Discussion issues of determining the legal nature of the institute of invalidity of elections
As a reason for recognizing the results of voting or the results of elections, violations that can not reveal the real will of voters or determine the results of the will of voters may be invalid. At the same time, the normative legal acts in force on the territory of Russia do not contain statutory definitions of the concepts "the real will of voters" and "the results of the will of voters". This paper is devoted to the definition of the terms "the real will of voters" and "the results of the will of voters". In the academic environment, there is also no single approach to their definition meanwhile their interpretation is particularly important for law enforcement practice, since it is the impossibility of identifying real will or determining the results of the will of voters are the key conditions for recognizing the results of voting, results of elections as invalid. This work is devoted to the interpretation of these concepts, the author analyzes the regulatory framework, scientific works, and gives definition to these concepts. The work resulted in the following conclusions. 1. Violations that occur before the voter completes the ballot (or decides to ignore the election) are violations that affect the establishment of the actual will of voters. 2. Violations that occur after the voter completes the ballot (or decided not to vote) are violations that affect the determination of the will of voters.