In many States the Constitution or the electoral law determines the minimum number of days that have to elapse after the decision to dissolve, before the elections can be held. Sometimes also the maximum number of days is determined. These periods vary from state to state.

- Albania: -“…not later than forty-five days after its dissolution.” (Art. 65 (2) Constitution)
- Andorra: “between the thirtieth and fortieth days following the end of the term/the dissolution of the Council General” (Constitution, Art. 51 (2))
- Armenia: “no sooner than thirty and no later than forty days after the dissolution of the National Assembly.” (Art. 68 par. 2 Constitution)
- Austria: In such case the new election shall be so arranged by the Federal Government that the newly elected National Council can at the latest meet on the hundredth day after the dissolution (Art. 29 (1) Constitution)
- Belarus: “within three months since the premature expiry of the powers of the chambers of the Parliament.” (Art. 91 Constitution)
- Belgium: « le collège électoral est réuni dans les quarante jours de l'acte de dissolution ou de la vacance ». (Code Electoral. Art. 106)
- Croatia: “Elections for members of the Croatian Parliament shall be held not later than 60 days after the expiry of the mandate or dissolution of the Croatian Parliament”136
- Czech Republic: “If the Chamber of Deputies was dissolved, elections shall take place within sixty days of its dissolution.” (Art. 17 (2) Constitution)
- Cyprus : “The same decision is required to state the date for the general election which must be not less than thirty days and not more than forty days from the date of such decision” (Art. 67 (2) Constitution)
- Estonia: “3) Extraordinary Riigikogu elections shall not be held earlier than twenty days or later than forty days after the elections are called.” (Art. 60 (4) Constitution; Riigikogu Election Act, par. 3 (3)
- Finland: (…) the date of the new election is, following the order of the President, not earlier than the first Sunday after fifty days and not later than the first Sunday after seventy-five days from the time when the order to hold new elections was made public. Election Act, Part II, Chapter 9, Section 107
- France: Les élections générales ont lieu vingt jours au moins et quarante jours au plus après la dissolution (art. 12 (1) Constitution of France)
- Germany: Where the Bundestag is dissolved, the new election shall be held within sixty days. (Art. 39 (1) Constitution)
- Georgia : “(…) extraordinary elections, which shall be held not earlier than forty-five days and not later than sixty days before the enforcement of an order on the dissolution of the Parliament. (Constitution Art. 50 (3)
- Greece: new elections within thirty days and the convocation of the new Parliament within another thirty days from the election (Constitution, Art. 41 (3))
- Hungary: “A new Parliament shall be elected within a period of three months following the declaration of the Parliament’s dissolution or the Parliament having been dissolved” (Constitution Art. 28 (6))
- Iceland: “before forty-five days have elapsed since the dissolution was announced.” (Art. 24 Constitution)
- Ireland: “(…) no later than thirty days after dissolution of Dáil Éireann. (Constitution, Art. 16 (3) 2) not later than ninety days after the dissolution of the Dáil (Constitution Art. 18 (8))
- Italy: “Elections for the new Houses (Parliament) will take place within seventy days of the end of the term of previous Houses.” (Constitution, Art. 61)
- Kyrgyzstan: “(…) so that the newly elected house or houses convene for its first sitting no later than six months after the moment of dissolution.” (Constitution, Art. 63 (5))
- Lithuania: “The election to the new Parliament must be organized within three months from the adoption of the decision on the pre-term elections.” (Constitution Art. 58 (4))
- Luxemburg: “Il est procédé à de nouvelles élections dans les trois mois au plus tard de la dissolution. » (Constitution art. 74)
- Netherlands: “the newly elected House to meet within three months” (Constitution, Art. 64 (2))
- Poland: “on a day falling no later than within the 45 day period from the day of the official announcement of Presidential order on the shortening of the Sejm's term of office.” (Constitution Art. 98 (5))
- Portugal: ”within the following sixty days and in accordance with the electoral law that is in force at the time of the dissolution…” (Art. 113 (6) Constitution of Portugal) 136 Art. 73 (1) Constitution of Croatia.
- Romania: “Elections to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be held within three months at the most of the expiry of the term of office or the Parliament dissolution.” Constitution Article 63 (2)
- Russia: In the event of the dissolution of the State Duma, the President of the Russian Federation shall determine the date of elections so that the newly-elected State Duma shall convene not later than four months since the time of dissolution. (Constitution, Art. 109 (2). “When dissolving the State Duma (…) voting day shall be the last Sunday before the day on which three months expire from the day of the dissolution of the Duma.” (Federal Law on the Election, Art. 6 (4))
- Serbia: “Simultaneously with the dissolution of the National Assembly, the President of the Republic shall schedule elections for deputies, so that elections finish not later than sixty days from the day of their announcement.” (Art. 109 Constitution)
- Slovenia: “If the National Assembly is dissolved, a new National Assembly shall be elected no later than two months after the dissolution of the previous one.” (Constitution, Art. 81 (3))
- Sweden: “Extra elections shall be held within three months of the issue of such an order.” Constitution, Chapter 3, Art. 4 (1)
- “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”: “within sixty days from the day of dissolution of the Parliament.” Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia. Art. 15 (1)
- Turkey: “If the renewal decision has been taken by the President of the Republic, then votes shall be cast on the first Sunday following the ninetieth day after the decision.” (Law no. 2839
on Parliamentary elections. Renewal of Election, Art. 8)
- Ukraine: “held within sixty days from the day of the publication of the decision on the pre-term termination” (Constitution, Art.77 (2)).