Is presidential election a fair choice? Electoral rules

Electoral coordination is simply a set of rules on how elections are to be held. In Poland she watches over her State Election Commission (GDPR) and the Electoral Code, which regulates detailed voting rules, specified as:

• establishment and operation of electoral committees
• submission of candidates
• financing, conduct and settlement of electoral campaigns
• appointment and operation of electoral commissions or another governing or supervising bodies,
  and how votes should be converted into mandates, which is peculiarly crucial in parliamentary elections.

Changes to the regulations may introduce Members by amending lawsand all correction has consequences for the form of democracy in the country.

In case of presidential elections in Poland majority system – this means that a candidate who will win over 50 percent of crucial votes wins.

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If no of the candidates accomplish this consequence in the first round, it takes place second round involving 2 candidates with the best results.

How are the votes counted, and why does it matter?

The voting strategy is very crucial for the result of the elections. In Poland the absolute majority strategy appliesWhich means the president is the individual who gets over half the crucial votes.

If no of the candidates accomplish this consequence in the first round, a second circular is organised – overtime between 2 candidates with best results. In the second round, the 1 who gets more support wins.

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Such a strategy very clearly affects the result of the elections. Especially if in the first circular voters' votes are widely dispersed among respective candidates. It is up to voters in the second circular who in the first vote supported completely different candidates.

The majority regulation in force in Poland has its advantages and disadvantages. Her main asset is Clearness – The president must gain clear public support and the second circular allows voters to make the final choice among the 2 strongest candidates.

What does it look like in another countries?

The electoral strategy varies from country to country. In the United States, the president is not elected in the general election, but by College of Electors. This means that the presidential election can theoretically be won, gaining a smaller number of votes from the rival (as happened in 2016).

In turn in France there is simply a akin strategy to Polish, i.e. two-way electionsbut with somewhat different rules on run and funding.

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Can electoral order change?

Changes in electoral law are possible, but require a parliamentary decision. Various proposals have already been made to improvement the electoral strategy in Poland, including:

• introduction of a preferential vote where voters could indicate more than 1 candidate in the order of preference,
• lowering the threshold of triumph in the first round,
• facilitate the collection of endorsement signatures for independent candidates.

However, for now there are no concrete plans to change the rules of the presidential election. Those to be held this year will be carried out according to current legislation.

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

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