Russia

Population Statistics

142,423,773

Total Population

21,363,566

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

25 September 2012

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Federal Law on the Election of the President of the Russian Federation (2011)

Updated: June 2015

Article 3 states:

A citizen of the Russian Federation who has attained to the age of 18 years as of the voting day shall be entitled to elect the President of the Russian Federation…

 

Excerpt from the Federal Law on the Election of the President of the Russian Federation (2011)

Federal Law on the Election of Deputies of the States Duma of the Federal Assembly ...

Updated: June 2015

Article 5, clause 1 states:

A citizen of the Russian Federation who has attained to the age of 18 years as of the voting day shall be entitled to elect deputies of the State Duma …

 

Excerpt from the Federal Law on the Election of Deputies of the States Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2011)

Constitution of the Russian Federation (1995, last amended 2008)

Updated: June 2015

Article 32, paragraph 2 states:

Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to state bodies of power and local self-government bodies, and also to participate in referenda.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Russian Federation (1995, last amended 2008)

Federal Law on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the ...

Updated: June 2015

Article 4, clause 1 states:

A citizen of the Russian Federation who has attained to the age of 18 years shall be entitled to elect, be elected as deputy of the representative body of municipal formation, vote at a referendum… A citizen of the Russian Federation who has attained to the age of 18 years on the voting day, shall be entitled to participate in any other electoral activities and other activities related to the preparation and conduct of a referendum that are established by law and implemented by legal methods

 

Excerpt from Federal Law on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum (2011)