Regional election commissions adopt wartime voting rules
Voting under martial law — how election commissions are preparing for the State Duma elections.
Consensus
- Regional election commissions in Krasnodar Krai, Kursk and Voronezh Oblasts have started using special voting rules.
- The Central Election Commission granted regional commissions the authority to implement these special rules on June 24.
- The special rules include early voting, voting at home and on residential premises, and not publishing addresses of polling stations or names of commission members.
- These rules apply in regions where military state is not officially declared, including Krasnodar Krai, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov Oblasts.
- The special rules were introduced in response to wartime conditions and are based on amendments to Federal Law No. 67-ФЗ made during the pandemic and after the start of the war.
Points of divergence
- The special rules were approved by the Central Election Commission in June 2026. — tg_doxajournal
- The Central Election Commission granted the authority in June, without specifying the year. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The expert Mikhail Chizhov stated that the special rules do not ensure equal electoral rights and undermine transparency due to prolonged voting periods and inconsistent rules across regions. — tg_doxajournal
- The New Russia election commission announced early voting from September 14 to 20. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The expert noted that early voting complicates observers' work but statistical data remains accessible, allowing for anomaly detection. — tg_doxajournal
- The Kursk Oblast election commission allowed early voting 'on stumps' (on residential premises). — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Voting under wartime conditions — how election commissions are preparing for the State Duma elections — DOXA
- Regional election commissions began setting "military" conditions for elections. The CEC granted them this right in June — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия