On 10 June 2024, the results of the election to the European Parliament held on 9 June 2024 were published in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland (Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). Therefore, a 7-day time limit to lodge a protest with the Supreme Court against the validity of the election has opened. It expires on 17 June 2024.
A protest against the validity of the election must be lodged
in writing, directly with the Supreme Court, sent at a Polish post office (Poczta Polska), or
lodged with the territorially competent consul or shipmaster. Lodging of a protest in a form other than in writing, i.e. by fax, e-mail, or ePUAP, is not admissible.
A protest against the validity of the election, in order to be examined on its merits, must include:
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identification of the entity lodging the protest
with the address and PESEL number;
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indication of the polling district in which electoral register the name of the person lodging the protest was included;
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request for a declaration of invalidity of the election/election in the particular district, or of the election of a particular member of the EU Parliament;
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reasons for the allegations,
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presentation or indication of the evidence on which the allegations are based;
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handwritten signature of the person lodging the protest or his/her representative.
If the protest is lodged by a
person staying abroad or on a Polish sea vessel– the protest must
ADDITIONALLY include:
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identification of a representative resident in Poland or a representative for delivery resident in Poland with the indication of respective address (the document authorizing to represent the voter should be attached to the protest).
Detailed rules and procedure for lodging protests against the validity of the election to the European Parliament are specified in the
announcement on protests against the validity of the election.
Polish version
Results of the election to the European Parliament published in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland (Polish)