Electronic Voting Machines Stop Working In Russia's Elections
Summary
Electronic voting machines in several polling stations in Moscow stopped working during the first day of Russia's parliamentary elections. Election officials could not fix the machines, and some devices showed error messages to voters.Key Facts
- The voting machines stopped working simultaneously at several locations in Moscow.
- Election officials were unable to reboot or fix the machines during the voting.
- Some devices showed a message saying, "voter not found, please contact the precinct election commission chairperson."
- Other machines experienced glitches but continued to work.
- The elections are expected to secure the ruling United Russia party's control of the State Duma.
- Only a few opposition parties permitted by the Kremlin are participating in the election.
- The parliamentary election will last for three days starting from Friday.
- The election is seen as a way for President Vladimir Putin to strengthen his control.
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