Donetsk, Sep 8 — DAN. The polling stations in the Donetsk People’s Republic have opened on time without any incidents, the DPR Election Commission press service said on Friday.
“All the 615 polling stations are operating amid maximum security measures, ” the press service told the Donetsk News Agency.
Early voting was held from August 31 to September 7 to decrease the number of people during onsite ballot casting. “If Volnovakha (where four election commission members were wounded by artillery fire on September 6 — eds Donetsk News Agency) held onsite voting at that time, the casualty toll could have been much higher, ” an Election Commission representative said.
The main voting days in the DPR parliamentary and municipal elections are September 8 through September 10. The polling stations are open from 8:00 to 20:00 on the first two days, and from 8:00 to 16:00 on September 10. Field voting has been arranged during this period. The Republic’s early voting turnout exceeded 45 percent. *jk