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Act of 5 January, 2011 Election Code (Journal of Laws 31 January, 2011) Section I. Introductory provisions Chapter 1 General Provisions (Article 1 - Article 9) Chapter 2 Voting rights (Article 10 - Article 11) Chapter 3 Electoral Districts (Article 12 - Article 17) Chapter 4 The register of voters (Article 18 - Article 25) Chapter 5 Roll of voters (Article 26 - Article 37) Chapter 6 Common provisions on voting (Article 38 - Article 53) Chapter 7 Voting by proxy (Article 54 - Article 61) Chapter 8 Voting by correspondence in the electoral wards established abroad (Article 62 - Article 68) Chapter 9 Determining the results of voting in the circuit (Article 69 - Article 81) Chapter 10 Election protests (Article 82 - Article 83) Chapter 11 Electoral committees (Article 84 - Article 103) Chapter 12 The election campaign (Articles 104 - 115) Chapter 13 The election campaign in the programs of radio and television broadcasters (Article 116 - Article 122) Chapter 14 Funding of elections from the state budget (Article 123 - Article 124) Chapter 15 Financing of election campaigns (Article 125 - Article 151) Section III. Elections to the Sejm Chapter 1 General principles (Article 192 - Article 200) Chapter 2 Constituencies (Article 201 - Article 203) Chapter 3 Reporting of candidates for deputies (Article 204 - Article 222) Chapter 4 Ballot (Article 223 - Article 226) Chapter 5 The method of voting and the conditions of validity of the vote (Article 227) Chapter 6 Determination of voting results and election results in constituency (Article 228 - Article 237) Chapter 7 Announcement of results of elections to the Sejm (Article 238 - Article 240) Chapter 8 Validity of election (Article 241 - Article 246) Chapter 9 The expiration of the mandate of Mr and complement the composition of the Sejm (Article 247 - Article 251) Chapter 10 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 252 - Article 254) Section IV. Elections to the Senate Unofficial translation for OSCE/ODIHR. 1 Chapter 1 General principles (Article 255 - Article 259) Chapter 2 Constituencies (Article 260 - Article 261) Chapter 3 Specific tasks of the election commissions (Article 262) Chapter 4 Notification of candidates to the Senate (Article 263 - Article 265) Chapter 5 Ballot (Article 266 - Article 267) Chapter 6 The method of voting and the conditions of validity of the vote (Article 268 - Article 269) Chapter 7 Determination of voting results and election results in constituency (Article 270 - Article 275) Chapter 8 Announcement of election results to the Senate (Article 276 - Article 278) 93 Chapter 9 The expiration of the mandate of a Senator and complete the composition of the Senate (Article 279 - Article 283) Chapter 10 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 284 - Article 285) Chapter 11 Special rules for financing the election campaign for the Senate (Article 286) Section V : Elections of the President of the Republic Chapter 1 General principles (Article 287 - Article 295) Chapter 2 Reporting a candidate for President of the Republic (Article 296 - Article 306) Chapter 3 Ballot (Article 307 - Article 310) Chapter 4 The method of voting and the conditions of validity of the vote (Article 311 - Article 312) Chapter 5 Determination of voting results and election of the President of the Republic. The validity of the election. (Article 313 - Article 325) Chapter 6 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 326) Chapter 7 Financing of election campaigns (Article 327) Section VI. Elections to the European Parliament Chapter 1 General principles (Article 328 - Article 338) Chapter 2 Electoral commissions and constituencies (Article 339 - Article 340) 109 Chapter 3 Reporting of candidates for deputies to the European Parliament (Article 341 - Article 346) Chapter 4 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 347 - Article 348) Chapter 5 Determination of voting results and election results (Article 349 - Article 360) Chapter 6 Announcement of election results to the European Parliament (Article 361 - Article 362) Chapter 7 Expiry of mandate. Loss of mandate (Article 363 - Article 368) Section VII. Elections to constitutive organs of units of local government Chapter 1 General principles (Article 369 - Article 379) Chapter 2 Assignment of seats without a vote (Article 380 - Article 381) Chapter 3 Announcement of election results in the country (Article 382) Chapter 4 The expiration of the mandate of a councilor. By-elections and pre-term (Article 383 - Article 389) Unofficial translation for OSCE/ODIHR. 