Formation of authorities of municipal public administration in Transbaikalian region in the last third of the XIX-th century

The article gradually considers the election campaign, beginning from formation of voters’ lists, their social and wealth features to a technology of challenging the election results. The research is based on archival sources in accordance with the municiupal legislation. The authors state the low material level of Transbaikalian residents, insignificant activity of voters, violation in voting procedure.