NEWS

27/11/2025

20:20

Nawrocki Vetoes Amendment to the Electoral Code Regarding Postal Voting

Michał Lubowicki

- I have also decided to veto two laws. The first of them is an amendment to the Electoral Code, which provided for the liberalization of postal voting rules - said President Karol Nawrocki in a recording published by the Chancellery of the President.

- In principle, actions aimed at broad citizen participation in elections are correct. However, the unregistered sending of election packages abroad, as stipulated in the act, poses a serious risk because it makes this process dependent on the quality of postal operators' services in many countries - he explained.

He continued: - In the current world, where hybrid threats and interference in the electoral process are real, the lack of full control over the voting process is a serious and unacceptable risk that we cannot undertake. Serious doubts are also raised by the lack of assurance of the secrecy of voting outside the polling station. There is no guarantee that the voter is casting their ballot independently, without pressure from third parties.


Michał Lubowicki