Across Poland, hundreds of formal protests have been filed with the Supreme Court regarding the parliamentary vote and the national referendum, as reported by the Polish Press Agency on a recent Friday afternoon. While the official deadline for submitting objections has passed, protests continue to arrive by mail at the court, underscoring ongoing concerns about the election process.
According to Maciej Brzózka from the Supreme Court press team, all documented protests originate from individual voters, and none have been resolved yet. The submissions reflect a broad public interest in verifying the fairness and accuracy of the election outcomes.
The protest deadline closed on October 25. In the days ahead, more mail-in protests are expected. When a protest reaches the court after the deadline, the postmark date serves as the determining timestamp for filing validity.
Late last week, the National Electoral Commission released results for the parliamentary elections, the vote tally, and the referendum results through the Journal of Laws. This publication started a seven-day period during which challenges to the Sejm and Senate elections and to the referendum’s validity could be submitted for review.
Resolution on the validity of the elections
Following the review of all election-related protests, the Supreme Court’s Chamber for Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs will issue a ruling on the validity of the elections and the referendum. The court is expected to announce the election validity in an open session no later than 90 days after election day. For the referendum, a decision on its validity must be delivered no later than 60 days after the referendum results are announced.
Past elections provide a useful precedent: after the 2019 parliamentary vote, 279 protests were filed with the Supreme Court. The investigation found ten protests justified, yet the irregularities did not alter the election results. Fifteen protests were deemed unfounded, and many others were resolved without further action. In some cases, investigations were paused or protests were dismissed because formal shortcomings were not corrected. A final resolution on the election validity was issued on December 23, 2019.
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Source: wPolityce