Polish Supreme Court dismissed election committee appeal for receiving post-election funds directly from a bank loan.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the election committee's appeal against the rejection of its financial report. The court found that the committee violated election law by receiving a bank loan directly and transferring it to its account after the election day, bypassing the required party election fund. The court ruled that such direct acquisition of funds post-election is an absolute violation regardless of the committee's intent or lack of fault.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedOrdynacja wyborcza do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, ust. 4 pkt 1; ust. 6; ust. 122 ust. 1 pkt 3 lit. a; ust. 123 ust. 2 i 3: The election committee of a political party is prohibited from obtaining bank loans for election purposes and must receive funds only from the party's election fund, with any post-election acquisition of funds being an absolute violation warranting report rejection.