1. A protest against the validity of elections or the validity of the election in a constituency or the election of a deputy to the Seym or senator may be lodged on the basis of allegations of an offence committed against the election, or violation of this Act regarding the conduct of the poll or establishment of the results of the vote.
2. If an offence committed against the elections or a violation by the National Electoral Commission of the provisions of this Act regarding voting, establishing the results of voting or results of elections gives grounds for lodging a protest, it may be lodged by any voter.
3. A protest against the validity of elections in a constituency or against the election of a deputy to the Seym or a senator may be lodged by any voter whose name occurred on the list of voters of any electoral ward of the respective electoral constituency on polling day.
4. The right to lodge a protest shall be also vested in a chairperson of the respective election commission as well as in an agent of an election committee.
5. Should a protest be lodged against the validity of the elections or the election of a deputy to the Seym or a senator up to the time of the conclusion of proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Article 82 - the rules concerning the duties and rights of deputies to the Seym and of senators shall be applied to the persons elected.
