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Article 167
 

§ 1 . An election commissioner shall be in charge of:


1) supervising compliance with the election law;


2) ensuring, in cooperation with authorities of territorial self-government units, organisation of elections to councils on the territory of a voivodship;


3) establishing territorial electoral commissions and dissolving territorial and precinct electoral commissions in elections of authorities of territorial self-government units after performance of their statutory tasks;


4) consideration of complaints about operation of territorial electoral commissions;


5) controlling, within the scope determined by the National Electoral Commission, correctness of drawing up of lists of voters;


6) making known to the public information on composition of territorial electoral commissions established on the territory of a voivodship;


7) providing, where necessary, territorial and precinct electoral commissions with explanations;


8) determining cumulative results of elections to councils and elections of commune heads carried out on the territory of a voivodship and announcing them under the procedure stipulated in the code;


9) submitting a report on the electoral process on the territory of a voivodship, together with results of elections, to the National Electoral Commission;


10) performing other activities stipulated in Acts or ordered by the National Electoral Commission.


§ 2. An election commissioner shall annul resolutions of territorial and precinct electoral commissions adopted in breach of the law or not compatible with guidelines of the National Electoral Commission and shall refer the case to a competent commission for a review or shall rule on the case.


§ 3. An election commissioner shall issue decisions within the scope of his/her statutory rights.