The paper examines the transformation of the position of international organizations on the issue of observing state sovereignty in the conduct of international policy in the field of elections. Based on the example of the UN, it has been proved that since the end of the 20th century international organizations have been reducing references to state sovereignty, emasculating its content and replacing it with the concept of national sovereignty. The concept of national sovereignty in its modern interpretation serves not to limit, but to justify the active influence of international actors on governments.