Moscow Voters Get Paper Ballots Without Prior Request
As per the Central Election Commission's decision on coordinating the order of electronic voting (EV) in Moscow, voters in the capital will not need to submit a prior application expressing their desire to vote by paper ballot for the State Duma elections.
Consensus
- Moscow voters will be able to vote using paper ballots in the September 2026 parliamentary elections.
- No prior application is required for Moscow residents to receive a paper ballot.
- The Moscow City Electoral Commission has prepared 100% of paper ballots for all voters.
- The Moscow City Electoral Commission confirmed the order at a Central Election Commission meeting on August 13.
- Electronic voting terminals and an electronic voter list are used in Moscow.
- Non-residents of Moscow who are in the city during elections can vote via electronic terminals, but must submit a prior application.
- Residents of six regions (Mordovia, Tuva, Bryansk, Penza, Tver, and Ulyanovsk) can vote in Moscow for their regional leaders and the federal list of the State Duma.
- The electronic ballot allows voters to vote at any polling station in Moscow.
- Paper ballot voting is dependent on the boundaries of the electoral district.
- Voters receiving paper ballots must sign for them.
- The order for electronic voting and vote counting in Moscow was approved on August 13.
Points of divergence
- The experience from the 2024 Moscow City Council elections, which required prior notification for paper ballots, will not be applied in the 2026 federal parliamentary campaign. — kommersant
- Non-residents must submit a prior application through the 'Gosuslugi' portal to vote electronically in Moscow. — ntv
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Moscow, it will be possible to vote by paper ballot without preliminary conditions — Коммерсантъ
- Moscow residents will be able to vote in Duma elections using paper ballots — Коммерсантъ
- In Moscow, obtaining a paper ballot at the EDS has been simplified — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Moscow
- CIC
- Olga Kirillova
- Russia
- State Duma
- Moscow City Election Commission
- SVO
- Central Election Commission
- Evgeny Kolushin
- Столичные