MOSCOW, Mar 9 Persons convicted of crimes against the security of Russia will not be able to be elected until expiration of five years from the date of removal or cancellation of a criminal record, the relevant amendment to the draft law on unified rules for online voting in the Russian Federation was approved by the Committee on State Building and Legislation. Committee. In particular, we are talking about amending the law on basic electoral guarantees — it establishes a ban on being elected convicted of crimes against the security of Russia within five years from the date of removal or cancellation of the conviction.
