QUESTIONS OF QUALIFICATION AND PROPORTIONALITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST VOTING RIGHTS

The article is devoted to the analysis of criminal law norms related to the protection of suffrage (voting rights). The basic aspects of qualification of such crimes are analyzed, problems and issues that may arise in practice are pointed out. The issue of the proportionality of responsibility for actually committed actions that violate the suffrage is explored. The main directions and aspects that require more detailed legal regulation are identified. Paper provides a list of problems that are most commonly encountered in practice and related to the subject of the study. It offers ways to resolve the inaccuracy of certain wording and terminology in article dispositions and ways to overcome the issue of the proportionality of punishments actually committed. In order to solve the first problem, there is provided a review of the existing legal norms for the clarity of the wording of certain legal constructs, which in the future would make them clearer and eliminate certain problematic aspects in the process of qualification of such acts. With regard to the issue of the proportionality of penalties for crimes against suffrage, here, we believe, we should take the direction of imposing a large-scale fine for most crimes against suffrage. This paper analyzes the research of many scholars, systematizes their proposals and analytical studies. It is also important that the paper compares the articles of the current Criminal code of Ukraine relating to suffrage with other provisions of the Code, with a view to comparing and evaluating a particular action with a specific punishment. Specific priority areas for amendments to the Criminal code of Ukraine are also given, to justify their expediency and prevail over existing sanctions in order to solve the problems explored in the article.