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Article 26
 

§ 1 People who have the right to elect, shall be entered on the roll of voters.


§ 2 A voter may be entered in the roll of voters only once.


§ 3 If the vote is carried out over the period of two days, there shall be an additional inventory for people who are at least 18 years of age on the second day of voting


§ 4 The roll of Voters is used for voting in called elections.


§ 5 Depending on the elections called, the roll of voters is comprised of Part A or Part A and Part B.


§ 6 List of voters consists of:


1) Part A - in elections to the Sejm and the Senate, President of the Republic and in elections to county councils and regional assemblies;


2) Part A and Part B - in the European Parliament elections in the Republic of Poland, in elections to municipal councils and mayor elections.


§ 7 Part A covers the voters of Polish citizens. In this part of the voters listed the name and present name (s), father's name, birth date, Social Security identification number (PESEL) and address of the voter.


§ 8 Part B covers the electoral register of European Union citizens who are not Polish citizens, entitled to exercise their voting rights in elections, which were called in the Polish Republic. In this part of the electoral register lists the name and the name (s), father's name, date of birth, nationality of a Member State of the European Union, passport or other identity document and address of the voter.


§ 9 The roll of voters lists the data referred to in § 7 and 8


§ 10 The roll of voters, subject to Art. 34 § 1 and art. 35 § 1, is drawn up and updated by the municipality, as a designated task, based on the register of voters.


§ 11 The roll of voters drawn up in two copies, separately for each voters circuit, by place of residence of voters, no later than 21 days before election day.


§ 12 One copy of the roll of voters is submitted to the head of the constituency election commission a day before the elections.