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| '''Carousel voting''' (in ] ''карусель''<ref>, Newsru.com, in Russian, retrieved 5/3/2012</ref> (''karusel'', ''"carousel"''), also called ''ручеёк''<ref name="Vice">{{cite web | url=http://www.viceland.com/blogs/ru/2011/12/06/edro/ | title=ПОЛИТТЕХНОЛОГ ЕДРА | publisher=Viceland | accessdate=September 6, 2012}}</ref> (''ruchejok'', ''brooklet'')) is a method of ] in elections, used particularly in ], and alluding to ] ]s. Usually it involves "busloads of voters driven around to cast ballots multiple times".<ref>, Yohoo News, retrieved 5/3/2012</ref> The term "carousel" refers to the circular movement made by the voters, from one ] to the next, and so on. | |||
| '''Carousel''' (sometimes also "'''dance'''", «'''helicopter'''» and etc.) — method to influence the result of the vote, associated with bribery of voters. | |||
| ==In Russia== | |||
| == Description of the method == | |||
| According to critics, the activity has been allegedly used in Russia since Putin came to power in 2000.<ref name=Iol>, Iol News, retrieved 5/3/2012</ref> Voters are recruited through offers of payment and then meet up on the day of the election and are instructed by a leader as to what to do. Journalist Sergei Smirnov reported in 2012 that he was offered 2,000 ] ($70) to vote four times for ] in the ]. He was told to photograph the ballot papers with a ] and then send the photographs to his group leader.<ref name=Iol>, Iol News, retrieved 5/3/2012</ref> Smirnov also reported meeting people who said that they had been paid 5 000 roubles ($170) to vote in the previous year's ].<ref name=Iol/> | |||
| The essence of the "carousel" is to transfer to the voter before entering the polling station has filled the ballot paper, that the voter should put it in the ballot box, and the new, clean ballot to make and trade organizer "carousel" for money or other material values<ref name="federal_press" />.Clean ballot filled and given to the next voter. | |||
| Who orders the carousels is not completely established.<ref name=Iol/> The ]'s member of ] ] has said that the fraud in Russia's electoral system has been created due to the initiative of local officials who wish to please their superiors: "Vladimir Putin has a system in place in which provincial authorities are obliged to hold up the result of the ruling party. They know that if they don't attain the right result they could lose their jobs".<ref name=Iol/> | |||
| With this method, the culmination of bribery (the transfer of material assets) occurs after the actual fact of voting, than this method is fundamentally different from most other, except for the method of "photographing bulletin". | |||
| ==In Ukraine== | |||
| This method of bribing voters actually known from the very beginning of the modern election history. | |||
| Carousel voting was one of several ] methods used by the ] campaign in the ] in ], which led to the mass protests known as the ] and to ] decision to nullify election results and order a new election, which was won by his rival, ].<ref>, ] (3 December 2004)<br>, ] (23 January 2005)</ref> | |||
| Cases of carousel voting have also been reported during the ].<ref>, ] (5 November 2012)</ref> | |||
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Carousel voting (in Russian карусель (karusel, "carousel"), also called ручеёк (ruchejok, brooklet)) is a method of vote rigging in elections, used particularly in Russia, and alluding to fairground ride carousels. Usually it involves "busloads of voters driven around to cast ballots multiple times". The term "carousel" refers to the circular movement made by the voters, from one polling station to the next, and so on.
In Russia
According to critics, the activity has been allegedly used in Russia since Putin came to power in 2000. Voters are recruited through offers of payment and then meet up on the day of the election and are instructed by a leader as to what to do. Journalist Sergei Smirnov reported in 2012 that he was offered 2,000 roubles ($70) to vote four times for Vladimir Putin in the presidential election. He was told to photograph the ballot papers with a camera phone and then send the photographs to his group leader. Smirnov also reported meeting people who said that they had been paid 5 000 roubles ($170) to vote in the previous year's parliamentary elections.
Who orders the carousels is not completely established. The Just Russia's member of State Duma Ilya Ponomarev has said that the fraud in Russia's electoral system has been created due to the initiative of local officials who wish to please their superiors: "Vladimir Putin has a system in place in which provincial authorities are obliged to hold up the result of the ruling party. They know that if they don't attain the right result they could lose their jobs".
In Ukraine
Carousel voting was one of several election fraud methods used by the Viktor Yanukovych campaign in the 2004 Presidential Election in Ukraine, which led to the mass protests known as the Orange Revolution and to Ukraine's Constitutional Court decision to nullify election results and order a new election, which was won by his rival, Viktor Yushchenko.
Cases of carousel voting have also been reported during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
References
- "Карусель" - главный способ подтасовки голосов на выборах в Госдуму - засняли на ВИДЕО, Newsru.com, in Russian, retrieved 5/3/2012
- "ПОЛИТТЕХНОЛОГ ЕДРА". Viceland. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- Police break up anti-Putin protest in Moscow, dozens arrested, Yohoo News, retrieved 5/3/2012
- ^ Russia’s alleged ‘carousel’ voting ring, Iol News, retrieved 5/3/2012
- Ukraine court annuls poll result, BBC News (3 December 2004)
Timeline: Battle for Ukraine, BBC News (23 January 2005) - Stealing Ukraine: Vote by Vote, The Ukrainian Week (5 November 2012)