Municipal Elections: Peculiarities of Organization and Conduct

Abstract

In the article, the author analyzes the mechanisms of legal regulation of municipal elections, highlights the problems arising during their conduct. Particular attention is drawn to the uncertainty of the legal status of municipal election commissions, their inclusion / non-inclusion in the structure of local governments. According to the author, a negative point in the conduct of municipal elections is the widespread use of the institution of imposing the authority of one election commission on another. On the example of the appointment of a by-election of deputies of representative bodies of local self-government, the article demonstrates the incomplete consistency of municipal and electoral legislation.