electoral process - a concept which characterizes the activity of the preparation and implementation of elections.It is held in several stages.
electoral process and its stages
The first step is to draw up lists of voters.They include all citizens who have reached the age of eighteen.Voter lists are compiled in the precinct commission based on the data transmitted by housing authorities.Citizen can be added to the list only in one area.Establishment of a list available for inspection no later than fifteen days before the election.Every citizen has the right to refuse inclusion in the list.On his reluctance, he reported to the commission.In addition, citizens can report any inaccuracies or errors in the lists.This right can be realized only to the counting of votes.
electoral process also includes the formation and approval of sites and districts.Frames districts and the number of voting citizens define the relevant committee and approved by the relevant authority.These actions are carried out not later than sixty days before the election.
Polling stations are formed with the purpose of voting and subsequent counting of votes.Their formation is made the head of the local authorities in coordination with the relevant commissions no later than a month before the election.Education sites is in accordance with local and other conditions, to the creation of maximum convenience for voters, the rate of not more than three thousand people in the area.
electoral process necessarily includes the step of forming commissions.There is a special system that includes the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, subjects of the Commission, counties, provinces, cities, municipalities, regions.The formation of this system determined the norms of law.
Electoral Commission called collegial bodies where decisions made by a majority of voters, and the signing of decisions The Secretary and the Chairman.The activities of these bodies is independent of government agencies or representatives of local authorities.The realization of powers of election commissions is supported by the latter.
actions, decisions or inactivity of collegial bodies and officials belonging to them that violate the rights of voting citizens, may be appealed to a higher court or collegiate body.
None of the electoral process is not complete without registration and nomination of candidates.This stage is considered the primary.
nomination may be electoral associations.It comes at a conference or congress of the block party or parties.
Nomination can be made and the voters themselves.In this case it is supposed to collect signatures on a statement of the candidate.There is also a form of self-nomination.
applying any type of nomination, the candidate demonstrates the presence of his support for a certain part of society.
electoral process includes pre-election campaign.At this stage, the activity of public associations of citizens on the preparation and distribution of certain types of information.The purpose of propaganda - to encourage voters to vote for or against one or the other candidate.Starting the dissemination of information from the date of registration.
The next step is the vote.This stage is, of course, considered the most important in the whole electoral process.As a result of voting, some candidates are entitled to participate in the next round or elected mandate.
Electoral Commission ensures the secrecy of voting, registration and safety bulletins.
final stage of the electoral process is to count the votes, determining the election results.Results from all districts are flocking to the Central Commission.It announces the results of voting and publish them in the media.
