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Article 23
 


Polling wards shall be established for Polish citizen staying abroad.

The wards mentioned in paragraph 1 above, shall be created by the minister competent for foreign affairs, in an order, after consultation with the National Electoral Commission, and shall indicate tee seats of ward electoral commissions. The results of the ballot done in those wards shall be transmitted to the appropriate Constituency Electoral Commission of the commune Warszawa Centrum.

Polling wards shall be established for voters aboard Polish sea-ships continuing their voyage in the period of time including polling day, if there are at least 15 voters staying aboard, and there is an opportunity to transmit the results of voting immediately after its conclusion, to the appropriate Constituency Electoral Commission of the commune Warszawa Centrum.

According to the above Act, the expression: "Polish sea-ship" means the ship being exclusively a property of the Polish shipowner having its seat in Poland, bearing flag of Poland and being under command of a Polish captain. The results of the ballot done in those wards shall be transmitted to the Constituency Electoral Commission appropriate for the location of the shipowner.