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The article reviews separate issues connected with exercising electoral rights by citizens with criminal history (convicted of committing a crime, having a criminal record). An introduction of the requirement for the indication of criminal record data by a candidate upon nomination and restriction of the right to be elected in respect of persons convicted of crimes of certain categories has resulted in the appearance of special understanding of a criminal record in the electoral procedure that differs from the understanding of this term in criminal law. The author suggests ways to update the laws in terms of indication of the respective data in order to raise awareness of voters about participation of mentioned persons in elections.
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