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On Some Legal Issues Concerning the Access to Information during an Election Campaign

Author(s): Kalina Romanova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Political Theory, Electoral systems, Politics and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: communication rights; access to information; election campaign; voting right; electioneering

Summary/Abstract: Given the dynamics of the election process in the Republic of Bulgaria and the revolutionary development of information technology, electoral legislation has undergone a considerable number of changes, and some reforms are soon to take place, so it can rise to the current issues in society. With the development of contemporary technologies, such as social networks and websites, new horizons to hold election campaign have been discovered. This report reviews the legal issues on the restriction of access to information in relation to the equal voting right and to who is authorized to execute it.

  • Issue Year: 23/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 292-298
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English, Bulgarian