CORRUPTION RISKS OF USING THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECT
The authors consider corruption as one of the tools to influence the transparency and honesty of such democratic procedures as elections, where corruption acts are manifested not only in the form of violations related to bribery of voters or illegal financing of the activities of political parties, but also administrative pressure on electoral process by individual beneficiaries. Prevention of corruption risks of the electoral process is the primary task of a democratic state, where elections, as one of the main democratic institutions, constitute the basis of the constitutional system, securing the continuity and change of power in the context of ensuring political stability and respecting the interests of society and the state. The study focuses on the fact that the terms “bribery of the subjects of the electoral process”, “illegal financing of election campaigns”, “illegal implementation of information support for election campaigns” are sufficiently delineated by the norms of law and do not require additional explanation. At the same time, the definition of the term "administrative resource", which allows exercising discretionary powers at various stages of the electoral process, requires a certain conceptual clarification in the context of this study.