Supreme Court found voting card denial due to signature error violated election law but dismissed protest as it didn't affect results.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland found the voter's protest regarding the denial of a voting card valid due to a signature error on the voter list. The court acknowledged that the election commission's negligence in verifying the signature deprived the voter of their right to vote. However, the court ruled that this procedural violation did not influence the final election outcome because the vote margin was over one million.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2 of the Act on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland; Art. 72 of the Act on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland: A violation of voting rights due to a signature error constitutes a breach of election law, but a protest is inadmissible if the violation did not affect the election result.