Signature Sheet as a Means of Reflection of the Voters’ Will (the 2020 Model, Novosibirsk)

The article is devoted to the analysis of the decisions of the courts of the city of Novosibirsk in cases related to the verification of signatures collected in support of the nomination of candidates. The author notes that due to the political nature of electoral law, the socio-political situation in the country as a whole, in a separate region and in the municipality in particular, has a huge impact on the practice of checking subscription lists. It is necessary to ensure the stability of the practice of evaluating the content and form of subscription lists both in space and in time. Taking into account the complex nature of electoral law, I would like to note the positive significance of using criminal sanctions for forging signatures in subscription lists. In the author’s opinion, in order to simplify the registration procedure on the basis of the collected signatures, it is necessary to abandon duplicating documents or to consider them in aggregate, using the information contained in various documents. The article makes suggestions for improving Russian legislation. In fact, this approach demonstrates a change in the approach of the law enforcement officer to the problems under consideration. In the future, this can lead to a decrease in offenses in the field of filling out information about the participants in the election campaign in subscription lists.