Modification of the electoral legislation is the imperative of our times

The article discusses the issues of modernization of the electoral legislation implemented in the last few years. The factors that caused the appearance of innovations and their content are considered. A significant role in this process was played by the political component, the increased confrontation between two approaches to understanding the future of Russia: strengthening state principles and following liberal ideas. Attention is focused on the innovations that appeared in the conditions of the pandemic. A brief summary of them is given. Purpose: to show the modification of the electoral legislation in Russia in connection with the political and epidemiological situation in the country, to demonstrate the possibility of solving current problems by reflecting them in the statutory legal regulation. Methods: the comparative method is used to compare the norms of electoral law. The method of formal logic allows to show the relationship of political and epidemiological components in the modification of electoral legislation. The formally legal method is applied in the process of evaluating the innovations of electoral law. The result of the study is that the legislator is obliged to take into account political, socio-economic, epidemiological conditions when forming the legal basis of elections. A popular vote is the only way to express the will of the people and to ensure that voters trust their representatives in the policies pursued by the authorities.