How is it not? Election laws exist, if you break them, it's your problem. Not enforcing election laws is what's incompatible with democracy, because it results

How is it not? Election laws exist, if you break them, it's your problem. Not enforcing election laws is what's incompatible with democracy, because it results in a loser being declared the winner. When you're caught tampering with an election, there's no reason to give you a chance to try again. When you're caught organizing a coup, there's no reason to give you a chance to try again, either.