Piano voting

Piano voting[1] also known as ghost voting[2] is the practice of a legislator voting for an absent one, either with or without their consent. Piano voting is illegal in many countries.[1] The term is a metaphor: voters are pushing multiple keys, as if playing piano.[1]

## By country

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### Ukraine

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Main article: Piano voting in Ukraine

Piano voting is a common occurrence in Ukraine, even at the parliamentary level in the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian national parliament). The Ukrainian government has attempted to curtail the practice, through disincentives like fines and the installation of sensor technology that makes it more difficult to vote for multiple people. Nonetheless, piano voting remains a serious issue at both the national level and the local level.

### Other

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There have been several votes in which members of the Parliament of Armenia, mainly of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), voted instead of other MPs.[3][4][5]

Piano voting has been reported in Russia.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ukraine Parliament plagued by multiple voting". AP NEWS. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. ^ Herron, Erik S.; Fitzpatrick, Brian; Palamarenko, Maksym (2019). "The practice and implications of legislative proxy voting in Ukraine". Post-Soviet Affairs. 35 (1): 41–62\. doi:10.1080/1060586X.2018.1513219. S2CID 158345783.
3. ^ Ուրիշի փոխարեն քվեարկություն եւ թեժ բանավեճ ԱԺ-ում
4. ^ Ուրիշի փոխարեն քվեարկության բազմաթիվ փաստեր ԱԺ-ում
5. ^ ԱԺ-ում քննարկվել է ուրիշի փոխարեն քվեարկած պատգամավորների հարցը
6. ^ Malle, Silvana (2012). "The Policy Challenges of Russia's Post-Crisis Economy". Post-Soviet Affairs. 28 (1): 66–110\. doi:10.2747/1060-586X.28.1.66. S2CID 153647218.