The state Duma adopted a law on distance voting in elections
The state Duma at plenary session on Wednesday passed legislation amending the electoral law on the possibility to vote in elections and referendums in the mail and remotely, and the collection of signatures came to the polls for the candidate using the portal " state services ".
Changes made to articles 37 and 38 of the Federal law " on main guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation ". The authors of the proposal were members of the Department of the state Duma on control and regulation Sevastianova Olga, Dmitry and Irina Lomakin of Marias (EP), as well as the 1st Chairman of the division for state construction and law Mikhail Emelyanov (WED).
in the wording of the first reading of the bill anticipated the collection of signatures came to the polls with the use of a portal " state services ", with the use of this system has the ability to be assembled no more than half of the signatures came to the polls, referendum participants from the number of required signatures.
in addition, to avoid errors in the manufacture of subscription lists project establishes the obligation of the Commission organizing the appropriate elections, referendum, approve the sample of the signature sheet: when affixing signature and date of entry of the voter, participant of the referendum personally contributes to the sign-up sheet your name, first name and patronymic.
The second reading of the bill was prepared a number of changes. For example, the suggestion was made that the opportunity to vote in elections and referendums in the Russian Federation by mail and remotely, to identify the need for such a format of voting, the CEC. As told to co-author of the amendments, the Deputy from United Russia Dmitry Vyatkin, this value will not be distributed at a national expression of the will of the Constitution.
Also among the changes was a proposal that the election of the chief subject of the Russian Federation, who is elected by the people's representatives of the legislative authority, have the opportunity to postpone if within the region or in 2 or more municipalities introduced the mode of increased readiness or emergency. The majority of MPs (249 votes in favour, 79 against) the amendment was supported.
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