SIMFEROPOL, March 13. /ITAR-TASS/. Twenty seven territorial election commissions in Crimea have received 1.5 million ballots to conduct the referendum on the republic’s accession to Russia set for March 16, the referendum commission chairman, Mikhail Malyshev, said.

“All ballots are at territorial election commissions and guarded,” Malyshev said.

Polling stations will be open from 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, he said.

Thus, Malyshev denied information saying polling stations would work from 08:00 to 22:00 Moscow time.