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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">300</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Ways to optimize the electoral system of Russia</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Ways to optimize the electoral system of Russia</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Grishin</surname><given-names>Nikolai V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Grishin</surname><given-names>Nikolai V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>nvgrishin@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff684" /></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Marmilova</surname><given-names>Ekaterina P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Marmilova</surname><given-names>Ekaterina P.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>katyamme@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff685" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff684"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff685"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub"><year>2014</year></pub-date><issue>1</issue><fpage>79</fpage><lpage>90</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2014/issue/1/article/300">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2014/issue/1/article/300</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/1(38)/79-90.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/1(38)/79-90.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>At present stage the Russian electoral system needs a systemic modernization to restore its ability to provide the most important political function. The paper presents some results for the implementation of the research project "Optimization of the Russian electoral system from sanation to development." It is proposed to expand the list of elected officials, the reform of the electoral commissions, modernization of the system of legal protection of the institution of elections.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>At present stage the Russian electoral system needs a systemic modernization to restore its ability to provide the most important political function. The paper presents some results for the implementation of the research project "Optimization of the Russian electoral system from sanation to development." It is proposed to expand the list of elected officials, the reform of the electoral commissions, modernization of the system of legal protection of the institution of elections.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>избирательная система</kwd><kwd>выборы</kwd><kwd>избирательное право</kwd><kwd>электоральный кризис</kwd><kwd>электоральная реформа</kwd><kwd>модернизация</kwd><kwd>electoral system</kwd><kwd>elections</kwd><kwd>electoral law</kwd><kwd>electoral crisis</kwd><kwd>electoral reform</kwd><kwd>modernization</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>избирательная система</kwd><kwd>выборы</kwd><kwd>избирательное право</kwd><kwd>электоральный кризис</kwd><kwd>электоральная реформа</kwd><kwd>модернизация</kwd><kwd>electoral system</kwd><kwd>elections</kwd><kwd>electoral law</kwd><kwd>electoral crisis</kwd><kwd>electoral reform</kwd><kwd>modernization</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>