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Article 53
 

a)          § 1 shall read as follows:


“§ 1. The voter shall notify the electoral commissioner of his intention to vote by mail by the 13th day before election day, except for a voter subject to mandatory quarantine on election day, isolation or home isolation, who shall notify of his intention to vote to the electoral commissioner by the 5th day before election day.”,


b)         after § 1, § 1a shall be added and read as follows:


“§ 1a. A voter who began to be subjected to mandatory quarantine, isolation, or home isolation after the date specified in § 1 may notify of his intention to vote by mail by the 2nd day before election day.”,


c)          § 2 - 3 shall read as follows:


“§ 2. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a may be made:


1)         verbally;


2)         in writing recorded in:


a)       paper form, bearing a handwritten signature,


b)       electronic form, bearing a qualified electronic signature, a trusted profile signature, or a personal signature, using an electronic service made available by the minister responsible for computerisation, after authentication of the applicant in the manner specified in Article 20a paragraph 1 of the Act of 17 February 2005 on Computerisation of the Bodies Performing Public Tasks;


3)          by telephone - in the case of a voter with a disability and a voter subject to mandatory quarantine, isolate, or home isolation on election day.


§ 2a. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a shall be immediately forwarded by the electoral commissioner to the competent electoral officer in the municipality where the voter is included in the electoral precinct according to the registered address for permanent residence or the address of permanent residence.


§ 3. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a shall include or state the surname and name(s), the voter’s PESEL personal identification number, the designation of the election to which the notification relates and the address to which the election package is to be sent.”,


d)         § 7 shall read as follows:


“§ 7. In the notification referred to in § 1, a voter with a disability may request that the election package be accompanied by a ballot overlay prepared in Braille, and may include or provide an e-mail address or mobile phone number, as well as information on consent to the transfer of data to the register of contact information of natural persons.”;


a)          § 1 shall read as follows:


“§ 1. The voter shall notify the electoral commissioner of his intention to vote by mail by the 13th day before election day, except for a voter subject to mandatory quarantine on election day, isolation or home isolation, who shall notify of his intention to vote to the electoral commissioner by the 5th day before election day.”,


b)         after § 1, § 1a shall be added and read as follows:


“§ 1a. A voter who began to be subjected to mandatory quarantine, isolation, or home isolation after the date specified in § 1 may notify of his intention to vote by mail by the 2nd day before election day.”,


c)          § 2 - 3 shall read as follows:


“§ 2. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a may be made:


1)         verbally;


2)         in writing recorded in:


a)       paper form, bearing a handwritten signature,


b)       electronic form, bearing a qualified electronic signature, a trusted profile signature, or a personal signature, using an electronic service made available by the minister responsible for computerisation, after authentication of the applicant in the manner specified in Article 20a paragraph 1 of the Act of 17 February 2005 on Computerisation of the Bodies Performing Public Tasks;


3)          by telephone - in the case of a voter with a disability and a voter subject to mandatory quarantine, isolate, or home isolation on election day.


§ 2a. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a shall be immediately forwarded by the electoral commissioner to the competent electoral officer in the municipality where the voter is included in the electoral precinct according to the registered address for permanent residence or the address of permanent residence.


§ 3. The notification referred to in § 1 and 1a shall include or state the surname and name(s), the voter’s PESEL personal identification number, the designation of the election to which the notification relates and the address to which the election package is to be sent.”,


d)         § 7 shall read as follows:


“§ 7. In the notification referred to in § 1, a voter with a disability may request that the election package be accompanied by a ballot overlay prepared in Braille, and may include or provide an e-mail address or mobile phone number, as well as information on consent to the transfer of data to the register of contact information of natural persons.”;