Prospects of return to the electoral legislation of the column “against all”

The article deals with the prospect of returning to the ballots of the column “against all”. The research methodology is based on the traditional legal science principles, techniques and methods: the dialectic, analysis, synthesis, analogy, deduction, etc. Shall review the genesis of the form of voting “against all”, as well as conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current electoral legislation of the Russian Federation for the efficiency and the need to return these columns in thelocal, regional and federal elections. The conclusion is that only when the widespread introduction of the column “against all” in the local elections in all regions of Russia, it will be possible to take a final decision on its return to the regional and federal elections.