Electoral qualifications and restrictions on passive suffrage in elections in Russia
Law Enforcement Review,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
6(4), С. 59 - 74
Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2022
The
subject
of
the
article
is
electoral
qualifications
and
voting
restrictions
in
Russian
Federation
legislation.
purpose
to
determine
permissible
boundaries
restrictions,
define
grounds
for
acknowledgment
such
(restrictions)
as
unconstitutional
(excessive,
disproportionate,
breaching
principle
legal
equality)
well
asto
formulate
argumentsthat
will
contribute
advancing
qualification
system
Russia.
authors’
hypothesis
follows:
comparison
with
that
are
already
enshrined
Constitution,
rise
number
new
fails
comply
Constitution’s
provisions
inconsistent
Federation’s
international
commitments.
authors
meticulously
analyse
process
eligibility
imposition,
draws
line
between
“electoral
qualifications”
“restrictions”
right
compares
limitations
foreign
countries.
main
results
scope
application.
analysis
given
issues
has
shown
specific
requirements
(conditions).
Thus
if
a
state
democratic
one
acts
compliance
requirements(conditions),
citizens
eligible
run
public
office.
At
same
time
(filters)
can
be
considered
supplementary
actions
have
complete
order
registered
candidates
elections.
Such
also
diminish
chances
take
part
ongoing
prove
guided
by
political
rather
than
criteria,
law-makers
prone
impose
turn
impede
constitutional
values
balance
search.
A
significant
purposes
which
legislators
pursue
imposing
on
citizens’
rights
fundamental
principles
possible
set
forth
numerous
ECHR’s
decisions
(proportionality,
necessity
society,
legitimate
goal
sufficient
reasons).
Since
dozens
exist
legislation,
millions
deprived
their
vote.
Electoral
do
not
satisfy
RF
Constitution
stated
articles
17,
18,
19,
32,
54
universalsuffrage
(universality,
equal
suffrage
free
elections).
conclude
regulation
signature
threshold
municipal
filter
altered
radically.
In
short
term,
preservation
quite
feasible
provided
substantial
decrease
signatures
simplification
collection
procedure.
reference
filter,
undoubtedly,
it
should
repealed
near
future
since
there
no
opportunities
exclude
an
administrative
pressure
councils’
deputies
force
them
vote
“suitable”
candidatesfor
federal
regional
authorities.
Язык: Английский
