Members of the election commission opposed a multi -day vote

Members of the election commissions published an open letter in which they called for not adopting a law on a three -day vote in elections of different levels. About 900 people signed under the appeal.

"Even one day of voting is the hard work of the PEC members and observers, which begins before 8 in the morning and ends at night by counting votes and summing up the results ... The experience of weekly voting from June 25 to July 1, 2020 showed that several days are excessive. According to official figures, the appearance was less than 70%, that is, on average, less than 10% of the list of voters voted. Most of the members of the time of the membership. The PEC, issuing the ballots, spent in anticipation of voters, ”the appeal says.

Members of the election commission also note that one voting day is sufficient and meets global elections. In particular, voting one day takes place in Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Mexico, the USA and other democratic countries.

"We offer the CEC to abandon the idea of multi -day voting, and the State Duma and the Council of the Federation legally prohibit such a practice," the letter said.

Meanwhile, the State Duma in the first and second reading approved the amendments that allow the election voting within three days, Interfax reports . The bill does not apply to the elections that should be held in September.

285 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill, 57 voted against, clarifies the Mediazon. Consideration of the bill in the third reading is scheduled for July 21.