How to get to the elections as an observer. Who are observers and why are they needed? Who are the observers
On March 18, the elections of the President of the Russian Federation will be held in Russia. Almost all citizens of the country who have reached the age of 18 will be able to vote in favor of one candidate or another. Those who want to take a more active part in the electoral process can try themselves as an observer. Today anyone can become a "supervisor", the main thing is not to get confused in the documents and to know about their rights. Who are observers and how to join them - in the material "360".
Who are the observers?
As a rule, citizens representing a certain political party or candidate become election observers. At the polling station, they act as "overseers": they monitor the legality of the voting procedure and the counting of votes. Now you can become an observer by using the services of non-profit organizations (NPOs), which act as intermediaries between the citizen and the political structure. Representatives of international organizations and the media constitute a special category of "controllers". The work of a public observer is not only important, but also responsible - it is necessary that the polling station is always supervised.
Who can become an observer?
Any citizen of Russia who has reached the age of 18 can become an election observer. The place of residence of a person does not matter - parties, NGOs or candidates have the right to appoint their “controller” to a certain area. At the same time, it is not necessary to be a member of any political party.
This year, about six thousand students will be involved in observing the electoral process. As the head of the Russian Youth Union Pavel Krasnorutsky told RIA Novosti, they will all work to monitor the passing of the unified state exam. Before taking part in public monitoring, students undergo careful selection and special training. “Considering that elections will be held this year, we have agreed with the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation to connect this corps of public observers to independent public observation of the election procedure,” explained Krasnorutsky.
Observation of the elections, independent of a political party or candidate, is coordinated exclusively with the Public Chamber, the agency's interlocutor recalled.
How to become an observer?
Now the most affordable way to become an observer is to apply through an NGO. They independently negotiate with political parties or candidates to send their "controller" to the site. As a rule, in the questionnaire of such organizations, a person is asked to indicate his last name, first name and patronymic, contact information, as well as to tell about his experience of participating in elections (if any). Now observers are being trained by the Citizen Observer, Sonar and others.
It is especially important to register in the register of observers as early as possible - three days before the start of the elections, it must be fully approved.
Who trains the observers?
For citizens acting as election observers for the first time, parties, candidates and NGOs conduct a series of trainings. There, everyone will be given special teaching materials and will tell about the peculiarities of work at the polling stations. Some organizations provide their "overseers" with the opportunity to learn how to monitor the electoral process from the comfort of their home - through online training. All those wishing to become observers are encouraged to study the current legislation affecting the conduct of elections. As a rule, the training of "public controllers" takes place from the beginning of the campaign - this year it starts on 17 February.
What can an observer do?
An observer has the right to follow the course of voting at a polling station: indicate violations in writing, draw up protocols on the election results, and also record what is happening on photos and videos. In addition, the “controller” has the right to appeal to higher election commissions and even to submit an application to the judicial authorities. At the same time, it is important to remember about the prohibitions: the observer should not touch the ballots and campaign for a certain candidate. For violations of these rules, members of a precinct election commission with a casting vote have the right to remove a citizen from the precinct.
1. Observers may be appointed by each political party that has registered the federal list of candidates, each candidate registered in the corresponding single-mandate constituency, as well as subjects of public control. At the same time, the subjects of public control specified in clause 2 of part 1 of article 9 of the Federal Law of July 21, 2014 N 212-FZ "On the fundamentals of public control in the Russian Federation" appoint observers to election commissions located on the territory of the corresponding constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
2. An observer may be a citizen of the Russian Federation who has an active right to vote. Observers may not be elected officials, deputies, top officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (heads of the highest executive bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation), heads of local administrations, persons directly subordinate to these officials, judges, prosecutors, members of election commissions with the right of a casting vote, with the exception of members of election commissions whose powers were suspended in accordance with paragraph 7 of Article 29 of the Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation."
