Polish postal vote raises data privacy concerns

Polish postal vote raises data privacy concerns

Mayors have struck back against a request to provide data on constituents
By Zosia Wanat
Polish local authorities are voicing concerns about potential privacy violations after the government sought to obtain sensitive data as part of efforts to organize a presidential election via postal vote.
The mayors of several towns have refused to transfer information about their constituents, including their names, address and national register numbers, to the Polish Post, which is charged with organizing the vote on May 10.
They cite data privacy concerns, arguing that the postal service’s request rests on dubious legal grounds.
Read more at https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-postal-vote-raises-data-privacy-concerns/

A Polish recipe for cooking an election

8 steps to producing a perfect electoral outcome
By Jan Cienski
During coronavirus lockdown, millions of Europeans are trying their hand at new recipes.
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is no different.
But instead of rummaging in the pantry for bacon, flour, onions, potatoes, rendered fat and a dash of salt to prepare a pan of pierogis, the nationalist party is rooting around in law books, parliamentary procedure, courts and the civil service to cook up an election.
Its goal is to ensure that a presidential vote scheduled for May 10 — where its favored candidate, incumbent President Andrzej Duda, is far ahead in opinion polls — goes ahead despite the pandemic.
POLITICO took a look at some of the ingredients that PiS is throwing into the pot to get Duda elected.
Read more at https://www.politico.eu/article/a-polish-recipe-for-cooking-an-presidential-election-pis/