What is turnout? This is an indicator that people trust the electoral system and want their vote to be counted.
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By this time, 2.2 million people had voted in Moscow. – It seems that such a turnout in the elections to the Moscow City Duma has not been recorded for a long time. What is turnout? It is an indicator that people trust the electoral system and want their vote to be counted, said Nikolai Bulaev, deputy chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia. Recall that this year residents of the capital elect deputies to the Moscow City Duma, and residents of New Moscow and Kurkino also elect municipal deputies. For the first time this year, the main voting method is electronic. You can use terminals for electronic voting (for this you only need a passport of a Russian citizen). Or you can not go anywhere and vote from your computer or smartphone). Those who are faithful to tradition and want to vote with paper ballots must submit an application by September 2. However, this time the electoral commissions are being kind to those who missed the deadline for good reasons and can fill out the appropriate application on the spot, after which they issue the coveted ballot paper. “I remember my first elections in 1966: no concerts, no snacks. And there is only one candidate,” says Mikhail Shvydkoy, deputy chairman of the Moscow Public Chamber and member of the Public Headquarters. “But then we lived in communal apartments, so going to the polls was a kind of “social movement”, where, for example, you could meet a girl. Now the situation is different: there are many candidates, and the choice of people determines who and how will pass the laws and decisions that will change our city.”
FIRST PRIZES
Everyone who voted online takes part in the “Million Prizes” promotion and in a prize draw of 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 points, which they can then spend on real, necessary purchases. Online voting gives you the opportunity to win an additional 15,000 points as a discount on the purchase of goods in the categories “Sports”, “Household Appliances” and “Travel and Culture” (this requires additional registration in the draw on the website veste.ru). At the same time, there are 1,000 “consolation” points for those who vote for the first time and have not won anything in other draws. The first results of the draws on September 7 were summed up by the president of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Platonov: 1.7 million people took part in the draws, of which 1.1 million won something. Agree, not bad. Here’s more: – 961 thousand people won 1000 rubles – 3000 rubles – 132 thousand people – 5000 rubles – 28 thousand people. – 381 thousand people received 1000 guaranteed points among those who met the conditions for receiving them and did not win anything in other draws. We remind you that 1 point equals one ruble, you can spend them even on replenishing your Troika card, on cosmetics or theater tickets. Or you can make a donation to charity: through the “Million Prizes” program, Muscovites have already transferred 14 million rubles to the victims of the Kursk region. As for additional prizes, 477 thousand people took part in the draw, 11 thousand participants received winning discount points. “The winners will receive information about their winnings via SMS from 1MOS, after which they will need to activate their winnings by the end of September,” explained Vladimir Platonov. – And you can use points until December 14, 2024, after which they will expire.
