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Article 160
 

§ 1. In matters connected with carrying out of elections the National Electoral Commission shall be in charge of:


1) supervising compliance with the election law;


2) supervision over maintenance and update of the register of voters andover drawing up of lists of voters;


3) setting up district and regional electoral commissions and dissolving district, regional and precinct electoral commissions after they have performed their statutory tasks;


4) appointing and dismissing election commissioners;


5) consideration of complaints about operation of district electoral commissions and election commissioners;


6) establishing models of official forms and election forms as well as specimens of stamps of lower-rank electoral bodies;


7) determining and announcing voting results and results of elections within the scope stipulated in special provisions of the code;


8) presenting after each election to the President of the Republic of Poland, the Marshal of the Sejm, the Marshal of the Senate and the Prime Minister information about implementation of provisions of the code and any possible proposals for amendments;


9) carrying out and supporting informative activities raising awareness among nationals of the election law, in particular of voting rules;


10) performing other tasks laid down in Acts.


§ 2. The activities mentioned in § 1 point 9 shall be implemented by the National Electoral Commission in particular through:


1) maintenance of an informative web portal;


2) preparation of informative publications;


3) preparation of informative programmes broadcast by Telewizja Polska and Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna and regional radio companies within the scope and under the conditions laid down in provisions on an election campaign in radio and television programmes.


§ 3. The National Electoral Commission within the activities mentioned in § 1 point 9 and § 2 shall cooperate with non-governmental organisations within the meaning of the Act of 24 April 2003 on charitable activities and on volunteering (OJ of 2010 No. 234, item 1536) whose statutory objects include development of democracy, civil society, raising of election activity and promotion of civil rights.


§ 4. The National Electoral Commission shall establish its rules of procedure, rules of procedure for election commissioners and rules of procedure for district, regional, territorial and precinct electoral commissions, determining in them in particular:


1) rules and mode of work;


2) way of performing tasks;


3) way of supervising compliance with the election law.