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3. The powers of the observer must be certified in writing in the direction issued by the political party that registered the federal list of candidates, by the candidate registered in the relevant single-mandate constituency, or by his proxy, subject of public control, who appointed this observer. In the direction, the surname, first name and patronymic of the observer, the address of his place of residence, the number of the polling station, the name of the election commission to which he is sent, and also a note is made about the absence of restrictions provided for by part 2 of this article. Indication of any additional information about the observer, and in the case of sending the observer by the candidate, his proxy and affixing a seal are not required. The referral is valid upon presentation of a passport or document that replaces the passport of a citizen.
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3.1. A political party, a registered candidate, a subject of public control who have appointed observers to precinct commissions, no later than three days before voting day (early voting), submit a list of appointed observers to the corresponding territorial commission. This list contains the surname, first name and patronymic of each observer, the address of his place of residence, the number of the polling station, the name of the election commission to which he is sent.
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4. The direction specified in part 3 of this article must be submitted by the observer to the election commission to which he is appointed on the day preceding the day of voting (early voting), or directly on the day of voting (early voting). A referral to a precinct election commission can only be submitted by an observer indicated in the list provided for in part 3.1 of this article.
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5. A political party that has registered a federal list of candidates, a candidate registered in a relevant single-mandate electoral district, a subject of public control may appoint no more than two observers to each precinct election commission, who have the right to alternate between observing at the polling station. One and the same person can be appointed as an observer in only one election commission. Establishment of restrictions other than those specified in this Federal Law concerning the presence of observers in the premises of the election commission, voting premises, observation of voting, counting votes, drawing up protocols on voting results, as well as issuing copies of these protocols, is not allowed.
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6. The observer has the right:
1) get acquainted with the voter list, information about voters who have applied for inclusion in the voter list at their location, with the register of applications (oral appeals) for voting outside the polling station;
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2) be in the polling station of the corresponding polling station on voting day, on the days of early voting at any time during the period provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 32
3) observe the issuance of ballots to voters;
5) observe the counting of the number of voters included in the voter list, ballots issued to voters, canceled ballots;
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7) visually familiarize themselves with any filled or unfilled ballot paper during the counting of votes, as well as observe the drawing up of protocols of voting results and other documents by the election commission during the period provided for in Part 5 of Article 32 of this Federal Law;
8) apply with proposals and comments on the organization of voting to the chairman of the precinct election commission, and in his absence - to the person who replaces him;
9) get acquainted with the protocols of the election commission to which he was sent, and the protocols of directly lower election commissions on the voting results, on the election results, with the documents attached to the protocols on the voting results, on the election results, receive certified copies of these protocols from the relevant election commission ;
A single voting day will take place across the country on September 10: governors will be elected in several regions, and municipal deputies in Moscow. Little is left before the 2018 presidential campaign. On the eve of the upcoming elections, The Village figured out how to become an observer and why you need it.
Who are the observers
Observers include participants in the electoral process who control the legality of the voting procedure and counting of votes at polling stations. In the literal sense, observers are representatives of parties or a candidate, however, as the coordinator of the Golos movement Dmitry Nesterov clarifies, “in a broad sense, this is any public or party controller with observer status, a commission member with an advisory vote, or a media representative”.
How to become an observer
Any adult Russian can be an observer, regardless of place of residence and registration. At the same time, observers to polling stations are sent only by parties and candidates running in elections. You can contact them directly - in this case, there is no need to be a party member, however, other requirements may be imposed on the volunteers in order to ensure the involvement of supporters in the monitoring activities.
An easier way is to obtain observer status through public organizations such as Citizen Observer, Golos, Sonar or Russia Chooses. Since 2005, NPOs have not been able to send observers on their own, nevertheless, they negotiate with parties that are ready to accept independent observers without making any demands on them.
