The article contains an analysis of the problems and prospects of the neutralization of threats that impede the introduction of electronic voting in Ukraine. On the basis of the conducted expert survey, an expert assessment of the influence of each threat, developed by the authors, to the introduction of e-voting during the election process in Ukraine has been shown. The researchers demonstrate the position of experts on the possibility of neutralization of existing threats as a condition for the implementation of electronic voting and conducting elections in Ukraine in accordance with the democratic standards. With the results of the expert survey and the author's formula, the level of potential neutralization of threats when using e-voting in Ukraine is estimated.
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