§ 1. Before voting, the voter must provide proof of identity to the precinct election commission for conducting the voting.

§ 2. A voter, after fulfilling the obligation referred to in paragraph 1 above, shall receive a ballot paper, stamped with the election commission’s seal, from the commission. A voter shall confirm the receipt of the ballot paper with his/her signature in the section of the list of voters designated for such purpose in the list of voters.

§2a. If the person receiving the ballot paper referred to in § 2 is a significantly or moderately disabled person, within the meaning of the Act of 27 August 1997 on professional and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons (Journal of Laws of 2016, items 2046 and 1948 and of 2017, items 777, 935 and 1428) who cannot confirm receipt of the ballot paper, the member of the precinct election commission for conducting the voting with the head of the precinct election commission may therefore confirm the fact that the voter receives the ballot paper and the reason for the lack of signature of the person receiving the ballot.

§ 3. Voter overseas receives a ballot paper only after presenting to the precinct election commission for conducting the voting a valid Polish passport or for citizens of European Union who are not Polish citizens, another valid identity document. Within the European Union countries and the countries to which you can enter with a Polish identity card under the provisions of Article 35 § 5 are applicable. It is indicated in the list of voters that the voter was sent a package of election materials referred to in art. 65 § 1, Article 66b is applied.

§ 4. A voter who presents the election commission with a certificate confirming the right to vote shall be allowed to vote, after entry into the list of voters. The certificate shall be appended to the list of voters.

§ 5. Upon receiving the ballot paper, a voter shall proceed forthwith to the polling station booth guaranteeing secrecy for voting.

§ 5a. The secrecy of voting shall be ensured, in particular, by preparing at the polling station an appropriate number of easily accessible places enabling each voter to freely read the ballot paper and fill it in invisibly to others.

§ 6. The voter puts the ballot into the ballot box located in an accessible and visible place in the polling station premises, in such a way that the printed side is invisible.

§ 6a. The chairman of the precinct election commission for conducting the voting designates a member of the commission who, being in close proximity to the ballot box, ensures its integrity and compliance by voters with the rules referred to in § 6.

§ 7. (repealed)