Znaczenie zasady równości prawa wyborczego w prawie polskim przed wejściem w życie Kodeksu wyborczego
- Institution: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- Year of publication: 2013
- Source: Show
- Pages: 119-138
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2013.02.06
- PDF: ppk/14/ppk1406.pdf
The meaning of the equality principle of franchise in Polish law before introducing the election code
This article talks about one of the main principles of franchise. No one has tried to describe voting attributes in this way jet. This article describes the equality of franchise during the terms of electoral regulations. In this article there is a short comment concerning the changes introduced in 2011 by the election code. In the first part the doctrinal views about the equality of elections in Poland are presented. This part applies mainly to parliamentary elections. It presents the equality principle as purely material and formal and shows a new trend which indicates a greater meaning and emphasis on the equality of franchise. According to the author of this article the equality of voting rights is the most important in modern world. Next, the guaranty of material equality as well as its attributes have been described. In the summary of this article we can read that the equality of franchise is a procedural principle and it sets the rules that entitle individuals to suffrage. Due to this fact the equality of franchise is more like indicative directive and it has a very wide range.