MOSCOW, June 23. /TASS/. , the Central election Commission (CEC) of Russia on Sunday finished the reception of applications from citizens wishing to vote on the law on the amendment of the Constitution at the location in the framework of “Mobile voters”. Only 5 to June 21 accepted over 3.7 million applications, announced by the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova at the meeting of the Commission Tuesday.
“on 21 June was the last day for receipt of applications about voting at the location. On the basis of lists of members voting at the location of the included 3 767 293 people,” — said Pamfilova, adding that the citizens who filed requests to vote at the location, are automatically excluded from the list of participants voting at the place of registration.
the head of the CEC reminded that on June 21 ended accepting applications from residents of Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod region to participate in remote electronic voting. Only from 5 June, the CEC adopted 1 215 926 such statements.
Pamfilova reported that the ballot for a nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution made in all subjects of the Federation, just printed more 108.5 million ballots.
According to Pamfilova, about 2 thousand Russian citizens abroad voted early for amendments to the Constitution.
“Early abroad voted about 2 thousand people. Yes, now this situation, now there is no mobility, people are on vacation almost does not go, the planes do not fly yet, but a lot of our citizens abroad for various reasons, and we paid it due attention,” — said Pamfilova.
She added that, according to the foreign Ministry of Russia abroad is formed 254 polling stations in 144 countries.
the CEC meeting on 2 June approved a new procedure nationwide vote on the law on the amendment of the Constitution. In particular, the possibility to vote before the primary of his day (in the period from 25 to 30 June), voting outside the premises for voting (including adjoining areas), contactless voting, remote electronic voting for the two regions and voting at the location through the mechanism of “Mobile voters”. Voting by mail will not be used.
Pamfilova also said that more than 67 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation, in remote locations, have already voted on the question of amending the Constitution.
She recalled that from June 10 in 38 regions of the Russian Federation “on specific areas in distant locations for groups of voters living in these areas, as well as for ship stations is carried out early voting”.
“as of yesterday, ahead of schedule voted more than 67 thousand [citizens], of which CFAF�� 60,5 thousand in hard-to-reach or remote areas, on ships is about 7 thousand,” said Pamfilova.
the vote on the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation held on July 1, but to vote also in the period from June 25.
According to Pamfilova, at the moment 61 region of Russia is ready to organize the surveillance in the nationwide vote on the law on amendments to the Constitution.
“At the moment, 61 the region is ready to organize video surveillance of the voting process and the process of establishing its results”, — Pamfilova said, adding that the number of such regions may increase to 70.
the CEC meeting on 2 June approved a new procedure nationwide vote on the law on the amendment of the Constitution. In particular, the possibility to vote before the primary of his day (in the period from 25 to 30 June), voting outside the premises for voting (including adjoining areas), contactless voting, remote electronic voting for the two regions and voting at the location through the mechanism of “Mobile voters”. Voting by mail will not be used.
on 1 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the CEC and members of the working group on preparation of amendments to the main law of the country supported the proposal to hold a vote on July 1. Later, the President signed the corresponding decree.
In January 2020 in his address to the Federal Assembly, Putin proposed to amend the basic law a number of amendments that would make the document more relevant to the contemporary reality and would perpetuate the results achieved. After discussion of the amendments by the ad hoc working group on 11 March the state Duma adopted in the final reading the presidential bill. On the same day it was approved by the Federation Council, then the document was supported by the legislative assemblies of all subjects of the Russian Federation. The outcome of this examination on 14 March, the Federation Council adopted a resolution and sent it to the President.
Putin has signed a decree, appointing a nationwide vote on the amendments on April 22. However, due to the pandemic coronavirus President in a televised address to the citizens on 25 March said that a vote must be postponed.
