third day after publication of the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to hold the repeat voting and end at 00:00 o’clock local time one day before the repeat voting day. Election campaigning in state-owned and municipal printed periodicals shall be resumed during the period which begins on the third day after publication of the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to hold the repeat voting and end at 00:00 o’clock local time one day before the repeat voting day.