In order to realize this situation, it is worth explaining what electoral protests are and how they are being considered. Electoral protests are applications made by voters or election committees in which the validity of elections or their result is contested. In Poland, electoral protests are examined by the ultimate Court, which is the highest judicial body in the country.
Attorney General Adam Bodnar, as a typical of the General Prosecutor's Office, is simply a associate in the proceedings for electoral protests. Its function is to present a position on the merits of complex electoral protests. To date, the lawyer General has submitted 147 positions to the ultimate Court in this case.
The ultimate Court reported that so far it has received 304 electoral protests, but only any of them were sent to the lawyer General. The lawyer General so asked the First president of the SN to send all registered electoral protests so that he could express his position on all submitted protests.
The ultimate Court replied that decisions to service the electoral protests to the participants of the proceedings stay under the work of the Presidents of the panel or the Judges of the rapporteurs. Furthermore, the ultimate Court pointed out that the transfer to the lawyer General of all those accepted for the examination of electoral protests would consequence in the destabilisation of the work of the ultimate Court recognizing electoral protests.
It is worth noting that electoral protests are an crucial component of democracy due to the fact that they let voters to question the results of elections if they believe they have been falsified or that there have been another irregularities. Therefore, the ultimate Court and the lawyer General must act in a transparent and independent manner to guarantee that electoral protests are handled in a fair and equitable manner.
According to the State Election Commission data, in 2020 there were presidential elections attended by over 18 million voters. Electoral protests submitted in connection with these elections are being examined by the ultimate Court, which must guarantee that all electoral protests are dealt with reasonably and fairly.
Therefore, the lawyer General and the ultimate Court must act in a transparent and independent manner to guarantee that electoral protests are handled in a fair and equitable manner. Electoral protests are an crucial component of democracy due to the fact that they let voters to challenge the results of elections if they believe that they have been falsified or that there have been another irregularities.
Current data indicate that electoral protests are increasingly being submitted in Poland, which may indicate an expanding awareness of voters about their rights and obligations. Therefore, the ultimate Court and the lawyer General must be prepared to deal with election protests in a swift and effective manner to guarantee that elections are held in a fair and equitable manner.
