Elections are held, according to established customs, on days appointed by local Soviets. Elections are conducted in the presence of an electoral commission and a representative of the local soviet. In instances when the presence of a representative of Soviet authority is technically impossible, he is replaced by the electoral commission chairman or, in the absence of the latter, by the chairman of the electoral assembly. The proceedings and results of the election are recorded in a minute signed by the members of the electoral commission and the representative of the soviet. The detailed procedure for the conduct of elections, and for the participation in them of trade unions and other workers' organizations, is determined by the local soviets in keeping with instructions issued by the All-Russia Central Executive Committee.
All material pertaining to the conduct of elections is forwarded to the respective soviet.
The soviet appoints a credentials committee to verify the results of the elections. The credentials committee reports to the soviet on its findings. The soviet decides the question of confirming disputed candidates. Should the Soviet reject a candidate, it appoints re-elections. Should the elections as a whole be found faulty, the question of annuling them is decided by the higher body of soviet rule.