Социологические исследования как способ контроля результатов выборов и референдумов

Abstract

The conditions at which sociological surveys can be used to control falsification of the elections' and referendums' results are analyzed in the paper. On the data of surveys conducted by the Kyiv international institute of sociology before and after referendum of April 16, 2000, there is proved that the referendum results regarding questions about two-chamber parliament and about taking part in the referendum have been forged.