Published: 15 May 2014
Purpose: Consideration of certain regulatory structures of the Russian electoral law controversially assessed in the course of law enforcement and through that circumstance becoming an object of constitutional supervision. Methods: In the course of the research the legalistic, formal-logical and sociological methods of scientific knowledge are applied. The method of comparative legal analysis is used for examining the prior legislative structures on elections. Results: The author considers positive and negative sides of the "municipal filter" structures in the election of heads of the RF subjects, the early voting and restrictions of the passive electoral rights of individuals sentenced to imprisonment. Also, advantages and disadvantages of these elected institutions are identified. Scientific novelty: The author's assessment is provided of the innovations in electoral legislation in the part of the early voting, supporting candidates in elections of regional leaders, other regulatory structures and legal positions of the RF Constitutional Court regarding the controversial and problematic electoral institutions.