Moscow's Election Commission had required independent candidates to collect thousands of signatures to be allowed on the ballot in September's election, but after some 20 opposition activists met the demand the commission disqualified them stating some signatures were invalid.
Ikhomishana yoKhetho yase-Moscow yayidinga labo ababengenele ukhetho ngokuzimela ukuba baqoqe ama-signature ayizinkulungwane ukuze bavunyelwe ukungenela ukhetho ngokhetho olwalungoMfumfu, kodwa  kwathi emuva kokuba ezinye izishoshovu eziphikisayo ezingama-20 sezikwenzile lokho, ikhomishana yabachitha ngokuthi amanye ama-signature ayenkonkothelwe.