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Article 22
 


In the election of the President of the Republic, voting shall be held in permanent electoral wards established on the territory of a commune on the basis of the provisions of the Act of 16th July 1998 – on Elections to commune councils, district councils and voivodeship councils (Journal of Laws N. 95, item 602 and No. 160, item 1060); provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply accordingly.

Changes in division into polling wards, should such necessity results from the changes in boundaries of a commune or changes in the number of inhabitants of a commune, are executed pursuant to the principles and procedures specified in provisions of the Act, mentioned in paragraph 1 above, no later than 45 days before the polling day.



Polling wards may be established in hospitals, welfare homes if they are dwelled by at least by 50 voters; should the number of voters be lower, the polling ward may be created after consultation with the head of a hospital or welfare home.

Polling wards may be established for voters staying in prisons and custody centres as well as outside departments of such institutions. Relinquishment of creation of such polling ward shall be possible on the motivated motion of the head of a prison or custody centre, respectively.

The council of a commune shall establish, on a motion of a head of the commune (mayor, president of a town), polling wards mentioned in paragraphs 3 and 4, and shall specify its consecutive numbers, boundaries and seats of ward electoral commissions. The creation of such wards shall be done no later than 42 days before the polling day.

Should the time-limit mentioned in paragraph 5 expire ineffectively, the appropriate Voivode realise the above duties on the 42nd day before the polling day at the very latest.