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| 2021-09-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. In Lipetsk region, turnout on the first day of elections exceeded 22% [REGNUM] In the Lipetsk region on the first day of voting, voter turnout reached almost 15%. As reported by IA REGNUM , the data on the voting activity was published by the CEC of Russia. By 20:00 on September 17, 52 thousand 567 people, or 22.51% of the total number of voters, had voted. As reported by IA REGNUM , in the Lipetsk region elections of deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, the Lipetsk regional council, as well as three municipal election companies are being held. In the Kursk region, the turnout on the first day of elections was 14.9% [REGNUM] In the Kursk region, on the first day of voting, voter turnout reached almost 15%. As reported by IA REGNUM , the data on the voting activity was published by the CEC of Russia. By 20:00 on September 17, 126 thousand 672 people, or 14.90% of the total number of voters, had voted. As reported by IA REGNUM , elections of deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, the Kursk regional Duma of the seventh convocation and 121 municipal election campaigns are being held in the Kursk region. More than 17% of voters in the Pskov region voted on the first day [REGNUM] According to the election commission of the Pskov region, on the first day of the three-day voting for the election of deputies to the VIII convocation of the State Duma of Russia, the turnout was 17.29% of the total number of voters included in the voting lists. At the elections of deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies of the VII convocation, the turnout was 16.51%. On the first day of voting, 25.31% of voters came to the elections for the head of the Kuninsky district, 15.65% of voters came to the elections for the head of the Novosokolniki district. Recall, as of July 1, 2021, 518,029 voters were registered in the Pskov region. In the Pskov region on September 17, 18 and 19, 2021, elections of deputies of the VIII convocation of the State Duma, elections of deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly of deputies of the VII convocation, as well as elections of local councils in five municipalities are held. In two districts, heads of districts are elected. 15% of voters of the Astrakhan region voted on the first day of elections [REGNUM] In the Astrakhan region on the first day of voting, voter turnout reached almost 15%. As reported by IA REGNUM , the data on the voting activity was published by the CEC of Russia. By 20:00 on September 17, 105 thousand 724 people, or 14.57% of the total number of voters, had voted. As reported by IA REGNUM , elections of deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, deputies of the Duma of the Astrakhan region of the seventh convocation, the head of the Akhtuba region, heads of five settlements, as well as deputies of district and village councils are being held in the Astrakhan region. Dagestani observers complain about opposition to their work Members of election commissions interfere with checking voters' documents and preventing voting at places of residence, said the coordinator of the Observers of Dagestan movement. Some voters ask to be photographed at the polling station in order to report to the authorities. As the "Caucasian Knot" has reported, voting in the elections to the State Duma, the People's Assembly of the republic and local self-government bodies began in Dagestan today. Representatives of political parties pointed to the difficulty of holding elections in a pandemic. The result of the elections to the State Duma deputies from Dagestan is predetermined due to the low activity of voters and opposition parties, as well as behind-the-scenes agreements in favor of candidates from the ruling party, Dagestani journalists suggested. Observers reported on coercion of state employees to vote in Sochi [KavkazUzel] On the first day of voting, voters mostly came to polling stations in Sochi with invitations from enterprises, they put marks on ballots, filmed it and sent it to someone, members of election commissions and observers reported. In this way, the authorities use administrative resources to promote the right candidates, they say. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on September 17, observers and deputy Alexander Korovainy reported that at the polling stations of the Kuban mass transportation of voters and violations in filling out the documents were recorded. The proxy of the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Rostislav Shcherbakov, filed two complaints about violations during the voting in Anapa and was attacked at the exit from the precinct. Kuban voters announced on September 15 that they were forced to vote at work. State employees and workers in enterprises in the Krasnodar Territory are forced to detach themselves from polling stations at their place of residence and vote at their place of work, which makes it possible to control turnout, party representatives argued. Kuban is in the top five regions with the highest number of complaints of violations, said activist of the "Voice" movement * David Kankiya. On September 17, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent visited three PECs # 46-30 # 46-09 and # 45-20. Employees of various enterprises came to all PECs with invitations. They were mostly young people. They answered the correspondent's questions sparingly, saying that they were "told at work to vote." Vladimir told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he had voted for the report and the chief asked him to send a photo. He said that he filled out the ballots as he was told. “I only know [the candidate] from the posters. Huge banners (hanging) all over the city. I saw it on TV a couple of times. Me personal nothing bad and nothing good he did not. But everyone says he will win. I don’t believe in elections and wouldn’t go, but I’m afraid of dismissal, ”Vladimir explained. House committees in Mamaika complained to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the chairman of the TOS calls on the social networks of house committees to gather residents of apartment buildings and lead them to PECs to vote for a representative of the ruling party. Nadezhda Ovchinnikova, chairman of the Mamayka TOS, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that she had assembled a group on the social network, in which she "urged people to show their civic position and vote for the most stable party and a stable deputy from United Russia." Observers reported violations during home voting in Volgograd [KavkazUzel] The leadership of election commissions at several precincts in Volgograd did not allow to get acquainted with the register of home voting and poorly sealed the boxes, observers said. As the "Caucasian Knot" has reported, 34 candidates from 11 parties are competing for seats in the State Duma from four single-mandate constituencies in the Volgograd region. Of the four current deputies of the State Duma, only one is participating in the race. Only the ruling party was actively campaigning; there was no sharp pre-election struggle in any single-mandate constituency in the region. On the website "Map of Elections Violations", which was launched by the "Golos" movement, as of 1700 hrs Moscow time on September 17, seven complaints from five polling stations were recorded in Volgograd. At three polling stations, observers were not allowed to familiarize themselves with the register of home voting. "The stationary box is stitched with thread and sealed so that it allows unauthorized opening. It was sealed before the arrival of the commission," says one of these complaints. At another precinct, according to the complaint, a group of PEC members returned after a home vote, but the contents of the box with ballots were not immediately transferred to a safe package. These complaints were written on behalf of the members of the election commission, that is, observers. The Volgograd voter also said that the employees of the Volgograd branch of Rosgranstroy are currently voting at one precinct, despite the fact that all employees are registered in other districts. "No one was attached to this site in advance. Site at school No. 34 in Volgograd," stated in the complaint published on the site. On the website of the Electoral Commission of the Volgograd Region, as of 1708 hrs Moscow time on 17 September, there are no comments regarding these complaints. The "Caucasian Knot" cannot verify the data on these violations. |
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