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Prawo do informacji o wyborach
The voters right to information about the election

Author(s): Anna Frydrych-Depka
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: Informacja o wyborach; informacja o głosowaniu; powszechnych wyborów zasada; wolnych wyborów zasada; Information about election; information about voting; universal suffrage; free election

Summary/Abstract: Public opinion surveys and the number of invalid votes cast, especially in local governmentelections, show that Poles have little knowledge of electoral law. This is by all means an undesirablephenomenon. Information about the election seems to be a necessary element to make an informedelectoral decision. What is information about the election? The answer to this questionderives not only from specific provisions of the Electoral Code. These issue should be consideredmore widely. Undoubtedly, with taking into consideration the general regulation on the accessto public information, as well as the provisions of international law or the interpretationof the basic rules governing elections.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 57-70
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish