“Article 103aa. § 1. A steward appointed to a precinct electoral commission shall be entitled to an allowance equal to 40% of the flat-rate allowance of the precinct electoral commission members.

§ 2. The allowance shall be paid only to those stewards who observed the voting for at least 5 hours and observed the entire process of determining the results until the signing of the protocol of voting in accordance with Article 75 § 5.

§ 3. The chairman of the precinct electoral commission shall keep a record of the time spent by the stewards at the polling station and issue a certificate, the template of which shall be determined by resolution by the National Electoral Commission, to the stewards who have met the conditions referred to in § 2.

§ 4. The certificate referred to in § 3 shall include:

1)   name and surname of the steward;

2)   the designation of the precinct electoral commission whose chairman issues the certificate;

3)   statement that the steward met the conditions necessary for the payment of the allowance.

§ 5. The certificate referred to in § 3, bearing the seal of the electoral commissioner, shall be signed by the chairman of the respective commission.

§ 6. The certificate referred to in § 3 shall be drawn up in two copies, one of which shall be given to the steward, and the other shall constitute an election document within the meaning of Article 8.

§ 7. The allowances referred to in § 1 shall be paid to the stewards by the mayor upon submission by them to the appropriate municipal office of a request for the payment, together with the certificate referred to in § 3, or a certified copy thereof, within 30 working days from the date of submission of the request.

§ 8. The certificate referred to in § 7 shall include:

1)           name and surname of the applicant;

2)           registered address and mailing address, if different from the registered address;

3)           bank account number to which the allowance is to be transferred, or an indication that payment of the allowance in cash is requested;

4)           PESEL personal identification number;

5)           designation of the precinct electoral commission at which the applicant served as a steward;

6)           designation of the competent tax office.”;