Pandemia COVID-19 a popularyzacja alternatywnych sposobów głosowania. Kilka uwag na kanwie przypadków Federacji Rosyjskiej i Ukrainy
The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Popularization of Alternative Voting Methods. A Few Remarks on the Russian Federation and Ukraine’s Basis

Summary/Abstract: The article considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the increased interest of lawmakers in alternative voting methods (AVM) based on the example of solutions introduced recently in Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The analysis of the legislation of both countries leads to the conclusion that in the conditions of the epidemic, there has been a tendency to try to increase voter turnout and ensure the representativeness of election results by introducing AVM into election procedures using the tools offered by new technologies. In the situation of the epidemic, AVM turned out to be effective and safe forms of implementing the principle of direct elections, and at the same time no circumstances emerged showing that the AVM led to a distortion of the content of the votes cast by voters. In Ukraine, in the conditions of a pandemic, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to provide isolated voters with access to elections, guaranteeing them the possibility of voting in their place of residence. On the other hand, in Russia, it was decided to use: e-voting in Moscow and voting through a postal operator nationwide.

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