AI-voting? A few words about the role of algorithms in elections

• Author: Beata Stepien-Zalucka
• Pages: 117-128

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AI-voting?

A few words about the role of algorithms in

elections

Beata Stpie-Załucka1

University of Rzeszow

INTRODUCTION

Democracy, as Winston Churchill said, is “the worst system, but so far

nothing better has been invented2. The principle of the tenure of public authorities

is an integral part of this system3. The core of this principle is the principle of

the creation of power through periodic free elections. This is best explained by

a quote by Adhemar Esmein, who wrote that “all power is granted directly or

indirectly by the nation, either directly or indirectly, for a limited period of time,

so that the authority of the nation is constantly kept active and is revealed at

periodic intervals”4. The formula of representative democracy thus implemented

has, among many objectives, one key one, namely, the attribution of a specific

responsibility to the representative towards the nation. In this way, voters can, in any

subsequent election, refuse to grant power of attorney to their current representative

1 Dr. hab., prof. UR; Department of Constitutional Law and Human Rights, Institute of Legal

Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland, ORCID: 0000-0003-1802-680X, mail: beata@kpmz.pl.

2 W. S Churchill, 11 November 1947, The Worst Form of Government, https://winstonchurchill.

org/resources/quotes/the-worst-form-of-government/, (access on 01.10.2020).

3 T. WŁODEK, Instytucja rozwizania parlamentu w polskim prawie konstytucyjnym,

Warszawa 2009, p. 11.

4 A. ESMEIN, Prawo konstytucyjne, Warszawa 1921, p. 225.