Residents of Donbass with Russian passports were allowed to vote remotely in the elections to the State Duma

Residents of the unrecognized Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), who have a Russian passport, were allowed to vote in the upcoming elections to the State Duma in the online format, RBC reports .

“In the elections of State Duma deputies in the Federal Partural District in remote electronic voting, a citizen of the Russian Federation who does not have registration at the place of residence in the Russian Federation, who received citizenship in a simplified manner in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 24, 2019,” the decree published on the website of the Central Election Commission of Russia.

At the same time, it is emphasized that those who wish to vote must necessarily confirm their account on the “State Services” portal.

“We decided to see whether it is impossible to create for these citizens of Russia, which also have the right to vote, the opportunity to vote at any other point. And, it seems to me that we will advance quite a lot in this direction, ”explained Nikolai Bulaev deputy chairman, deputy chairman of the CEC.

Earlier, the Central Election Commission said that in the September elections it would be possible to vote remotely in seven Russian regions: in Moscow, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Murmansk regions, as well as in Sevastopol.