Opinia prawna na temat referendum lokalnego

In response to the questions posed, the author reminds us that from the constitutional principle of universal suffrage, specifying one of the fundamental principles of electoral law, there follows an obligation to organize, inter alia, a referendum in such a way that the highest possible number of eligible voters can participate. According to the author, it is difficult to give an unambiguous answer to the question of what would be the impact of failure to create the so‑called separate polling districts, since the literal wording of the legal provisions does not resolve numerous problems raised in the request for opinion. In the absence of statutory requirement (Article 54 of the Act on Local Referendum) for creation of separate district in respect of local referenda, it is doubtful – in the author’s view – that legality of referendums will be challenged by courts.