As the co-founder of the movement “Russia chooses” Elena Babchenkova explains, social movements send volunteers to polling stations “both as observers and as members of commissions with a deliberative vote, depending on what agreements were reached with the parties”. At the same time, members of the commission with an advisory vote have the same task as observers - to ensure that there are no violations. At the same time, the members of the commissions have a little more rights: they can speak at the meetings of the commission, put questions to a vote and get acquainted with all the documents.
The final lists of observers should be formed three days before the start of the elections, but it is better to apply to a party or NGO in advance so that there is time to approve the lists before they are submitted to the election commission. So, those wishing to observe the municipal elections in Moscow, Elena Babchenkova recommends sending applications no later than September 4
Preparing for the elections
The experts also recommend studying the electoral legislation and, if possible, following the progress of the entire campaign. “In this case, it will be possible to determine how tough the voting day will be and from whom violations can be expected,” notes Elena Babchenkova.
What the observer should and should not do
On election day, observers must follow everything that happens at the polling station, fixing possible violations - including in photos and videos. The purpose of the observation is to prevent possible falsifications, for example, ballot stuffing, multiple voting of the same people ("carousel"), as well as rewriting the final protocols of precinct commissions.
Dmitry Nesterov
The most important thing is to recognize and correctly record that an illegal act has occurred, to attract the attention of the chairman of the commission and the police officer on duty at the site, to demand that the offender be detained. In reality, in case of falsifications, the chairman of the precinct commission is usually himself involved in their organization, and therefore he will rather interfere with fixing or preventing falsifications. Police officers are not always on the side of the law. But even in this case, public disclosure of the violation will work. Even if a stuffing or carousel could not be prevented, leaving information out of the precinct can stop the repetition of the stuffing or stop the carousel from traveling to the next polling stations.
As the press secretary of the Citizen Observer project Anna Antonova explains, in Russia there is a practice of violations and connivance on the part of some members of election commissions: “In this case, as practice shows, an attempt to suppress a violation by an observer can lead to the removal of such an observer from the polling station. ". At the same time, since 2016, removal from the site without a court decision is prohibited.
Observers should remember that they are not allowed to touch ballots or help voters vote, even if they themselves ask for it. Also, observers cannot take part in the counting of votes, participate in the work of a commission, or agitate voters for any of the candidates.
How to behave on the site
The attitude of commissions to observers often depends on the region. According to Dmitry Nesterov, the cleaner the region is electorally, the more hospitable the precinct commissions are towards observers.
Dmitry Nesterov
“In any case, we always advise you not to set yourself up for confrontation. Even if there is information about impending fraud, it is better to start work by building constructive contact with the commission. If someone from the leadership of the commission deliberately tries to restrict the observer in his rights and opposes the control of the voting process, then you can try to resolve the issue of illegal actions through a call to the higher commission. If this does not help, or if falsifications are recorded at the site, then it is already worth resorting to complaints or statements to law enforcement agencies. "
How long does it take
Dmitry Nesterov
There are different approaches to the degree of involvement in election observation. The minimum level is observation on election day. With this approach, newcomers need to undergo training before the elections (usually a lecture for two to three hours), on election day, come half an hour before the opening of the polling station (by 07:30) and spend the day at the polling station, supervising the work of the commission. At 20:00, polling stations close and the most important stage begins - the counting of votes. It is important for an observer to control the counting itself and to receive, upon completion of it, a correctly certified copy of the final protocol, which records the number of votes cast for the election participants and other important parameters of the last vote. Usually this step takes another two to three hours, although in case of problems, the counting can be delayed.
According to Nesterov, there are also more fundamental approaches to observation. Thus, commission members with an advisory vote and media representatives are advised to visit the polling station the day before the vote. “On this day, you can get acquainted with the commission and solve some of the potentially problematic issues with the correct planning of the polling station,” says the coordinator of “Golos”.
“If you enter observation without fanaticism, then the observation will not affect your work and school in any way,” adds Elena Babchenkova, noting that in case of a protracted vote count, Monday after the elections will have to be spent “on restoring emotional balance and sleep.”
Is it possible to make money like that
Observers who do not work in the interests of any candidate are not paid. In some cases, NPOs compensate for the accommodation and travel of the observers when traveling to another region. At the same time, as Dmitry Nesterov says, there is a phenomenon of field observation - when people specially go to observe elections in other regions at their own expense: “Trips to regions and communication with election participants, commissions and voters speak a lot about the culture of Russia, give a deep understanding of political processes and mechanisms hidden from ordinary people ”.
According to Nesterov, in addition to independent civil observation, there is also party observation or commercial observation, when the candidate's headquarters hires citizens. Parties and candidates often practice rewarding observers, they add in the "Russia chooses" movement.
Is it dangerous to be an observer
According to experts, the risks of observers strongly depend on the region, specific elections and the degree of influence of observers on the results. According to Anna Antonova, sometimes observation can be dangerous to health: “What are the examples of Stas Pozdnyakov's amputated spleen after the elections in Balashikha or the broken nose of our coordinator Andrey Skorokhod. In Moscow, as far as I know, such a gesture did not happen, but scandals between representatives of the commissions and observers occur regularly ”.
However, experts call such cases exceptions and note that it is safe to observe in most regions, since the authorities are interested in a calm course of elections. In the opinion of Elena Babchenkova, if simple precautions are taken and an adequate assessment of what is happening at the polling station, the danger is practically excluded.
Why is all this needed
“Today's Russian political reality is such that it is almost impossible to challenge the election results,” says Dmitry Nesterov. - Since the results and image of the elections is a politically sensitive moment for the current vertical of power, it is taboo to officially admit violations. Here, both the law enforcement system and the judicial system are failing surprisingly, although they are forced, according to procedural norms, to record violations committed by the electoral system ”.
Dmitry Nesterov
The presence of observers changed the plans of the falsifiers for the election results or for the turnout figures that the election organizers want to tighten. There are real stories when the presence of observers really made it possible to receive mandates for at least some of the deputies independent of the government. In addition, the falsifications exposed and documented by observers and the following public scandals sometimes forced the authorities of entire regions to change their electoral policy after the fact, refusing to use massive falsifications.
Elena Babchenkova agrees with Nesterov. “Ensuring openness and publicity of the elections is not possible in the absence of observers at the polling stations. The presence of observers is what prevented the level of confidence in the Russian elections from reaching negative values. "
Instruction: How to become an election observer.
Step one: Find the contact numbers of the regional branches of the Parties in your area.
Type in Yandex, Google, etc. "Communist Party (LDPR, Yabloko, Patriots of Russia, Just cause) in (my city)"
You can go to the central sites of these parties or to the regional one, where you will find the contact numbers of these charitable institutions
http://kprf.ru/party/contact/ - KPRF right at the bottom of the link to regional offices
http://www.ldpr.ru/#party/regions - LDPR regional contacts
http://www.yabloko.ru/Union/trorg.html - Yabloko regional contacts
http://www.pravoedelo.ru/region - Just cause regional contacts
Step two: You need to decide who you want to be Just an observer or a Commissioner with a casting vote, a Commissioner with an advisory vote.
Voting member of the commission -
In short.
* This member of the commission is a full-fledged employee of the Precinct Election Commission. The state pays this member of the commission about 500 - 1500 rubles.
You will need to do the following:
* Attend from 3 to 6 meetings of the precinct commission.
* Watch one day
* on election day, spend at the polling station from 7:00 to 22:00 (or even 24:00)
* You can have a drink and a snack on election day for free (You can eat, funds are allocated for this, but I do not advise you to drink, they can be removed from work)
* A member of the commission with a decisive vote cannot be removed from the premises of the precinct commission, only to be removed. :-))
How much money you get depends on the PEC chairman. If you are a good girl and help falsifiers, you can get up to 3000-4000 rubles, and if you fight for democracy you will leave with 500 rubles or you will be offered a large bribe. (which can be a trivial setup (if you take more than 1000 rubles, you can put it in a cage like a Giraffe))
The choice is yours!!!
