PERMISSIBILITY OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES TO SECURE THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN POLAND
PERMISSIBILITY OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES TO SECURE THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this research is to establish whether it is permissible for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland to be involved in the electoral process when none of the states of emergency provided for by the Polish Constitution cannot be introduced. So, my aim is to answer the question whether the Polish Armed Forces can ensure the security of the electoral process in Poland. To this end, one must examine the Polish legal system, composed of not only provisions of Polish law, but also of binding supranational law and soft law. It is beyond the scope of this study to explore possible measures to be taken based on the provisions of Section 20,“Militarization and Protection of Objects of Special Importance for the Security or Defence of the State” of the Act of 11 March 2022 on Homeland Defence (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2022, item 2305), since, as Article 600(1) provides,“in the event that a state of emergen- cy is declared in the entire territory of the Republic of Poland, a state of war, mobilization, and in time of war, the Council of Ministers may extend militarization to the units eligible for mili- tarization and under the obligation to perform tasks vitally important for the security or defen- ce of the state”.

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