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III SW 92/00 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses protest against Presidential election due to late postal delivery despite timely submission to prison official.

Case Number III SW 92/00
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed Wiesław B.'s protest against the validity of the Presidential election because the protest was mailed after the statutory deadline. Although B. submitted the document to the prison warden within three days, the postal service delivered it on the fourth day. The court ruled that the specific election law provisions fully regulate the timeline, excluding the general civil procedure rules that would have otherwise allowed the late submission to be valid.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 129 ust. 2 Konstytucji; art. 73 ust. 1 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta RP; Art. 165 § 3 KPC: The specific statutory provisions governing the protest period for Presidential elections are exhaustive and exclude the application of general civil procedure rules regarding time limits for persons deprived of liberty.

Keywords

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Presidential election protest statutory time limit postal delivery deadline civil procedure exclusion deprived of liberty Supreme Court ruling election validity

Cited Legislation

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Art. 129 ust. 2 Konstytucji
art. 73 ust. 1 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 165 § 3 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
art. 74 ust. 1 ustawy o wyborze Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 129 ust. 2 Konstytucji

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