The legal nature of reforming the modern electoral system of Ukraine: advantages and disadvantages

Abstract

This article reveals the content of the main transformation processes that have taken place in recent years in the electoral process of Ukraine, including the abolition of «self-nomination» of candidates, abolition of mixed electoral system in parliamentary elections, study of the legal nature of the «single permanent vote». , regulation of the issue of cash collateral, delimitation of the concepts of «registered place of residence» and «actual place of residence», limita¬tion of election funds for candidates for President of Ukraine, etc. Changes in the sphere of presidential, parliamentary and local self-government elections are outlined. The main preconditions for the development and adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine and its role for the further functioning of electoral law mechanisms are indicated.The result of the consolidation of all normative legal acts regulating election procedures in Ukraine into a single codified legislative act in order to unify the regulation of the preparation and conduct of elections in Ukraine is analyzed.The main directions of further development and improvement of the election legislation of Ukraine are studied, including: introduction of an effective system of legal liability for violation of election legislation, proper determina¬tion of sanctions for violation of citizens’ election rights, assistance in increasing the personnel potential of election commission members and quality control. and integrity of the Central Election Commission, prohibition of amend¬ments to the main provisions of the election law in the period of one year before the election process, regulation of election campaigning on social networks, elimination of problems in the field of transparency of election campaign financing, inclusion of relevant data in the voter list. to it, information and educational campaigns for voters, etc.
 The adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine has laid a solid foundation for a transparent, democratic and ef-fective electoral process, following the basic principles and ideas of European integration policy and the policy of developed countries.