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III SW 370/10 AI generated

Supreme Court declares President election valid despite procedural irregularities and flood-related voting complaints.

Case Number III SW 370/10
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court declared the presidential election valid after reviewing 378 protests regarding the June 20 and July 4 voting days. While the court acknowledged specific procedural errors like ballot distribution issues and a disputed vote transfer, it found these did not affect the final results given the large margin of victory. The decision upheld the election outcome by ruling that minor irregularities and the failure to declare a state of calamity did not invalidate the electoral process.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 127 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP; ustawa o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: Procedural errors in presidential elections do not invalidate the result if they do not influence the outcome or if the margin of victory is sufficient to disregard them.

Keywords

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presidential election validity procedural irregularities vote counting errors state of calamity electoral protest dismissal margin of victory Supreme Court review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 127 ust. 1 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 128 ust. 2 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
ustawa z dnia 27 września 1990 r. o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 228 ust. 7 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
ustawa z dnia 18 kwietnia 2002 r. o stanie klęski żywiołowej
Art. 4 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 72 ust. 1 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 129 ust. 1 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 76 ust. 1 i 2 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Art. 125 § 2 k.p.c.

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