“Do you think in Poland should be the election silence before the election (as it is today)?” – Such a question was asked by the SW Research studio at the request of” Rzeczpospolita “. Here are the answers:
The election silence lasts from the north from Friday to Saturday until the end of voting in the presidential election on Sunday at 21.00. During this time, you will not be able to publish polls and agitate for candidates, the ban also applies on the Internet.
See also: There are the first violations of election silence. The police give examples
According to the regulations, the election silence is violated by any element of active election agitation, i.e. public urging or encouraging to vote. During the election silence, you must not convene gatherings, organize marches and demonstrations, give speeches or distribute election materials. Encouraging to participate in the election does not violate the election silence, unless it contains elements of election agitation for one of the candidates.
Posters hung before starting the election silence do not have to be broken. However, you must not drive vehicles covered with electoral posters, however, the wrapped vehicle can stand. Also, you can't agate on the Internet.
There is a fine for breaking the prohibition of agitation during election silence.
For the publication of surveys during the election silence, the fine is from 500 thousand. PLN up to PLN 1 million. It is both pre -election polls regarding the anticipated voters' behavior, election results and polls conducted on the day of voting.
The PKW at the same time points out that whether something is a breaking of the prohibition of electoral agitation can only be decided by law enforcement and courts, and the voter who considers that the election silence has been violated should report it directly to the police.
