ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY FOR ELECTORAL OFFENCES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Author(s): Bayramov F.D., Podkidyshev S.K.

Rubric: Content, problems and trends in the development of public law

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-2-7-15

Release: 2025-2 (46)

Pages: 7-15

Keywords: Electoral law, administrative responsibility, electoral offenses, electoral process, Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, campaigning, bribery of voters, falsification of signatures, law enforcement practice, improvement of legislation

Annotation: The article eescribes administrative offenses affecting the electoral rights of citizens, which are an integral ele- ment of a democratic rule of law state. The object of the study is offenses that infringe on the right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation to vote and be elected. The subject of the analysis is the norms of administrative legislation governing liability for such offenses, as well as law enforcement practice. The article describes the most common types of administrative offenses, including bribery of voters, illegal campaigning, forgery of signatures and interference in the activities of election commissions. The analysis of the norms of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law «On Basic Guar- antees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum» is carried out. The methodological basis of the research consists of methods of legal analysis, synthesis, as well as a comparative approach to the study of national and international experience. The most problematic areas related to violations of electoral legislation are revealed and specific measures to improve legal regulation are suggested. The article also presents various scientific approaches to the problem of administrative responsibility and formulates its own reasoned position. The work may be of interest to lawyers, experts in the field of electoral law, as well as government authorities. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Bibliography: Bayramov F.D., Podkidyshev S.K. ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY FOR ELECTORAL OFFENCES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2025. – № 2 (46). – С. 7-15. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-2-7-15