The work is a reference publication containing information on issues related to the creation and activities of political parties, their participation in elections and referendums, and the activities of legislative (representative) bodies of state power. The book, published taking into account the latest changes in federal legislation in July 2005, provides answers to practical questions arising in law enforcement practice. This publication is addressed to a wide range of readers: lawyers, politicians, political scientists, political party activists, and anyone interested in issues of electoral law and legislation on parties.