Electoral disputes in the legal positions of the Supreme Court

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the rulings of the Supreme Court in the field of suffrage protection. The author uses specific examples to illustrate the importance of jurisprudence for the effective protection of the said rights of all participants in the election process in Ukraine. The interpretation of legal regulations by the Supreme Court is designed to ensure the certainty of the legal regulation when applying it to resolve disputes in the court. At the same time, the analysis of jurisprudence demonstrates the low level of legal culture in society, as well as the need for educational measures to ensure the exercise of suffrage and their protection. Particular emphasis has been placed on the universality of the legal conclusions of the Supreme Court. In particular, certain criteria of good governance can be applied when considering administrative cases related to the exercise of powers of state bodies and local self-government bodies, their officials, regardless of the category of cases. The conclusion regarding the conditions for declaring the inaction of the subjects of power illegal is similar. At the same time, the Supreme Court does not always achieve legal certainty in its rulings. An example is the case on the legal nature of the President’s of Ukraine poll, which does not specify the criteria for distinguishing covert agitation from the poll (exit poll). The resolution of procedural issues related to the delimitation of jurisdiction, as well as the issues of consolidation and separation of claims has equal importance. The issue of election cases, including territorial ones, jurisdiction, needs to be resolved, given the reduced deadlines for applying for protection of suffrage. The unity of the practice of application of procedural regulations ensures the equality of participants in the administrative process before the procedural law and the court. The analysis of the case law of the Supreme Court shows its compliance with international standards, in particular, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Key words: suffrage, Supreme Court, right to defense, election case.