1917 Russian municipal elections

none Elections to local City Dumas (municipal assemblies) were held across Russia in 1917. Following the February Revolution, the Russian Provisional Government began preparations for City Duma election, to precede the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election. On 16 April 1917 the new regulations for municipal elections were issued by the Provisional Government. The new regulations abolished the property and taxation requirements for voting.Дружкова І. С. Одеська міська Дума 1917 р.: вибори та склад / І. С. Дружкова // Інтелігенція і влада. Серія : Історія. - 2004. - Вип. 3. - С. 23-35 For the first time, suffrage was equal between men and women. Voting age was set at 20 years. Military servicemen were eligible to vote in local elections at sites of deployment.В. А. Бондар. ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ОДЕСЬКОЇ МІСЬКОЇ ДУМИ У БЕРЕЗНІ – СЕРПНІ 1917 р. (ЗА МАТЕРІАЛАМИ ГАЗЕТИ «ОДЕССКИЙ ЛИСТОК») See also 1917 Astrakhan City Duma election 1917 Baku City Duma election November 1917 Yekaterinburg City Duma election 1917 Kiev City Duma election 1917 Minsk City Duma election 1917 Odessa City Duma election 1917 Moscow District Duma elections References Category:Elections in the Russian Revolution Category:Local elections in Russia Category:1917 in Russia