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Voting at home
4.6% of voters voted with the help of remote Urn. In the 2012 presidential election, 3.72%voted at home, 2.7%on parliamentary 2011.
Two times more people voted at home than in the 2012 presidential election.
Moscow, school No. 1459, plots No. 730, 732, Otradnoye district. 10 in the morning. A mobile group arrived-a member of the territorial-election commission Maxim Kholodilkin and lawyer Marie Adavtyan. Marie approaches a member of the election commission - a magnificent fair -haired woman with nuded, like needles, with nails: "Can you see the lists of homeless voting?" - "Yes, sure". Only 30 people, two refused. "And their statements that they want to vote at home, can I see?" Marie carefully browsing the documents, then says Maxim Khlodilkin and two observers - one from Navalny, a thin student Andrei Volkov nineteen years old, and a man of about forty Vadim Mugumaevich, an observer from Yabloko: “Thirty is a fig. Lists for a state -of -house voting are submitted from the interview. According to our instructions, 15 is a land, everything that is more suspicious. ” And gives instructions to Student Volkov: “Remember, the first question you need to ask your grandmothers:“ Did you apply for a vote at home? ” If the grandmother says that she did not submit a statement, she did not call the polling station and did not apply with such a request, we need to prohibit voting. If she wants to vote, let her call the site and register until two in the afternoon. ”
Andrey nods. At 10.30 he was awarded an extensive urn, very reminiscent of a canine with a slot for ballots, and he is fed to follow a heavy man in a jeans suit: his name is Mikhail Alexandrovich, he is a physical education teacher. “So, look, old grandmothers can ruin the papers,” he says. “So I myself will fill in pieces of paper, otherwise we don’t have spare (ballots).” “Well, if the grandmothers agree,” Andrei says uncertainly.
First House: Decembrist Street, 36b. Ordinary panel nine -story building, intercom. We call one apartment - they do not answer, in the other - we enter: one room, a small bright kitchen. Grandmother in a robe - Longgin Kozlova, 87 years old. "Did you write a statement to the council, what do you want to vote at home?" - Student Andrei timidly asks. “No,” the grandmother replies. "And who then wrote it?" “I don’t know, I myself wanted to go and vote.” - "Do you have a social worker?" - asks Fizruk. "Yes". “Well, that means the social worker filed for you.” “Well, I still feel bad in the morning,” my grandmother shrugs. -Oh, after all, I myself once worked in the commission of this electoral. In youth. " He takes the ballot, leaves to vote into the room. Returning, throwing into the urn, which Andrei holds.
The next apartment - the door is opened by Antonina Sedletskaya, a dense old woman in a knitted blue sleeveless jacket. She, too, did not call anywhere, she did not wait for voting at home. Andrey is going to call Marie, receives instructions. “You yourself fill in everything, my hand is trembling,” says grandmother Mikhail Alexandrovich. - An amazing thing, I have never voted in 27 years, as my husband died. And then suddenly you came. What did you come? Who are you all? "" - “I am from the district commission, and this is a representative of one of the candidates,” the physical education culture nods towards Andrei, who speaks on the phone. -Look, digs something. But, between us, without a chance. ”
Andrei returns and says that the vote must stop. “Do you need it? - the physical education is annoyed. - What is the problem if they want to vote? " “The fact that they themselves did not submit a statement,” Andrei sighs.
Grandma is given a ballot. "Is this, as a keepsake?" She is surprised. "No, you must vote!" - "But my vision is bad, I do not see anything!" “Then tell me who to put it for,” says the physical education center. He begins to read out the names of the candidates. “Yes, I don’t know anyone of them, Sobyanin only. Maybe you can tell me? "
Mikhail Alexandrovich squints at the observer and abruptly answers: "No, I can’t." Grandmother: “Then for Sobyanin. Although it seems to me that you should no longer go to people like me. We have been wearing our own. ”
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So Moscow pensioners were convinced to vote for Sergey Sobyanin
In the next apartment they do not open, a senile voice from behind the door: she gave the passport to her son, he will vote for her.
"But you can’t!" - the physical education center is outraged. "I know nothing!" -shout from the door. "Oh Lord ..."
We go the next entrance. “So, if they say once again that they did not write the application themselves, we don’t let it vote,” Andrei courageously declared. “Listen, I'm an ordinary member of the commission, and I want to finish everything and go to dinner soon! So stop doing nonsense! " - Fizruk is breaking.
Andrei sighs and silently weaves after his urn.
In this apartment, the grandmother does not get up, lies in bed, equipped with some kind of levers. With her, an assistant, also an elderly woman. She filed an application for a subdominal vote.
“What you can't sleep! I asked after 12 to come, I did not even have time to put myself in order! ” - the grandmother is indignant. The physical education center, looking at the passport, begins to flirt with her: “Oh, we are twins by the zodiac sign! I was also born in June. ”
In the next apartment lives a war veteran, 89-year-old Sofya Kolevatova. He walks hard, with a wand, but brisk and speech is very clear. Even now it is clear that in his youth she was very beautiful. "
“So, sign me for the most important thing,” the old woman points out. “What is the name,” says Fizruk. “Well, you yourself know who,” she insists
“I was a partisan in Czechoslovakia,” she says, and as if from nowhere, he gets a few black and white photographs. Fizruk shows a lively interest and question her for a long time. Finally, it comes to voting, but then Sofya Konstantinovna resolutely states that first she needs to drink a glass and brings a bottle of vodka from the room. Mikhail Alexandrovich says to the student, that the partisans are offended, that the partisans are offended It is impossible, but Andrei refuses vodka.
“So, sign me for the most important thing,” the old woman points out. “What is the name,” says Fizruk. “Well, you yourself know who,” she insists. "Yes, I can't!" - “Well, for this, for Sobyanin! For our mayor. " In parting, she says: "If you want to drink, come to me!"
“What a woman! - exclaims Mikhail Alexandrovich in the elevator. - That's what a person means a war! ” The student smiles awkwardly.
Another apartment. The door is opened by a smiling old woman. It smells of boiled potatoes and fresh cucumber from the apartment. Taisiya Siprikova, 82 years old. The application for home voting submitted. He tells himself, his family, illness, while the physical education center fills the papers. Finally, the matter comes to the ballot. “Tell me who they vote for more,” the grandmother smiles. Mikhail Aleksandrovich, for the umpteenth time, squints at the student of Andrei and answers: “I can’t!” - "Well then, all the same for Sobyanin." The ballot flies to the urn-changer.
Photo: Pavel Golovkin/ITAR-TASS