Capital Referendum Operation: 40 thousand signatures in over two weeks

The Capital Referendum Operation started collecting signatures on July 30. 15,000 signatures were collected in the first four days. On Monday, it was reported that PLN 40,000 had been collected in just over two weeks. signatures. The campaign will last until September 28. For the referendum to take place, approximately 132,000 signatures are needed, although - as Wilk points out - "the exact number will be provided by the electoral commissioner."

Volunteers on the streets

Signatures can be submitted at points, with volunteers in orange vests and hats, and you can also download lists for self-collection. We started right in the middle of the summer holiday rush. Now we shift into another gear. In the coming weeks, you will see even more of our volunteers on the streets of Warsaw wearing characteristic orange vests and even more positions marked with pennants with the inscription "Referendum" - wrote Wilk.

Validity threshold and historical background

For the referendum to be valid, approximately 450,000 people must go to the polls, i.e. three fifths of the number of voters in the last local elections. Let us recall that a similar initiative took place in 2013, when residents wanted to dismiss President Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz. Then the referendum turned out to be invalid due to too low turnout - only 25.66 percent went to the polls. entitled. Kraków dismissed the president