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[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 72 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I can only assume that FSB was able to reconstruct any destroyed ballots and found they were all Putin votes.

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[–] b3an@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago
[–] Zanshi@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are there even any other candidates? Or is it just one checkbox with Putin? Or maybe three, but they're all Putin

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are 4 candidates including a candidate who helped fight the draft of hundreds of Russians and is anti war

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Annnnnnnd he just fell out of a building.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

And shot himself twice in the back of the head before hitting the ground

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 67 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Those polling places are not worth the ashes anyway. I can understand why people set fire to them. They are an insult to every russian who has not completly gelatinized his brain with state TV.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I would imagine they do something else when there's not an election going on

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 19 points 8 months ago

Voting with your lighter.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Ah, the voice of the people.

[–] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

"Massive voter turnout is expected on the first day of elections."

Mobs destroy polling stations, 3 set ablaze.

"No! Not like that!"

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even those 3 had 100% turnout

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago
[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, that's one way to do it, but the whole organizing all at once was probably more effective

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

1918 pt. 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't be surprised if we see similar things in the US as time goes on.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 1 points 8 months ago

When it happens in Russia it's "the will of the people" but when it happens in America it will be "them damn anteefers tryna' steal our election!"

[–] _xDEADBEEF@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Just a smoking accident