Published on: 2026-09-16
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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At the elections on September 18–20, all voting options will be available to Muscovites. The most convenient way is to receive ballots and vote electronically. This can be done online or at any polling station in the city.
City residents with permanent registration in the capital who are at least 18 years old on the voting date will be able to vote in the elections to the State Duma. Voters from the Shchukino district will also have to vote for municipal deputies.
Online voting will take place at elec.mos.ru around the clock from 08:00 on September 18 to 19:59 on September 20. Users of mos.ru who have previously obtained a full account and updated their data will be able to participate in it.
On the online voting page, you need to log in and click the “Start voting” button. After that, you will need to confirm your participation in the voting using a verification code sent via SMS from ELEC_MOS. The code can also be the last four digits of the phone number from which the user will receive a call.
Before voting, the voter will be offered to familiarize themselves with the procedure for its conduct and will be informed how much time is allocated for it.
For voting in the State Duma elections, residents of the capital will receive two anonymous ballots. On the first, they will be asked to choose a federal list of deputies from one of the political parties, and on the second — a candidate for deputy from their single-member district. On each of these ballots, they need to mark one option and click the “Vote” button.
Residents of the Shchukino district will receive a third ballot and will also vote for municipal deputies. They will need to choose from one to three candidates from the proposed list, and then click the “Vote” button.
Open page online voting You can use a computer, tablet, or smartphone connected to the internet. Reliable access can be ensured by using “Yandex Browser” or installing domestic security certificates on your device. Users are also advised to log in to the mos.ru portal in advance. Additionally, the electronic voting system may recommend disabling VPN and browser extensions that block pop-up windows.
You can also obtain electronic ballots at the polling station. They will be available in all districts of Moscow from 08:00 to 20:00 on September 18, 19, and 20. Electronic voting terminals They are available on any of them. To use them, you need to visit a convenient location with your passport. The document will be checked at the entrance, and then you will need to scan it at the terminal.
The procedure for familiarizing oneself with the voting process, as well as interaction with ballots, is similar to online voting. In the ballots for State Duma deputies, one option must be selected, while for municipal deputies in the ballot received by residents of the Shchukino district, from one to three options can be selected. To confirm the choice, the “Vote” button must be pressed on each ballot.
When interacting with the electronic voting terminal, it is enough to follow the prompts that will appear on the device’s screen. If any assistance is needed, you can contact a member of the precinct election commission or an assistant at the polling station.
Voting using a traditional paper ballot will only be possible at the polling station of the registered permanent address. To do this, you need to come to the required polling station during its working hours with your passport and contact a member of the precinct election commission.
Muscovites can find out in advance about all the voting methods available to them in elections using special service on the main page of the personal account mos.ru.
In addition, from September 18 to 20, guests from will also participate in the voting in the Moscow elections other regions of the country, who used the ‘Mobile Voter’ mechanism and decided to vote at their location in the capital. In this way, they will be able to cast their vote for the deputies of the State Duma from the federal party lists, as well as for the highest officials of six constituent entities of the Russian Federation, at any city polling station using an electronic terminal. Residents of the regions will be able to participate in the voting using a paper ballot at the polling stations to which they have pre-registered.
Elections 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, 2026. Voting will be open to adult citizens with permanent registration in the capital. Online voting will become available on elec.mos.ru From 08:00 on September 18 to 19:59 on September 20. Polling stations will be open from 08:00 to 20:00 on all three days.
Everyone who votes in the State Duma elections from September 18 to 20 in the capital in electronic format will become participants in the campaign “#ChoosingTogether2026 — Moscow” participants of the “Million Prizes” program will win from one to 50 thousand prize points. They can be exchanged for “Mosbilet” points, tickets to museums and the zoo, discounts at partner stores and pharmacies, used to top up the “Troika” card, or donated to charity.
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