Instytucja mężów zaufania w polskim prawie wyborczym w okresie międzywojennym
Institution of the poll watcher in the Polish electoral law
in the interwar period
Author(s): Krzysztof SkotnickiSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: mąż zaufania; ordynacja wyborcza; prawo wyborcze; wybory; zasada uczciwych wyborów; election; electoral law; guarantees of fairness of elections; poll-watcher; the principle of fair elections
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the genesis and evolution of the institution of the pollwatcher in the Polish electoral law of the interwar period. Its creation resulted from the factthat in the electoral commissions there were representatives of government and self-governmentadministration along with the judges, while there were no representatives of voters or entitiesreporting the lists of candidates. The poll watcher represented those who put forward candidates.Their task was to observe the course of voting and counting votes. Their submission wasthe right of the entity submitting the list of candidates, but it was not an obligation. The regulationsregulating their operation were very laconic, which made their work difficult. However,they could always comment on the minutes of the electoral commission regarding the resultsof voting and elections.
Journal: Studia Wyborcze
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 85-93
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish