Civic control in the Russian Federation is gradually being introduced into many fields of activity of government authorities. At the same time, public control was tested in an area not covered by the legislation on public control-in the federal election campaign. We can talk about the emergence of a new electoral institute of civic observation that has been further implemented in the electoral process of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The paper analyzes the legislative rule allowing participation of public observers in the above-mentioned election campaigns, examines differences in the legal regulation exercised by different constituent entities. The study showed a minor role of the civic control in terms of municipal elections and the authority of the participants of civic control provided for in municipalities. Municipal civic chambers and public councils are deprived of the legal mechanism of direct participation in electoral observation. In this regard, the authors propose to improve the legislation in terms of expanding the powers of the participants of civic control of municipalities in the electoral field. The findings of the study are practical, as their implementation greatly increases civil society’s resource at the local level for providing public observation of elections.