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Article 36
 
1. The National Electoral Commission shall be the permanent, supreme institution competent in the conduct of elections.
 2. The National Electoral Commission shall be composed of:
1) 3 judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, designated by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal;
2) 3 judges of the Supreme Court, designated by the President of the Supreme Court;
3) 3 judges of the Supreme Administrative Court, designated by the President of the Supreme Administrative Court.
3. The President of the Republic by a resolution, shall appoint the judges referred to in paragraph 2 above to the National Electoral Commission.
4. The National Electoral Commission shall elect a chairperson and two deputies from amongst its own members.
5. The post of  Secretary of the National Electoral Commission shall be discharged by the Head of the National Electoral Office, who shall participate in the meetings of the Commission in an advisory capacity.
6. The resolution referred to in paragraph 3 above shall be made public and announced in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Poland, Monitor Polski.