SOME FEATURES OF LEGAL REGULATION OF ELECTION COMMISSIONS ACTIVITY AT KUBAN IN THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY AND THE SOVIET PERIODS
The article discusses and analyzes the process of formation and organization of the election commissions in the Kuban region in the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods. The main research strategy articles can be viewed as the genesis of the electoral bodies in the Kuban region to the beginning of XX c., the main function of which was the organization and conduct of elections. The focus is on normative regulation of the electoral bodies, as well as the factors and conditions that contribute to their formation and development. In addition, we reviewed and analyzed the influence of the Soviet legislation to change the mechanism of formation and organization of the election commissions of the Soviet period. The article analyzes the composition of election commissions, the powers of the members of election commissions, the procedure of the election. We study the organs, whose powers are to oversee the elections. It is noted the role of the local Soviets in the preparations for the elections in the mid 50s. They provided all the organizational side of the preparations for the elections - the formation of polling stations, the compilation of voter lists, and the preparation of documentation. The article also reveals the problems that arose during the preparation and conduct of elections, shows the consideration of election commissions proposals and complaints of voters. In addition, there are sources of the State Archives of the Krasnodar Territory, the State Archive of the Russian Federation, archived issues of "Izvestiya", "Sovetskaya Kuban", "Komsomolets Kubani" newspapers