Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 18 March 1962.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642
Electoral system Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation.Nohlen & Stöver, p1630 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
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.
Candidates CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.Nohlen & Stöver, p1631
Results Soviet of the Union
Soviet of Nationalities
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