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III SW 43/95 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed presidential election protest as education info error could not affect election result.

Case Number III SW 43/95
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed a protest against the presidential election, ruling that the omission of higher education information for a candidate did not alter the election outcome. Although the court ordered extensive sociological surveys to determine voter motivations, the data failed to prove that voters would have switched their votes based on that missing detail. Consequently, the court held that the legal requirement to demonstrate a causal link between the procedural error and the final result was not met.

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Art. 41 ust. 1 pkt 1; Art. 43 ust. 3 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta RP; A protest against a presidential election is admissible only if the applicant proves that a legal violation occurred and that this violation had a decisive influence on the election result.

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presidential election protest election result influence procedural violation sociological evidence causal link requirement

Cited Legislation

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Art. 41 ust. 1 pkt 1
Art. 43 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 27 września 1990 r. o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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