Experience of legal support in electoral processes in Denmark, New Zealand and USA: possibility of use in Ukraine

Experiencia de soporte legal en procesos electorales en Dinamarca, Nueva Zelanda y EE. UU: posibilidad de uso en Ucrania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.16
Keywords: legal guaranteeing, elections, electoral legislation, election system, electoral process

Abstract

The aim of the article was to discuss conceptual ideas on the state of legal support of the electoral process in Denmark, New Zealand and the United States, as well as to identify opportunities to use the positive experience of these countries in Ukraine. The article uses such methods as dialectical, comparative law, system-structural, formal-dogmatic, modelling and forecasting. It should be noted that, despite the ability of EU countries to introduce their own electoral legislation and choose the electoral system, the exercise of the right of everyone to vote or be elected is ensured by compliance with international standards of organization and conduct of elections. It is concluded that the countries studied: Denmark, New Zealand and the United States generally adhere to the rule of law and the electoral process is well organized. It is stated that the due legal support of the electoral process is a tool for the formation of legitimate representative bodies of state power and local self-government. In addition, it is proposed to implement in the Ukrainian electoral legislation the positive experience of some countries, as well as to identify possible ways to improve it.

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Author Biographies

Oleh Martseliak, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor in Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Constitutional Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Svitlana Martseliak, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Law, assistant professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Viacheslav Shamrai, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD hab. (Law), Doctor in Law, assistant professor of the Department of Constitutional Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine. 

Hanna Zubenko , V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Law, Associate professor, assistant professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Kateryna Danicheva, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Law, Associate professor, assistant professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Valeriy Velychko, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Law, Associate professor, assistant professor of the Department of State Building, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Published
2022-10-11
How to Cite
Martseliak, O., Martseliak, S., Shamrai, V., Zubenko , H., Danicheva, K., & Velychko, V. (2022). Experience of legal support in electoral processes in Denmark, New Zealand and USA: possibility of use in Ukraine: Experiencia de soporte legal en procesos electorales en Dinamarca, Nueva Zelanda y EE. UU: posibilidad de uso en Ucrania. Political Questions, 40(74), 309-327. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.16
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Vol. 40 No. 74 (2022): Cuestiones Políticas
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Derecho Público

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