Over 1M Russians Apply for Remote Voting
Over one million voters in Russia have submitted applications for remote electronic voting (ДЭГ) ahead of the State Duma elections, with the deadline set for September 14. The voting will take place from September 18 to 20 across 32 regions.
Consensus
- More than one million voters have submitted applications for remote electronic voting (ДÉГ) on the 'Gosuslugi' portal.
- The deadline for submitting applications is September 14 at 23:59 MSK.
- Remote electronic voting will be conducted in 32 regions of Russia.
- The State Duma elections will take place from September 18 to September 20.
- Applications can be withdrawn before the deadline.
- The voting platform is included in the 'white list' to ensure functionality even during mobile internet outages.
- Wi-Fi access points will be available in regions for voting.
Points of divergence
- The number of applications submitted for remote electronic voting is 1,144,833, with over 240,000 voters applying for voting at their place of residence. — vedomosti
- Residents of Moscow do not need to submit applications on 'Gosuslugi' as they vote via mos.ru, and the platform is used in 32 regions. — m24
- The Central Election Commission (ЦИК) of Russia reported the data, with Chairperson Ella Pamfilova confirming the figures. — vedomosti
- The Ministry of Digital Development (Mintsifry) reported the data via the MAX messenger. — m24
- Moscow leads with 175,000 applications, followed by Rostov Oblast (130,000) and Altai Krai (117,800). — vedomosti
- Sverdlovsk Oblast reported 73,400 applications and Chuvashia 60,700. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- More than 1.1 million Russians submitted applications to participate in DEG — Вести
- More than a million voters submitted applications to participate in the DEG on Gosuslugi — Ведомости
- Ministry of Digital Economy: over one million Russians submitted applications for DEG on Gosuslugi — Вести
- More than a million applications submitted for participation in the DREG on Duma elections — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow
- Ministry of Digital Development
- State Services
- CIC
- Rostov Oblast
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Ellya Pamfilova
- Oleg Sosnitsky
- Altai Krai
- DEG
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