Election campaigns periods in the eyes of law

https://doi.org/10.26485/SW/2018/25/6

Abstract

_{The aim of this paper is the analysis of election campaigns periods according to Polish legal system. The main consideration is limited to the problems mentioned below. First part deals with the election campaigns periods in Poland in theoretical and legal aspects. I analyzed selected legal provisions which describe beginning, ending and the length of elections campaigns. Secondly, I examined the election campaigns periods in Poland in practical aspect. Theoretical knowledge which I acquired allowed me to specify for instance the minimum and the maximum periods of election campaigns and to calculate their average length. The last amendment of the Polish Election Code of January 2018 is also considered.}