Supreme Court dismisses protest against national referendum validity due to lack of procedural grounds.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the protest filed by the Chief Electoral Commission against the validity of the national referendum. The protest was rejected because it failed to meet the specific procedural requirements for challenging election results. Consequently, the court determined that the referendum remained valid and the protest had no further legal effect.
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AI generatedUstawa o wyborach powszechnych; Ustawa o referendum ogólnokrajowym: The Supreme Court held that a protest against the validity of a national referendum must strictly adhere to statutory procedural timelines and grounds, and failure to comply results in the automatic dismissal of the protest.
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I NSWR 1697/23 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 16 listopada 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Leszek Bosek w sprawie z protestu Z. N.z udziałem Przewodniczącego Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej, Prokuratora Generalnego przeciwko ważności referendum ogólnokrajowego po rozpoznaniu na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej i Spraw Publicznych w dniu 16 listopada 2023 r., pozostawia protest bez dalszego biegu. [SOP] [ms]