In short
* he is not paid officially.
* Work only on election day, also from 7:00 to 22:00 (24:00)
* You can have a drink and a snack on election day for free (enemy members of the commission (falsifiers) will actively offer this to you) There have been cases of Kady after accepting such proposals, people went to the toilet and even to the hospital)
* A member of the commission with the right of an advisory vote can be removed from the premises of the precinct commission even by decision of the enemy members of the commission with a decisive vote. :-))
A member of the commission with an advisory vote has equal rights with a member of the commission with a decisive vote on the preparation and conduct of elections, referendum, with the exception of the right:
a) issue and sign ballots, absentee ballots;
b) participate in sorting, counting and redemption of ballots;
c) draw up a protocol on the results of voting, on the results of elections, referendum;
d) participate in voting when making a decision on an issue within the competence of the relevant commission, and sign the decisions of the commission;
e) draw up protocols on administrative offenses.
How much money you get depends on the PEC chairman. If you are a good girl and help falsifiers, you can get up to 1,000-2,000 rubles, and if you fight for democracy and really steam up the commissions, they may try to bribe you (In Rostov-on-Don, bribery sums ranged from 5,000 rubles to 40,000 rubles).
Or you can just fight for democracy and for your children and their future in this country !!!
The choice is yours!!!.
OBSERVER
In short:
* he is not paid officially.
* You can not go to meetings, but you can go (You cannot be forbidden and even must be informed about the meeting according to the law).
* Work only on election day, also from 7:00 to 22:00 (24:00)
* Can record video, although it will actively prohibit and interfere with the enemy members of the commission (falsifiers). there are NO legal ways to prohibit you from filming !!!
* You can have a drink and a snack on election day for free (enemy commission members (falsifiers) will actively offer this to you. There were cases of Kady after accepting such proposals, people went to the toilet and even to the hospital)
* The OBSERVER can be removed from the premises of the precinct commission even by the decision of the enemy members of the commission with a decisive vote.
How much money will you get all the same as a member of the commission with an advisory vote.
The choice is yours!!!.
JUST not short
Observers has the right:
a) get acquainted with the lists of voters, referendum participants, the register of the issuance of absentee ballots, the absentee ballots in the commission, the register of applications (appeals) for voting outside the voting premises;
b) be in the voting room of the corresponding polling station, referendum precinct on voting day, as well as on early voting days at any time during the period specified in paragraph 3 of this article;
b 1) observe the issuance of ballots to voters, referendum participants;
c) be present during the voting of voters, referendum participants outside the voting premises;
d) observe the counting of the number of citizens included in the lists of voters, referendum participants, ballots issued to voters, referendum participants, canceled ballots; observe the counting of votes of voters, referendum participants at a polling station, referendum precinct at a distance and under conditions that ensure their visibility of the marks of voters, referendum participants contained in the ballots; get acquainted with any filled or unfilled ballot paper when counting votes of voters, referendum participants; observe the drawing up of the protocol on the voting results and other documents by the commission during the period specified in paragraph 3 of this article;
e) apply to the chairman of the precinct commission, and in his absence, to the person who replaces him, with proposals and comments on the organization of voting;
f) get acquainted with the protocols of the relevant commission, lower commissions on the results of voting, on the results of elections, referendum and the documents attached thereto, receive from the relevant commission certified copies of these protocols;
g) wear a badge indicating their status and indicating their last name, first name and patronymic, as well as the last name, first name and patronymic of the registered candidate or the name of the electoral association, public association that sent the observer to the commission. The law may provide that the form of the badge shall be established by the commission organizing elections, referendum;
h) appeal, in the manner prescribed by Article 75 67 of the Federal Law, actions (inaction) of the commission to a higher commission, an election commission of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation or to a court;
i) be present at the recount of votes of voters, referendum participants in the respective commissions.
