Depiction of election campaigns in the elections of the President of the Republic of Poland in 1990–2015 on the basis of expenditure reported in financial statements by the entities that nominated the candidates for these elections Cover Image

Obraz kampanii wyborczej w wyborach prezydenta RP w latach 1990–2015 na podstawie wydatków wykazywanych w sprawozdaniach finansowych podmiotów zgłaszających kandydatów w tych wyborach
Depiction of election campaigns in the elections of the President of the Republic of Poland in 1990–2015 on the basis of expenditure reported in financial statements by the entities that nominated the candidates for these elections

Author(s): Tomasz Gąsior
Subject(s): Electoral systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: voter turnout; proxy voting; postal voting; e-voting;

Summary/Abstract: Article indicates the cause, lasting many years, the low voter turnout in Poland. They presented three alternative techniques to vote, which in addition to the guarantee of universal suffrage can help to increase turnout. Voting by proxy and postal vote are already in the Polish electoral law. Electronic voting is analyzed on the basis of the election results in Estonia, where since 2005 it is used. In his article, I am looking for answers to the question: which of the presented techniques voting contributes most to the increase turnout.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 41-105
  • Page Count: 65
  • Language: Polish