The recount of votes during the election of the President of the United States

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All-Russian scientific and practical conference «Topical issues of law, economic and management»
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All-Russian scientific and practical conference «Topical issues of law, economic and management»
Author:
Mikhail I. Emelin 1
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Конституционное и муниципальное право
Pages:
133-135
Received: 1 May 2020

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1 Filial ChOU VO "Moskovskii universitet im. S.Iu. Vitte"
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Emelin M. I. (2020). The recount of votes during the election of the President of the United States. Topical issues of law, economic and management, 133-135. Чебоксары: PH "Sreda".

Abstract

The article discusses the main difficulties in recounting votes during the presidential election. The legislation and judicial practice on the issues of election legislation are analyzed. The study involved the historical method and the formal legal method, allowing to evaluate the current legislation and the changes that have taken place. The study identified the main problems of the recount of votes and their causes.

Acknowledgments

Статья подготовлена при финансовой поддержке РФФИ и Пензенской области, грант «Основные тенденции развития избирательного права и практики его применения на региональном уровне: опыт России и США» 18-411-580003\18 р_а.

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