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"And then vote for Putin in the elections": Public sector workers from various regions of Russia are being forced to register with the DEG to "pass the system test."

A reader from NeMoskva reported a message with such a request Primorsky the edges, who works in a municipal structure related to the improvement of territories.

"The Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation is conducting training on electronic voting through the State Services portal, — our reader quotes a message that arrived in one of his work chats. “Regions that actively participate in it will receive the right to continue participating in elections electronically.”

Afterwards there is a link to the “Remote Electronic Voting Portal”. 

“I am 100% sure that all budgetary organizations were given this task – to register with the Department of Economic Development and allegedly pass the system test,” the reader reasons. "And then they'll unleash a new one—vote for Putin in Putin's elections. As usual. It's the recognizable signature of the authorities."

The day before it became known that a similar order was issued in St. PetersburgJournalists from Bumaga explain that teachers, kindergarten teachers, and clinic doctors are being forced to participate in the DEG.

В Biysk, Altai Krai Parents of schoolchildren were also forced to test electronic voting:

"You need to click on the blue 'Submit Application' link. Then follow the steps outlined on the portal. — says the message sent out to parent chats. “Those who have registered their application must inform their class teacher about it.”

В Udmurtia The DEG will be used for the first time in the upcoming elections. Therefore, last week, administration employees Vavozhsky Area also received a message about the need to submit an application to participate in remote electronic voting.

“It is obvious that the authorities are preparing for large-scale falsifications in Putin’s 2024 elections, — says our reader from Primorsky Krai. —

“The DEG is a murky system; it’s impossible to verify the results; everything is opaque.”

UPDATE: Our reader from Astrakhan shared with NeMoskva a photo of a letter sent to the city's schools by the education department. It demands that school administrators "engage in explaining the importance" of the DEG training and explain why it is essential to participate.