Keyword: «the institution of direct democracy»

The article raises issues of legal regulation of petitions in the field of regional lawmaking in the Russian Federation. An analysis of federal and regional legislation indicates the absence of a unified approach to defining the subject and content of a petition as a special type of collective appeal by citizens. According to the results of a study of the legal literature, it is noted that petitions can be used in the field of regional lawmaking. Special attention is paid to the issue of differences from related institutions of direct democracy (legislative proposal, order of voters and people's legislative initiative). It is proposed to adopt a federal law on petitions.