ZAŠTITA IZBORNOG PRAVA PO VIDOVDANSKOM USTAVU

Abstract

Considering that electoral right is a fundamental political right and an important element of the electoral system, in this paper, we analyze how the protection of this right is ensured in the constitutional framework set a century ago with the adoption of Vidovdan Constitution. The development path of electoral law is the development path of democracy and through the mechanisms of its protection, we can argue about the degree of development of democracy and the extent to which efforts were made to ensure the fairness of elections. The structure of the paper is determined in such a way that we first observe the normative framework for exercising the electoral right. After that, the protection of electoral rights will be analyzed in terms of substantive and procedural guarantees. This paper aims to determine the basic features of the protection of the electoral rights, to take a look at the degree of development of democracy.