Voters’ rights in election campanign Cover Image

Prawa wyborców w kampanii wyborczej
Voters’ rights in election campanign

Author(s): Anna Rakowska-Trela
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Electoral systems
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: election; voter; the freedoms and rights of persons and citizens; electoral campaign; contamination

Summary/Abstract: This article is abort the rights of electors in election campaign. His topic is important, but the scientists are not very interested in it. The Author seeks the source of those rights in Polish Constitution: in Article 2 (the rule that Republic of Poland shall be a democratic state ruled by law), Article 4.1, which states, that supreme power in the Republic of Poland shall be vested in the Nation, Article 54 (the freedom to express opinions, to acquire and to disseminate information) and Article 62 (the right to vote). The Author distinguishes: the right to be informed about the candidates and their election platforms, the right to express opinions and needs, the right to participate in election campaign and the right to make a decision alone, in calmness.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 7-34
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish