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I NSWR 597/23 AI generated

Supreme Court allows referendum protest on validity but finds it does not change the election result.

Case Number I NSWR 597/23
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court issued an opinion accepting the protest against the validity of the national referendum while ruling it has no impact on the final outcome. The petitioner, M. B., challenged the election's legality, but the opposing parties, including the General Prosecutor and the Electoral Commission, argued the process was compliant. The court decided to uphold the protest's procedural merit but dismissed its substantive effect on the referendum's result.

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Art. 19 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP; Art. 158 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP: A protest against the validity of a referendum may be accepted if procedural flaws are found, but such a finding does not automatically alter the established result if the election was conducted in accordance with the law.

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referendum validity protest admissibility electoral procedure Supreme Court opinion election result

Cited Legislation

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Art. 19 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP
Art. 158 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP

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I NSWR 597/23 POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 5 grudnia 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Tomasz Demendecki (przewodniczący, sprawozdawca)‎SSN Elżbieta Karska‎SSN Janusz Niczyporuk w sprawie z protestu M. B., przeciwko ważności referendum ogólnokrajowego, przy udziale Prokuratora Generalnego, Przewodniczącego Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej, po rozpoznaniu na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej i Spraw Publicznych w dniu 5 grudnia 2023 r., wydaje opinię, że protest jest zasadny, ale pozostaje bez wpływu na wynik referendum. [SOP] [ms]