In the appeal, the political scientist noted that, according to the current legislation, citizens recognized by the court as incompetent, as well as those who are serving a sentence in prison following a court verdict, do not have the right to take part in voting in elections.
Thus, the existing restrictions do not apply to citizens under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
At the same time, cases of voting in this form occur.
Often, members of election commissions prefer not to notice the “special” condition of voters.
At the same time, third parties can purposefully motivate a certain category of voters with alcoholic beverages and use their wealth to bribe votes.
In addition, while intoxicated, a person cannot always account for his actions, which means he actually becomes incapacitated, Orlov noted.
“In this regard, in order to reduce the possibility of manipulation of votes, increase the transparency of voting and confidence in elections, I ask you to evaluate the possibility of prohibiting people under the influence of alcohol or drugs from voting at polling stations,” the appeal says.
Earlier, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, announced a mass of people who want to discredit the upcoming presidential elections in the country.