The Lipetsk prosecutor's office did not consider electoral commission action lawful

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The Lipetsk prosecutor's office did not consider electoral commission action lawful

Prokuratura made the decision on illegality of requirements of polling stations on need of granting by voters of copies of documents (permits, tickets, documents on holiday from work, etc.) confirming existence of a good reason for participation in vote in the appointed election day, reported in regional prosecutor's office.

Due to the emergence in local mass media of publications about the conflict situation which has happened at acceptance by the precinct election commission of the decision on early vote at the request of prosecutor's offices carried out an inspection by results of which to the chairman territorial selective the commission No. 2 and to the chairman territorial selective the commission No. 1 Oktyabrsky okrug Lipetsk are declared cautions.

Should noting that the federal legislation did not provide the right of precinct election commissions to request for confirmation of information specified in the statement of the voter about granting to it to opportunity to vote ahead of schedule of documents (copies of documents), confirming existence of a good reason for participation in the early vote, specified in the statement for early vote.

we Will remind

that it is a question of the conflict situations covered in city mass media that precinct election commissions in two hours prior to opening Kaptsov Sergei in which there was a new requirement for participants of early vote - to show voting ahead of schedule together with the passport also the documents testifying to departure of the voter at the time of by-election - tours, bus, an avia - and train tickets, traveling certificates, references from employers and other proofs of a good reason received the instruction of the chairman of municipal electoral committee. As a result, the early voters who have not been warned in advance about the new requirement, were revolted with refusal to use their vote.

Also should noting that two mandates in the City Council were released because of the compelled abdication of the deputy Valery Klevtsov as the people's deputy became the main person involved in criminal case about mediation in commercial bribery, and sudden death of the deputy Vladimir Skuridin at whom on the 56th year of life heart at a car wheel stopped.

Kurilina Zoe

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Vladimir Skuridin
Last position: Deputy, vice-chairman of the constant commission on economic and industrial policy, development of small and average business, member of the constant commission on social problems, health care and ecology
Valery Klevtsov
Last position: CEO (JSC "LIK")
Kaptsov Sergei
Kurilina Zoe