On August 28, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Novosibirsk Region Nina Shalabaeva took part in an operational meeting on the preparation and conduct of the elections of the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region on September 9.

The regional ombudsman spoke about the main areas of interaction of the ombudsman with authorities and public organizations during the preparation and conduct of elections, on work on issues of observing the electoral rights of citizens in hotline since July 16, on planned visits to polling stations, including election day directly.

The specialists of the Office of the Electoral Commission of the Novosibirsk Region have thoroughly analyzed the important points that commissions need to pay attention to when summing up the voting results, working with register of voters, maintaining financial records. The issues of interaction of members of precinct commissions with participants in the electoral process on the day of voting and responsibility for violation of electoral legislation were considered in detail.

Adapted from the Press Service of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Novosibirsk Region