Due to the infectious disease pandemic caused by the SARS--CoV-2 virus spreading in Poland and in the world, the main legislative solution proposed by the legislator to conduct presidential elections is the introduction of postal voting as a common method of voting in elections. It should be noted that the passing of normative acts regulating the organization and holding of elections took place during the epidemic, introduced on 20 th March 2020, under the Regulation of the Minister of Health

more »

... the declaration of an epidemic state in the territory of the Republic of Poland, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2 virus). The purpose of this publication is to analyze the legal acts concerning the principles of organizing and holding general elections during the COVID-19 epidemic. The author describes key issues relating to electoral law in a democratic state ruled by law. The subject of the considerations is also a comprehensive analysis of the constitutional principles which should be observed when drawing up generally applicable acts, including the election law. The assumptions were verified through a detailed dogmatic analysis of the constitutional principles, carried out taking into account the jurisprudence and