Published on: 2026-09-06
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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In the personal accounts of portal users mos.ru a service for checking available voting methods operates. With its help, voters can find out in advance how they will be able to cast their vote in the elections for deputies of the State Duma and municipal deputies of the Shchukino district from September 18 to 20, 2026, in the capital. The service will also show whether online voting is available to users and, if necessary, will provide recommendations on how to prepare an account on mos.ru for it.
On election days, adult Muscovites with permanent registration in the city will be able to vote by any of the methods available to them: online on the page elec.mos.ru (remote electronic voting is available to users with a full account at mos.ru), using an electronic terminal at any polling station in the capital, or traditionally — at the polling station of one’s permanent registration.
The service allows you to quickly determine which voting formats are available to each user, as well as whether the voter can make a choice online. To do this, it is enough to perform a few simple steps: log in on the mos.ru portal, on the main page personal account find the block “Access to online voting” and click the “Get information” button. The system will analyze several important parameters: presence on the voter lists, account level, and the relevance of data in the personal account, then it will show the verification result.
If among the available voting methods there is no online option, the service on mos.ru will indicate the reason. It will also suggest what needs to be done to use remote electronic voting. It may be necessary to verify identity, provide correct passport details, SNILS, or the permanent registration address in Moscow.
Once the necessary information is added, it will be sent for verification — this usually takes about a day. After completion, a blue checkmark will appear next to the confirmed data, and then you can use the service to check available voting methods again.
If all required data is provided completely and correctly, but online voting is still unavailable, Muscovites with permanent registration in the capital should contact territorial election commission at the registration address with a passport.
Experts recommend not postponing the verification of your data until the last moment. To do this, you need to log into your personal account on mos.ru, use the service and, if necessary, fill in the missing information in advance.
The elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and municipal deputies of the Shchukino district will be held in Moscow from September 18 to 20. Voting will be available to adult citizens with permanent registration in the capital. Remote electronic voting will be available on mos.ru From 08:00 on September 18 to 19:59 on September 20, around the clock. Polling stations will be open from 08:00 to 20:00 all three days.
In addition, by decision of the Central Election Commission of Russia, guests of the capital from other regions will be able to cast their votes using terminals at Moscow polling stations. They will have this opportunity if they use the mechanism “Mobile Voter”. Thanks to this, it will be possible to vote in Moscow for the deputies of the State Duma, and the residents six subjects Citizens of the Russian Federation will also be able to elect the highest officials of their regions here.
Everyone who votes in the State Duma elections in the capital electronically from September 18 to 20 will participate in the campaign “#ChoosingTogether2026 — Moscow” participants in the “Million Prizes” program will win from one to 50 thousand prize points. These can be exchanged for tickets to museums and the zoo, discounts in partner stores and pharmacies, used to top up the “Troika” card, or donated to charity.
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