The Scope of Regulatory Autonomy of Public Universities Regarding the Election of Members of the Electoral College

The article analyses the scope of regulatory autonomy of public universities in the subject of organization and conduct of elections of members of the electoral college. The dogmatic- legal analysis covers primarily the statutory framework contained in the provisions of the Act on Higher Education and Science and election regulations of selected public universities. The following issues were considered: the forms of regulation of the election of the members of the college of electors, the active and passive electoral right in the election of electors, the distribution of electoral mandates and the composition of the college of electors, the principles of voting. It was found that universities use varied methods for the distribution of electoral seats, with a variable number of seats in proportion to the number of eligible voters being optimal. Restrictions on passive electoral rights that are implemented under regulatory autonomy in some universities were identified.