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Reuters photographed 17 Russians voting multiple times in the presidential election - check out the crazy photos

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Reuters photographed 17 Russians voting multiple times in the presidential election - check out the crazy photos
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Russian voting twice presidential election

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Ludmila Sklyarevskaya, who denied voting multiple times, casting a ballot at polling station number 215 (L) and casting a ballot at polling station number 216, in Ust-Djeguta.

Ludmila Sklyarevskaya, a Russian hospital administrator, voted on Sunday in an election that gave Vladimir Putin another term as Russia's president.

Then she went to another polling station and voted again, according to Reuters reporters who witnessed her movements.

Sklyarevskaya, who denied any wrongdoing, was among 17 people who were photographed by Reuters apparently casting ballots at more than one polling station Sunday in the town of Ust-Djeguta, southern Russia.

Many appeared to be state employees, and some showed up in groups and in mini buses bearing the names of state-provided services.

It was just one of many different kinds of alleged voter fraud incidents in Sunday's Russian presidential election.

The New York Times obtained live transmissions of Russian voters submitting multiple ballots at the same polling place. RFERL reported how some Russian voters blocked cameras as ballots were submitted, and that election officials blocked cameras with ballons as they tallied up the votes.

Reuters was able to speak to seven of 17 people photographed casting multiple votes. They either denied voting more than once or declined to comment.

Here are seven of the photos from three polling places in the town of Ust-Djeguta:

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