The Forgotten Elections. About the Lviv City Council of 1892

Abstract

The article aims to present the course and results of the elections to the Lviv City Council in January 1892. During the counting of votes, there were falsifications aimed at increasing the chances of the candidates of the City Committee, which led to protests by some scrutineers and voters. The verification committee, appointed by the newly elected Council and composed of councillors supported by the City committee, admitted that there were voting irregularities. Nevertheless, the committee considered the elections valid, merely invalidating the mandate of one of the five councillors for whom the forgeries were made. Only when 38 councillors resigned from their seats did the Council consider the elections invalid. The next elections were held in January 1893. Out of five beneficiaries of forgery, only one was selected (in stricter elections). Those guilty of counterfeits were not detected.