The observer is not entitled to:
a) issue ballots to voters, referendum participants;
b) sign for a voter, referendum participant, including at his request, to receive ballots;
c) fill in ballots for a voter, referendum participant, including at his request;
d) take actions that violate the secrecy of voting;
e) to directly participate in the counting of ballots conducted by voting members of the commission;
f) perform actions that hinder the work of the commission;
g) carry out campaigning among voters, referendum participants;
h) participate in decision-making by the relevant commission.
Step Three: Contact Party representatives and honestly explain the reason for your appeal.
Contact Party representatives. Notify that you want to be a Commissioner with a casting vote, a Commissioner with an advisory vote or a party observer for the forthcoming elections on December 4.
If they are interested in Why to them, How did they find out, etc.
Be honest about this instruction and the LJ community, and also tell me that you don't like the game of Thieves and Crooks. And we are ready to honestly fulfill our duty for our country - by ensuring fair elections.
1) If you choose to be a Voting Commissioner you better get in touch with any party before October 15, 2011. That is, as soon as possible, since PECs (Precinct Election Commissions) are formed 40-30 days before the elections.
You may simply not be in time.
The parties usually close the voting members of the commissions themselves, but anything can happen.
Patriots of Russia, Yabloko, Pravoye Delo often simply do not have people, so they can write you down.
If you are enrolled, you will be given all instructions over the phone: Most likely the following will be:
You will have to come to the party's office, where you were approved as a member of the commission with the right to vote with you to have (a copy of the passport where the photo and registration are (where you live does not matter the main thing that you are a citizen of the Russian Federation)), there you write a statement (be sure indicate mobile phone). And you will wait for a call from the relevant PEC and invite you to the first meeting of the commission.
2) If you decide to be a member of the commission with an advisory vote or an observer
you can contact the party until election day and even on election day.
Opposition parties usually do not have enough people for advisory votes and observers, so if you are refused it will be very strange !!! By the way, about each case of refusal, unsubscribe to our community.
If you are signed up, representatives of the party will give you all instructions by phone. You also have to go to the party office with a passport and you will be given a referral to a specific site.
Attention!!! Try to get referrals as an observer or an advisory committee member from different parties, but to the same precinct.
This is necessary so that if the falsifiers take you out of the site as an observer of the Liberal Democratic Party, you could enter the site as a member of the commission with an advisory vote or an observer from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation or Yabloko.
They have no right to refuse you.
Here is my stream of consciousness for you, for the quality of sorry for not a writer.
Kartofanisch from Rostov-on-Don
On March 18, all of Russia will choose who will become the country's president for the next six years. In addition to simple voting, Russians will also participate in elections as observers. Who they are, what they are doing and whether it is still possible to become them - in our material.
Who are observers and why are they needed?
Observers are patriotic people who want civil institutions to work in Russia and have fair elections. Their function is to control the process of voting and counting of votes, to prevent violations or to report them. Observers are necessary in order for the elections to be fair, that is, so that their results reflect the real will of the people.
What kind of observers are there?
Election observers are all public monitors with observer status, a commission member with an advisory vote, or a media representative. The difference between these statuses is small and concerns the rights that observers have. Most of the rights belong to those who have the status of a member of the commission with an advisory vote. Slightly less for observers. Even less - among the media.
So, for example, a commission member with an advisory vote, unlike an observer, can start his work at a PEC even before voting day. He can also take part in the voting of the commission on any controversial issues, make proposals to improve the work of the PEC, but his vote is advisory (advisory) in nature.
There will also be international observers at the elections. It is known that observers from the OSCE will be in the Krasnodar Territory.
Who appoints them?
The candidates themselves, the parties that nominated them, and the public chambers can directly appoint observers and members of the commission with an advisory vote. International organizations are registered by the CEC.
