Over 380,000 people registered as Russian Constitution amendments vote observersOver 380,000 citizens have been registered as public observers of the Constitution amendments voting.13:55 23.06.2020
E-voting monitoring group created in Russia’s Civic ChamberThe Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation created an expert group for pubic monitoring of the distance e-voting on the Constitution amendments, the group’s head and chair of the Chamber’s Commission for the information community development Alexander Malkevich announced Wednesday.12:48 17.06.2020
Russia’s Ombudsman calls for prosecutors to oversee voting on Constitutional amendmentsIt is needed that prosecutors most thoroughly oversee the course of voting on the amendments to the Constitution to exclude situations where employers could force their employees to cast their votes via electronic means, Russia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has said addressing a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.18:07 16.06.2020
Russian citizens locating abroad can vote on amendments to Constitution - officialRussian nationals can vote on amendments to Constitution at a foreign poll station when submitting a valid passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.15:50 16.06.2020
Central Election Commission gets 17 complaints of violation of Russian voters’ rightsSeventeen complaints about alleged violations of rights of participants of All-Russian voting have been filed with Russia’s Central Election Commission.13:34 16.06.2020
Over 500,000 citizens may oversee Russia’s Constitution amending voteThe total number of election observers of the Constitution amendments voting in Russia can exceed 500,000 people, according to the head of the Civic Chamber’s voting public control working group Maxim Grigoryev.11:16 16.06.2020
Over 500k Russians want to vote on Constitution amendments online – officialOver 500,000 applications have been filed with the Central Election Commission from citizens of Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod Region willing to take part in the voting on Russian Constitution amendments online.15:52 11.06.2020
Over 300 fake posts about upcoming Constitution amendments vote found on InternetVolunteers of the Internet Safety League have found 342 fake publications about the upcoming Constitution amendments vote since June 5.12:21 10.06.2020
Presidential Human Rights Council to monitor voting on amendments to ConstitutionRussia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has established an ad hoc working group to monitor the process of voting on the amendments to be introduced in the national Constitution.16:20 09.06.2020
Public Constitution vote observers to take COVID-19 testPublic observers for the Constution amending voting will pass a COVID-19 test, the head of the election monitoring team’s working group Maxim Grigoryev has said citing the Central Electoral Commission.12:05 04.06.2020
Supreme Court liquidates political party of Russian lawyer TrunovThe Supreme Court of Russia has granted a lawsuit of the Justice Ministry and ordered liquidation of the political prty Democratic Legal Russia led by lawyer Igor Trunov.11:41 02.06.2020
Putin schedules Constitution amending voting for July 1President Vladimir Putin on Monday set July 1 as the date of the All-Russian vote on amendments to the Russian Constitution.17:38 01.06.2020
Russia’s Federation Council approves amendments streamlining electoral legislationRussia’s Federation Council has approved several bills seeking to change laws on elections as concerns improvement of organization of elections and referendums, further development of procedures governing collection of signatures and verification of candidacy lists, as well as those on more precise review of nominees.15:50 20.05.2020
Bill on suspension of National Guard service for officers elected MPs reaches State DumaRussia’s State Duma is to discuss amendments envisaging that an officer of the Russian National Guard is to discontinue his or her respective service after being elected a deputy of the lower or upper house of the parliament for the term in this capacity.17:09 19.05.2020
Russian lawmakers adopt distance voting billRussia’s lower house of parliament passed in the second and third readings on Wednesday a draft law allowing e-voting and voting via mail during state and municipal elections, regional and local referendums.17:26 13.05.2020
State Duma backs election ballot ban for average gravity crimes convictsThe State Duma passed a bill banning persons convicted of crimes of average gravity to stand as candidates in any election in a final third reading on Wednesday.15:27 13.05.2020
Constitutional amendments vote date to be set after epidemiological situation normalizingA new date for the All-Russia voting on the amendments to the Constitution will be set after normalization of the epidemiological situation, according to the head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova.16:28 27.03.2020
Putin: Constitution amending voting set for April but may be postponed for people’s healthRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order scheduling the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution for April 22. However, the President has stated that the voting may be adjourned if the situation warrants it. The citizens’ health is above all else, he has said.10:34 18.03.2020
Putin backs out of early State Duma electionRussian President Vladimir Putin sees no reason to hold early State Duma election if lower house lawmakers cannot reach a consensus in this matter.17:53 10.03.2020
State Duma MP proposes to lift presidential terms limits in RussiaLawmaker Valentina Tereshkova on Tuesday proposed to consider removal of restrictions on the number of presidential terms.14:59 10.03.2020