Ella Pamfilova
Representatives of many political parties consider it necessary to improve the electoral legislation. On Monday, March 6, said the head of the Central election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, RIA Novosti reported.
“First and foremost, it is clear that almost all parties, with whom we met were unanimous about the timing of the election, that is when there should be a single day of voting. Almost all of the party commented on the municipal filter, for the simplification of registration, collection of signatures,” — said Pamfilova.
Thus, it commented on the results of meetings with leaders of four parliamentary parties and leaders of non-parliamentary political movements. According to Pamfilova, these contacts are very useful in order to form all the existing initiatives.
Earlier Monday, the CEC held a working meeting with the head of “Patriots of Russia” Gennady by Semeynym, during which she listened to his proposals on improving the electoral legislation.
“Patriots” in particular, I consider it necessary to spend a single day of voting no in September and in October. In addition, they declare the importance to improve the procedure of collecting signatures and the use of the municipal filter on gubernatorial elections, said the Agency.
21 December, “Kommersant”, citing a source said that the CEC Chairman admitted the possibility of the abolition of the single voting day, or transfer to another date. In the Kremlin this information is compared with the guesswork.
President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing a single voting day in 2012. According to him, the regional elections will be held twice a year (March and October), and only one — the second Sunday of September. Last summer, for autumn, also moved the Federal parliamentary elections.