CEC proposes to prohibit early voting

The Central Election Commission submitted to the presidential administration a proposal to cancel early voting at all levels, RIA Novosti reports. This was announced at a press conference in Moscow by a member of the Maya Grishin Cyc.

"At the moment, a proposal has been made on the part of the CEC - it is considered - regarding the abolition of early voting in all elections," Grishina said.

According to her, these proposals do not concern voting in hard -to -reach and remote areas. There, voting must be carried out in advance, since the process requires more time, the CEC member explained.

President Dmitry Medvedev announced the need to restore order in early voting and issuing absenteeism in his annual message to the Federal Assembly. So he reacted to complaints about numerous violations committed during the election day of October 11. He later stated that he had no serious complaints about the results of regional elections. To work with presidential proposals under the presidential administration, a permanent working group was created to improve electoral law, which included representatives of all seven Russian parties.