the state Duma passed a bill authorizing to hold elections in Russia in a few days, the correspondent “of Rosbalt”. Appropriate changes to the law on elections adopted by the votes of the faction “United Russia”, the other faction voted against or refrained from voting.
In preparing the new rules based on the experience of holding a nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution. The bill provides for the CEC to organize the vote in the elections within three days. In this case not to additionally use early voting and voting by absentee ballots. However, it will be possible to arrange for voting outside the premises, “in places suitable equipment for voting”.
As explained in the state Duma, the new rules will not apply to the upcoming regional elections in September 2020, however, they will be able to use the Federal parliamentary elections to be held in 2021.
Changes made during the consideration of the second reading of the bill, which entered the state Duma and was passed in the first reading in 2012 at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation. They, in particular, stipulated the right of the parties to an early opinion of their members of election commissions with deliberative vote.
the Third reading of the bill on 21 July.
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