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5. Audit Trail into a stamped (sealed) stationary ballot box. At the
Not implemented latest elections – of the President of the Russian
Federation in March 2018,video surveillance with
6. Voting Process live transmission of images to the Internet was or-
Voting is conducted from 8:00 to 20:00 am local ganized in the premises of 43 271 PECs and 2 775
time. On voting day, immediately before the time TECs. 93,2 percent of the final protocols of elec-
of voting the chair of the precinct election com- tion commissions were produced using QR-coding
mission presents for inspection to all stakeholders technology. Over 31 million voters cast their votes
(candidates, agents, polling officials, observers, using electronic complexes for processing ballots
etc.) empty stationary and portable ballot box- and complexes for electronic voting.
es, which is then stamped by the seal of precinct
election commission. Ballots are issues to voters (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
included in the voter list upon presentation to the
PEC staff of a passport or the document replac- 1. Last Election Dates
ing the passport. Before issuing ballots a member  Elections of the President of the Russian Feder-
of the PEC verifies that the voter has not received ation on 18 March 2018.
an absentee vote certificate, has not voted early.  Elections of the deputies of the State Duma of
Each voter is entitled to receive two ballots: one for the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
voting in the federal electoral district and one for Legislative on 18 September 2016.
voting in the respective single-mandate electoral 2. Future Election Date
district in which he or she has the active right of  Elections of the deputies of the State Duma of
suffrage. Upon receipt of ballots the voter or the the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
polling staff records the series and number of his/ Legislative on 18 September 2021.
her passport or the document replacing passport
in the voter list. If, upon decision of the CEC, pass-  Elections of the President of the Russian Feder-
port details were pre-entered on the voter list using ation in March 2024.
the State automated electoral system, the polling 3. Are there any fixed election days/dates
staff who issues ballots shall verify this information No
with the voter’s passport. The voter then checks
the correctness of the record and signs a receipt 4. Compulsory Voting
for each ballot. The polling staff who issued the No
ballots also countersigns on the voter list. Voting is
carried out by a voter in the voting cabin by mark-
ing both ballots with any sign in the square refer-
ring to the chosen federal list of candidates, and in
the square referring to the chosen candidate. Each
voter votes personally by placing the filled ballots

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