§ 1. Members of electoral commissions shall be entitled to:

1) allowances and reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses;

2) flat-rate allowancesfor the time of performing tasks of a commission memberwith regard to members of district, regional and territorial electoral commissions and for the time connected withcarrying out of voting and determining of voting results with regard to members of precinct electoral commissions.

§ 2. If a member of a district, regional or territorial electoral commission has not participated in all meetings of the commission, the allowance mentioned in § 1 point 2 which he/she is entitled to shall be reduced proportionally to the number of the commission meetings in which he/she has not participated.

§ 3. Members of the National Electoral Commission as well as chairpersons of district and regional electoral commissions who perform duties ex officio as election commissioners shall not be entitled to the flat-rate allowances mentioned in § 1 point 2.

§ 3a. The provision of § 1 point 1 shall apply accordingly to members of the National Electoral Commission and election commissioners.

§ 4. A member of a precinct or territorial electoral commission in connection with performance of tasks shall be entitled to maximum 5 days of leave from work retaining the right to social security benefits and the rights under the employment relationship, excluding the right to remuneration.

§ 5. Members of electoral commissions shall enjoy legal protection provided for public officials and shall bear responsibility just as public officials.

§ 6. Pursuant to provisions of the Act of 30 October 2002 on maintenance in view of occupational accidents or diseases occurred in special circumstances (OJ No. 199, item 1674, with subsequent amendments), members of electoral commissions shall be entitled to maintenance in view of an accident while performing tasks of these commissions.

§ 7. The National Electoral Commission by way of a resolution shall determine:

1) the amount and detailed rules on granting the allowances, reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses as well as flat-rate allowances mentioned in § 1,

2) conditions for reducing the amount of allowances for members of electoral commissions in the event of non-participation in performance of some tasks of the commissions,

3) ways of documenting of the days of leave from work mentioned in § 4 – taking into account the scope of duties of members of electoral commissions.