# Fourteen polling stations in LPR operate on backup power, CEC says

https://mins.news/en/item/65386

- TASS, 2026-09-19 10:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190061

> Fourteen polling stations across five municipalities in the Lugansk People’s Republic are operating solely on backup power, Central Election Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova says. The election for Russia’s 9th State Duma is taking place from September 18 to 20.

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