Problem of election validity in remote electronic voting

Abstract

The article analyzes the features and problems of using the institution of remote voting in the electoral process in general and the problem of invalidation of elections associated with the use of this institution, in particular. The article reveals the features of the implementation of the remote electronic voting procedure in practice, and also reveals such problems associated with the use of software as the presence of gaps in modern legislation in terms of regulating the invalidity of the described elections, uncertainty in matters of violations in this area of electoral law. The article concludes about the shortcomings of the existing legal regulation and identifies possible solutions to the identified problems.