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Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot. Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.
259:(CPSU) or by a public organisation. However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule. The CPSU itself remained the only legal one in the country.
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954:Referendums
581:140,022,359
568:139,957,809
565:Total votes
542:139,957,103
539:Valid votes
521:139,957,103
474:139,391,455
424:140,022,359
411:139,957,809
408:Total votes
385:139,956,994
382:Valid votes
364:139,956,994
317:139,210,431
182:Percentage
123:Independent
1033:Categories
598:References
267:Candidates
617:, p1642
273:Komsomol
504:565,648
501:Against
347:746,563
344:Against
279:Results
102:Leader
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188:24.2%
185:75.8%
114:Party
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584:99.95
518:Total
477:99.60
459:Seats
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450:Party
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361:Total
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302:Seats
296:Votes
293:Party
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990:stub
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212:CPSU
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118:CPSU
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