643K Apply for Remote Voting in Russia's Duma Elections
In five days since the start of the DEG application period, 643 thousand applications have been submitted.
Consensus
- 643,000 applications for remote electronic voting (DÉG) have been submitted.
- Remote electronic voting is available in 33 regions and Moscow.
- The Duma elections will be held from September 18 to 20.
- The application period for DÉG runs from August 3 to September 14.
- Rostov Oblast has the highest number of applications (110,000).
- Smolensk Oblast has the highest percentage of voters applying (5.86%).
- Other voting options include in-person voting and mobile voting at home for those with valid reasons.
- The same three-day period includes municipal elections in several areas.
Points of divergence
- The mobile voting option is available only to those with valid reasons such as health issues, official disability, or need for constant care of relatives. — riamo
- 108,000 applications were submitted for mobile voting at the place of residence, with 25,000 of them from Moscow. — kommersant
- The ballot includes 11 parties, with 3,133 candidates in federal party lists and 1,667 in single-mandate constituencies. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- In five days since the start of applications for DEG, 643 thousand applications were submitted — РИАМО
- More than half a million voters are ready to use DEG in the State Duma elections — Коммерсантъ
- 643 thousand applications submitted for participation in the DEG on Duma elections — Москва 24