MOSCOW, 15 Sep. The ballots of patients with coronavirus who voted in the elections to the State Duma, treated in closed medical institutions, will remain in the «red zone» in safe-bags for 14 days, said Ella Pamfilova, Chair of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. She noted that voting in the «red zones» will be held in one day. Precinct Election Commission (PEC) members will vote using all personal protective equipment. According to Pamfilova, observers will be launched only as a last resort, «if someone really insists.»
«All ballots used by PEC members when voting in the» red zone «are packed in safe bags, which remain in the» red zone «for 14 days. newspaper «.
She added that the data of the PEC protocol on the voting results will be immediately transmitted to the TEC through technical communication channels. «Both the secrecy of the vote and security will be fully ensured,» Pamfilova said.
The CEC excluded from the federal lists 27 candidates for the elections to the State Duma She stressed that she herself is not a supporter of voting in the «red zones», but the CEC receives applications from patients and staff, so the commission decided to arrange it where there is a request. Nikolay Bulaev reported that in closed medical institutions where patients with coronavirus infection are being treated, temporary polling stations can be created, if necessary, only people who work in these institutions will be able to enter precinct election commissions, while ballots and protocols from there cannot be taken out. will be in order to avoid the spread of infection. Voting in the Duma and other elections will be held this year from 17 to 19 September. The State Duma is elected for a five-year term under a mixed electoral system: 225 deputies are elected from party lists, another 225 — from single-mandate constituencies in one round.
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