“Electoral tourists” from abroad: who are they?

Despite the fact that they had no official status of international/foreign observers, and, according to Russian law, could not be present in the voting premises, they were welcomed by the election commissions and allowed to spend time at the polling stations.

The team of Golos movement’s experts from different regions has investigated pre-election campagining for the single day of voting. They analyzed reports by the local media, information from the “Map of violations” and eyewitness accounts.

Election campaigning for the single voting day, September 10, 2017

Analytical report

Nomination and registration of candidates and political parties in elections to the representative bodies of the government

Analytical report. Single Voting Day of September 10, 2017

Блог | Andrei Buzin

Unprecedented case in the Komi Republic

Сase of Elena Shebarshina, the former chairwoman of the Komi Republic’s election commission

September 13, 2017 11:42

“Map of violations” on the eve of elections

Overview of the situation four days prior to the single election day

Блог | Stanislav Andreichuk

Central Election Commission decided to intervene in Altai elections

On September 6, the Central Election Commission held a discussion on high rates of early voting that’s been observed in elections to Barnaul City Duma. According to the Commission’s information, 14,000 people already cast their absentee ballots.

September 07, 2017 15:36

Golos: Moscow election commissions prevent voters from casting their absentee ballots

Statemenet of the Council of the Golos movement on absentee ballot voting in Moscow

Russian Regional Elections: Independent Candidates Face Discrimination Through The "municipal Filter"

According to a new report by the "Golos" Movement and EPDE, the most acute problems in the election of the heads of regions are linked to candidates overcoming the so-called “municipal filter.”

August 28, 2017 13:46

Independent election monitors will work together during September 10 elections in Moscow

Guided by the necessity to protect the voice of each voter, Golos movement for protection of voters’ rights, Citizen Observer project, Sonar interregional public movement of observers, and Elections. Public Control organization agreed to coordinate their activities on the single election day of September 10, once again acting as an alliance of independent observers.

Golos statement on non-partisan election monitoring on single election day of September 10

We call on any candidates and political parties committed to honest and free elections and observance of citizens’ voting rights to give us an opportunity to continue our non-partisan monitoring by providing us with status of election commission member in advisory capacity or election monitor on the single election day of September 10, 2017.

Golos insists on free access to polling station video recordings

In response to the request from the Central Election Commission of Russia, the Council of the Golos movement prepared suggestions to amend the Commission’s plans for the use of video monitoring and broadcasting devices and the storage of video recordings made during 2018 presidential elections.

August 28, 2017 12:25

Third training session for election monitors held in Moscow

The Golos movement, acting with support from the Central Election Commission of Russia, organized the third training session for election monitors. The event was held in Moscow on August 11-13. This was the third such training session for instructors, organized by Golos this summer.

Golos proposes publication of registers of all heads of local administrations and deputies who provide notarized support to the candidates for governor

While the election commissions do publish the registers of deputies and heads of local administrations who provided support to the candidate for governor, submitted by the said candidate, the signatures of deputies and heads of local administrations that have been notarized, but haven’t been submitted to the election commission by these candidates, remain unpublicized

August 14, 2017 19:05

Golos supports CEC’s aspiration to return NGO observers

Speaking at the Terrain of Meanings at Klyazma youth forum, the chairwoman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Ella Pamfilova said that non-government organizations (NGOs) should be given an opportunity to send their observers to the ballot stations on the election day.

August 14, 2017 18:51

Golos appeals to Pamfilova and Gref over problems with opening candidate accounts

From the Council of the Golos movement to the chairwoman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Ella Pamfilova and the chairman of Sberbank board German Gref in connection to existing problems regardng the opening of special accounts for the candidates

August 13, 2017 21:59

Golos to hold field trials of election mobile app

The Golos movement has developed a mobile application, which allows the users to verify accuracy of data encoding in the QR codes of the district election commission protocols, and to send the data to the SMS-CEC service of simultaneous ballot counting.