1.   Kiev had threatened to dissolve the Crimean legislature if it went ahead with the referendum.

2.   Under existing law, those without citizenship will be unable to vote Sunday in elections for the national parliament, the Crimean legislature and local governing bodies.

3.   Under existing law, those without citizenship will be unable to vote Sunday in elections for the national parliament, the Crimean legislature and local posts.

4.   The original dispute in May erupted when the Crimean legislature ratified a constitution that Ukraine saw as tantamount to a declaration of independence.