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Electronic Voting іn Ukraine: Legal Aspects іn the Context of Technological Innovations and Prospects

The legal aspects of the organization of electronic voting (e-voting) in Ukraine in the context of technological innovations and prospects for implementation are considered. The essence and forms of e-voting as an innovative tool for the realization of citizens’ electoral rights are investigated. The main technological solutions used in the world practice are considered: Internet voting (i-voting), use of electronic terminals (DRE), biometric identification, smart card technologies and two-factor authorization.

Electoral Qualifications as the Attribute of Democratic Elections (Review Article)

This article examines voter eligibility/electoral qualifications as a fundamental part of universal suffrage. The authors use as a basis the typology of electoral qualifications, which provides for their division into 3 major groups: technical, protective and discriminative. In this study, we made a detailed analysis of the electoral limitations belonging to each of these three groups. In particular, among technical qualifications, special attention is paid to the analysis of age, citizenship, capacity, and residency requirements.