# First voters arrive as Russia’s elections get underway

https://mins.news/en/item/63311

- TASS, 2026-09-17 21:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189301

> Russia’s first voters arrived at polling stations in the Far East after voting began. Central Election Commission surveillance showed dozens of people at some Kamchatka stations within minutes of opening, collecting ballots and entering voting booths. State Duma and other elections run from September 18 to 20.

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