2 Chapter 5 Changes in the territorial division of the state (Article 390 - Article 391) Chapter 6 Validity of election (Article 392 - Article 398) Chapter 7 Reporting of candidates for council (Article 399 - Article 407) Chapter 8 Assigning numbers of registered lists of candidates (Article 408 - Article 410) Chapter 9 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 411 - Article 412) Chapter 10 Special provisions for elections to municipal councils (Article 413 - Article 449) Chapter 11 Special provisions for elections to county councils (Article 450 - Article 458) Chapter 12 Special provisions for elections to regional assemblies (Article 459 - Article 469) Section VIII. Election of mayor, mayor and president of the city Chapter 1 General Provisions (Article 470 - Article 477) Chapter 2 Reporting of candidates for reeve (Article 478 - Article 483) Chapter 3 Ballot (Article 484 - Article 485) Chapter 4 The method of voting, the voting conditions and determine the validity of election results (Article 486 - Article 490) Chapter 5 The election campaign in public programs, radio and television broadcasters (Article 491 - Article 491a) Chapter 6 The expiration of the mandate of the mayor (Article 492 - Article 493) Section IX. Penal provisions (Article 494 - Article 516) Section X Final provision (Article 517) Appendix 1 The list of constituencies to the Polish Sejm Appendix 2 The list of constituencies to 162 of the Polish Senate Appendix 3 The list of constituencies in the European Parliament elections Act of 5 January 2011, the regulations implementing the law - Election Code Unofficial translation for OSCE/ODIHR. 3 ACT dated 5 January 2011 election Code (Journal of Laws No. 21, pos. No. 112, No. 26, item. 134, No. 94, pos. 550 and No. 102, pos. 588) (codified by the National Electoral Office) Section I Preliminary provisions Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 The Election Code defines the principles and procedure for nominating candidates, the conduct and the conditions of validity of elections: 1) to the Polish Sejm and the Senate of the Polish Republic; 2) the President of the Polish Republic; 3) to the European Parliament; 4) the constitutive organs of local government units; 5) mayors, town mayors and city mayors. Article 2 Unless otherwise provided for by the Code, voting may only be done in person Article 3 A person is entitled to vote only once, in the same election. Article 4 § 1 Elections are held only on non-working days § 2 The elections management body may provide that a vote in the elections will be carried out within two days. § 3 If voting in an election is carried out over a two day period the voting time is set on on a non- working day and the day preceding it. Article 5 Whenever the code refers to: 1) elections – this should be understood as elections to the Sejm and the Senate, elections of the President of the Republic, the European Parliament elections, elections to constitutive organs of units of local government elections for mayors, town mayors and city mayors; 2) referenda – this should be understood as national referenda and local referenda; Unofficial translation for OSCE/ODIHR. 4 3) bodies representing local government – this should be understood, respectively, as the bodies of the municipalities, county councils and local councils provinces; 4) The council of the municipality – this shall mean the city council established by law; 5) Council – this shall mean the council of the region; 6) Mayor – this shall mean the town mayor and city mayor; 7) health care institution –it shall mean a hospital, health care and treatment facility, nursing care facility, rehabilitation home, preventative medicinal institution, hospice, and another facility for people whose health condition requires the allocation of full time health benefits, which referred to in the Act of 30 August 1991 on health care (Journal of Laws of 2007 No. 14, item. 89, as amended. d..) 8) A nursing home - it shall an institution providing full time care to disabled, chronically ill or elderly people, referred to in the Act of 12 March 2004 on social assistance (Journal of Laws 2009, No. 175, item. 1362, as amended.) 9) place of domicile - it shall mean domicile in a particular place at a specific address with the intention of permanent residence; 10) Social Security Number - should be understood as a passport of other document confirming the identity of persons who are European Union citizens but not Polish citizens, Article 6 All documents as well as judicial and administrative proceedings in matters concerning elections shall be free from administrative fees and court costs. Article 7 Documents required under the provisions of the Code prepared in Polish language shall be submitted together with a sworn translation into Polish. Article 8 § 1 Documents from the election are transferred
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