Chairman of the Election Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region Valery Chaynikov asked State Duma deputy Pavel Krasheninnikov to help ensure that in the country in the elections they were allowed to widely use the image of the coat of arms of the Russian Federation. He said that the draft changes to the law on this issue was prepared and the next election the coat of arms can already be used without problems, JustMedia correspondent reports.. en.

"In the Sverdlovsk region there is a question on the use of state symbols for elections, what is terrible to use the emblem of the Russian Federation in the elections? ", He asked the question.

This is about the situation in the regional elections on September 10, 2017, when the regional election commissions of the region used ballot boxes depicting the emblem of the Russian Federation. For this they have to pay a fine.

"We also had a flag in 2001, we changed the law and now can use whatever we want, except for abuse. With the coat of arms I believe that, if there are patriotic feelings, then a person can use symbols. The draft changes have been prepared, I hope, there will not be such delicate topics in the next election, "Krasheninnikov said..