Significant number of voters voted online in Russian elections – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

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A large – both in scope and in duration – federal campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the eighth convocation has ended. One of the features of these elections is the widespread use of remote electronic voting (DEG) in seven constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which covered more than 2.5 million people.

This year, remote electronic voting has moved to a new, one might say, higher level. It was this method that Russian President Vladimir Putin chose for himself, who a few days before the vote went into self-isolation after contact with an employee infected with the coronavirus. “Such a voting system is used in many countries of the world, it has been repeatedly used in Moscow. This time, citizens in seven constituent entities of the Russian Federation can use this service,” the head of state said after voting on Friday. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also voted via the Internet without leaving his workplace. “Everything is simple, understandable, and most importantly – convenient. There is no need to rush anywhere. You literally make a choice with one click,” he appreciated the DEG procedure. The Russian cosmonauts on the ISS Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitsky did not have any problems with expressing their will. They also voted in the elections to the State Duma via the Internet. According to Dubrov, “it turned out very well.” “Thanks to science, it has become possible to choose online voting from the ISS,” he said.

The turnout among online voters already in the afternoon on Sunday in Moscow, Murmansk and Yaroslavl regions exceeded 90%, in Sevastopol, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod and Rostov regions came close to this indicator. Both CEC members and experts consider such a result to be logical – after all, the most active voters are registered for online voting. Note that last year the turnout at the DEG exceeded 90% during the voting on amendments to the Constitution and in the by-elections to the State Duma in two constituencies in September.

The Russian Ministry of Digital Science is technically ready to scale the DEG system throughout the country, said the head of the Ministry Maksut Shadayev on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.

According to him, Moscow and the other six regions have shown their readiness in these elections. “I think this is a very good result, therefore, of course, yes. Technically, we are ready, then – the issue of political decisions, the readiness of election commissions,” the minister said.

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