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More than 20 thousand absentee certificates have been issued in Chuvashia. The leadership of the local election commission explains this fact by the activity of citizens. At the same time, the Republican Central Election Commission admits that sometimes people are forced to take absentee ballots.
20 thousand people who received absentee certificates are approximately 2 percent of the total number of voters in Chuvashia. Where does such demand come from for a service that allows you to vote outside your place of registration? Deputy The head of the Republican Central Election Commission, Alexander Tsvetkov, believes that in addition to the initiative of the voters themselves, the number of absentee ballots issued is also influenced by “excessive zeal on the part of the election organizers,” reports Ekho Moskvy. A representative of the election commission said that people are forced to take absentee certificates - relevant complaints are sent to the Central Election Commission. However, Mr. Tsvetkov still advised voters not to contradict those who advise voting at a polling station other than theirs: “If the leader forces you to take absentee ballots, you need to take it...”. True, a member of the local Central Election Commission added that voters should, in any case, vote as their civic position dictates. Such revelations from a representative of the Central Election Commission, of course, cause emotion - why “need to take it” if the leader asks? What does the “leader” have to do with the elections, why does he care about where and how you will vote. As you know, similar miracles are happening all over the country: directors of factories, kindergartens, schools, and research institutes convincingly ask employees to take absentee ballots and vote at the workplace (under the supervision of that same director).

A scandal with absentee ballots is also brewing in Yekaterinburg: representatives of the Central Urals branch of the Yabloko party appealed to the regional election commission and the Sverdlovsk prosecutor's office with a complaint about the actions of the rectors of Yekaterinburg universities. Students complain that December 2 has been officially declared a school day and they are forced to take absentee ballots and vote at their place of study, and special people are appointed to control the turnout for the elections. A similar practice, according to the Sverdlovsk “Yabloko”, takes place at the Ural State Pedagogical University (Ural State Pedagogical University), the Ural State Law Academy (Ural State Law Academy), the Ural State Mining University (UGGU) and the Ural Medical Academy.

There are many such cases across the country, everyone knows about it - they discuss it among themselves, on blogs, in the media. But for some reason the Central Election Commission is not worried. It's no longer even interesting to ask why.