Watch out for the cards. The issue of stamps in the 2025 presidential election

On presidential election day June 1, 2025 all over the country worrying signals of irregularities in voting cards. Problem missing 1 of the 2 stamps required, which results in automatic cancellation of the vote – regardless of whether the voter voted correctly.

Mandatory 2 stamps – this is simply a condition of validity of the vote

According to the electoral code, to make the vote valid, the ballot must contain 2 seals:

• Stamp of the constituency electoral commissionprinted at the bottom of the card,
• Stamp of the peripheral electoral commission, hand-held by a committee associate before issuing the card.

The absence of any of these stamps invalidates the vote. It does not substance whether the voter marked the cross correctly or how he voted. A card without a set of markings is treated as invalid by law.

Applications from all over Poland

Since the morning of the vote, social media and local forums flood information from citizens who have received incorrectly marked cards. In many cases, there was a deficiency of a stamp of the circuit commission, the 1 nailed by hand on the spot. There are reports that Some committee members have forgotten this, acting in haste.

What is most worrying is that many citizens It wasn't until you put the card in the urn. – that is, erstwhile it can no longer be replaced or improved.

How can you not lose your voice? Reminder of Rules

To make your voice important:

• Make certain the card has 2 stamps – territory (top) and circuit (bottom or back).
• Check it immediately after receiving the card from the committeeBefore you go into the cabin.
• If missing a stamp – study to the committee immediately And request a fresh card.

Remember, you have the full right to exchange a defective card – it is the work of the committee to supply you with a decently marked paper to vote.

Responsibilities of the committee, but besides civic vigilance

According to the procedures, the committee is liable for the correct marking of the cards. In practice, however, The voter should check the card before throwing it in the urn.because after the upload there is no longer any anticipation of intervention or annulment of the incorrect conduct of the committee.

If the voter throws a card in the urn without a seal – His voice is gone.. It's a situation that can easy be avoided by keeping alertness and procedural awareness.

Social Action: check and share

Social media continues bottom-up information actionto inform citizens of procedural errors. There are graphics and entries about the content:

• Check the 2 stamps before you throw a card in the urn!
• No single seal = void voice!
• You have the right to request a fresh card – don't hesitate!
• Share this information – all card matters!

An appeal to share this cognition with loved ones and friends may seriously affect the attendance and validity of votes cast in these elections.

What if you already put a card in without a stamp?

Unfortunately, if the card was thrown in the urn, it is not possible to retreat or replace it. Even if after a while you realize that there is simply a missing stamp, you cannot vote again.

But it's worth it. report specified cases to the committee and alert local media or the State Election Commissionto paper the scale of the problem and force corrective action in the future.

Can the problem affect the result of the election?

Although there are no authoritative data yet, the scale of the reports – if confirmed – could affect the final results of the electionsespecially if the differences between the candidates are small. The opposition and social organisations may request an audit or verification of the number of invalid votes due to incorrect cards.

It is all the more crucial that maximum minimum number of specified cases and inform others how to avoid error.