Elections the higher official of the municipality: legal models

High dynamics of improving federal legislation determines the relevance of consideration the order of election of officers. The legal status of officials is a basic institution of constitutional law and requires detailed consideration. Description of new legislative model the order of election of the higher officials of municipalities are the purpose of the work. Consideration of designated questions in the context of enforcement practice is the main objective of the study. The conclusions of the paper, allow to use new legislative provisions in accordance with the legal nature of the institution.