Comments or questions about the referendum map from any person, including members of election committees, are considered informal input and violate the electoral silence. This must be reported, according to a public post by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Questions about the referendum map breach the election silence
On Sunday at 7 a.m., voting began for the parliamentary elections, in which 460 deputies and 100 senators will be chosen, along with the national referendum. The silence stays in effect until polls close at 9 p.m.
Anyone offering comments or extra questions about the referendum map — from any source, including election committees — is deemed an informal suggestion that breaches the electoral silence. This should be reported.
— as stated by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on social media.
The prime minister and his family cast their votes on Sunday morning in Warsaw’s Mokotów district.
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— Even the Prime Minister queued at the polls. Mateusz Morawiecki voted with his family in Warsaw’s Mokotów district
PKW: The Commission cannot request which ballots should be issued
In a notice addressed to district election committees, the National Electoral Commission instructed them to immediately inform district committees that a voter has the right to reject ballot papers, and that district committees are not allowed to ask which ballots should be issued.
In a statement, the National Electoral Commission noted numerous complaints that district election commissions ask voters which ballots to cast. It recommends promptly informing district commissions that such actions are unacceptable and that their role is to issue ballots as outlined in points 49-51 of the Guidelines for District Electoral Commissions. These guidelines cover the tasks and procedures for preparing and conducting votes in voting districts established for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, the Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the national referendum.
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– RELATION. Voting for the parliamentary elections and referendum is underway in Poland. The election silence is still in effect!
— Just after 9 p.m., the estimated results of the elections and the referendum will be announced. Exit polls are conducted nationwide.
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Source: wPolityce