Russian lawmaker proposes to hold early State Duma electionA lawmaker representing the United Russia political party Alexander Karelin during a plenary meeting on Tuesday proposed to hold early State Duma election.12:42 10.03.2020
E-voting experiment may continue throughout 2020 – draft lawA bill extending a e-voting experiment for a year has reached the State Duma.11:41 07.02.2020
Tougher fines proposed for election legislation violationBill toughening penalties for breaching election legislation has been drafted and faces introducing into the lower house of Russian parliament, according to the State Duma statement.12:55 10.12.2019
Ex-chair of republican election commission gets 6 years for briberyEx-chair of the election commission of Russia’s Republic of Komi Yelena Shabarshina has received 6 years in colony for taking bribes.13:50 19.09.2019
Russian Civic Chamber commission reveals facts of foreign interfering in electionFacts of foreign interference in elections were revealed on the back of the single voting day held in Russia on September 8, according to the press service of the country’s Civic Chamber’s humanitarian cooperation commission.11:23 10.09.2019
Supreme Court dismisses opposition activist’s appeal against election registration denialThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a lower court’s decision denying the registration of opposition activist Ilya Yashin as a candidate for deputy of the Moscow City Duma.16:20 27.08.2019
Volunteer of unregistered Moscow Duma candidate to stay detained in 27 July riots caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld detention of the defendant in the 27 July Moscow riots case Sergey Fomin.16:08 19.08.2019
Opposition figure’s suit against election registration denial pending in Moscow courtThe Moscow City Court will consider a lawsuit filed by opposition activist Ilya Yashin against denial of registration as a candidate for deputy of the Moscow City Duma. The hearing is set for August 16.18:12 15.08.2019
Volunteer of Russian social-liberal party detained in 27 July riots caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday ordered a volunteer of the Russian social-liberal party Yabloko Valery Kostenok to be detained until October 11 as part of the 27 July mass riots case.18:02 12.08.2019
Alleged participant of 27 July Moscow riots detained for 2 monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ordered a defendant in the 27 July Moscow riots case Sergey Fomin to be detained until October 8.17:37 09.08.2019
Russian Human Rights Council pushes for verification of voters’ signaturesThe Presidential Council for Human Rights asked on Tuesday the Central Election Commission to discuss an opportunity to include its representatives into working groups in case such groups are created for re-authentication of voters’ signatures cast in favor of candidates for membership in the Moscow City Duma.14:11 30.07.2019
Probe opened into unagreed protest act near Moscow election committeeInvestigation has been launched into unauthorized rally near the building of the Moscow City Election Commission.13:39 24.07.2019
Putin signs e-voting bill into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill envisaging test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament into law.09:58 30.05.2019
Lower house of Russian parliament adopts e-voting billThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, passed a bill envisaging test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament in the third and final reading on Tuesday.15:20 21.05.2019
E-voting bill passes its second reading in Russia’s State DumaThe State Duma passed in the second reading on Thursday a bill envisaging test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament.17:07 16.05.2019
E-voting bill faces second reading in Russia’s lower house of parliamentThe State Duma will consider a bill envisaging a test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament in the second reading on May 16.16:58 15.05.2019
Bill on photo and video shooting at election polls reaches State DumaThe Federation Council member Vladimir Lukin has submitted a bill extending the list of people authorized to carry out photo and video survey in voting premises to the State Duma.10:47 04.04.2019
Bill on e-voting submitted to Russian State DumaA bill envisaging a test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow City Parliament has been introduced to the lower house of the Russian Parliament, according to Alexander Brod, a member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights.16:01 27.02.2019
Human Rights Council appeals to UN over Ukraine’s ban on Russian election observersChairman of Russia’s Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has appealed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet over Ukraine’s refusal to register Russian observers at Ukrainian presidential elections.10:40 14.02.2019
Persons under house arrest to be able to vote – State DumaRussia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill ordering election commissions to enable persons under house arrest to vote in a final third reading on Thursday.12:47 22.11.2018