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

1) allowances and reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses;

2) flat-rate allowances for the time of performing tasks of a commission member with regard to members of district, regional and territorial election commissions and for the time connected with carrying out of voting and determining of voting results with regard to members of precinct election commissions.

§ 2. If a member of a district, regional or territorial election 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 Election Commission as well as chairpersons of district and regional election 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 Election Commission and election commissioners.

§ 4. A member of a precinct or territorial election 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. Election commissioners, members of the National Election Commission, district, regional and territorial election commissions, as well as electoral officials enjoy legal protection provided for public officials and are liable as public officials.

§ 5a. Members of precinct election commissions during:

1) stay in the polling station,

2) activities undertaken by the precinct election commission,

3) preparations for the work of the precinct election commission

- enjoy legal protection provided for public officials and are liable 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 election commissions shall be entitled to maintenance in view of an accident while performing tasks of these commissions.

§ 7. The National Election 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 election 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 election commissions.