Journalists must obtain accreditation in advance from the election commission in the regional or central election commission. Earlier, before the elections to the State Duma, any person with a journalistic crust could be at the polling station and follow the procedures. He had limited rights, but he could watch what was happening.
Now the legislation has changed. Journalists must go through the pre-accreditation procedure.
How many observers can there be at one polling station?
Each party nominating a candidate for the presidency may send one observer and one member of the commission with an advisory vote to the polling station. The candidates themselves have the same opportunities. Observers are also sent by public chambers and international organizations registered by the CEC. The maximum number of observers at a precinct may exceed 20, but in practice this figure is less. There are usually no more than 10 observers at the polling stations.
Why so many?
Not every person who is at the polling station as an observer actually fulfills the function of an observer. Some candidates simply appoint people for money who do not receive proper training and do not understand what is happening on the site. Their motivation is to receive 500-1000 rubles for their presence. There are also such "observers" who are engaged in counteracting those real observers who seek to identify violations.
Is it paid for?
Election observation is volunteer work. Those people who cooperate with public organizations usually work without financial rewards. But sometimes headquarters and candidates pay their observers if a special budget is allocated for this.
Is it dangerous?
When an independent observer does encounter serious violations and begins to pay attention to it and call the police, he may be opposed. There are also cases of real physical violence against observers. In 2015, observers Dmitry Nesterov and Stanislav Pozdnyakov were beaten during the elections to the council of deputies of the Balashikha urban district in the Moscow region, who detained a woman who was trying to throw ballots into the ballot box. Pozdnyakov was then forced to remove his spleen due to injuries sustained during the attack.
In the Krasnodar Territory in 2013, observers and Cossacks fought. It happened during the early elections for the mayor of Anapa.
However, cases of real violence are still not very common. Threats usually work simply as a way to intimidate observers.
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What should be done?
The functions of observers are spelled out in the law, but each headquarters forms its own tasks. Someone just needs to get a copy of the protocol, someone - to monitor the turnout. In the most general form, the functions of observers can be described as follows: it is necessary to come to the polling station by seven in the morning, observe the opening procedure, monitor the entire course of voting and the counting of votes, which usually drags on until nightfall.
In this regard, the observers need training. Russian electoral legislation is very difficult, and therefore it is impossible to immediately figure out what is happening at the precinct without training.
Where are observers trained in Krasnodar?
The headquarters of the self-nominated candidate Vladimir Putin reported that they had already formed lists of observers and that people were trained on the basis of local branches of the United Russia party and the headquarters of the All-Russian Popular Front. A total of 8253 observers were recruited.
Also formed a list of observers from the Communist Party. The party will send three observers to each regional polling station, in total - 8373 people. Among them are not only party members, but also just active citizens who turned to the appeal of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation to find observers. Over the past month and a half, representatives of the legal service and the organizing committee of the regional branch of the party have been conducting trainings for observers.
5,568 observers will be sent from the Public Chamber of the Krasnodar Territory. Their list is formed from members of public organizations, mainly represented in the municipalities of the region.
The department of the Liberal Democratic Party reported that the party will send 1,573 observers to the regional PECs, not including members of the commission with an advisory vote. Their exact number is still unknown. The set of observers was among the members of the regional branch of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Also in Krasnodar there is a joint headquarters for public observation of elections, which includes representatives of Golos, the Yabloko party, the Krasnodar headquarters of Alexei Navalny and other organizations. Over the past two months, the observation headquarters has been conducting free trainings several times a week for everyone who wants to become election observers. The last training for observers was scheduled for today at 18:30. You can still become an observer. To do this, you need to leave a request or.
To date, more than a thousand people have submitted applications. The recruitment will be held until Saturday, when the exact number of observers from the joint headquarters will be announced. The headquarters has an agreement with several parties from which it will send observers to the elections, but the headquarters does not name these parties for security reasons.
