Home / Dz.U. 2003 nr 57 poz. 507
Law of 14 March 2003 on the national referendum
Ustawa z dnia 14 marca 2003 r. o referendum ogólnokrajowym
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2003-03-14
Entry into force
2003-04-17
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
Formselectoral commissionerFinancingcitizenshipConstitutionreferendum
Related acts
Repealed Acts (1)
- Law of June 29, 1995 on referendum. · 2003-04-17
Acts Declared Repealed (10)
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of February 5, 1996, amending the resolution on the method of nominating candidates for the composition of precinct committees for referendums and the procedure for appointing these committees. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of December 29, 1995 on the rules of procedure of voivodeship and district commissions for referendum matters. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of December 29, 1995 on the designs of seals of voivodeship and district commissions for referendum matters. · 2003-04-17
- Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of January 24, 1996 on the procedure and conduct of a referendum campaign in public radio and television units. · 2003-04-17
- Ordinance of the Minister of Interior and Administration of August 16, 2001, on the duties of commanders and chiefs of police units and civil defence units in ensuring police officers and youth the exercise of their rights in elections to the Sejm and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland. · 2003-04-17
- Announcement of the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of April 9, 1997, on the announcement of the uniform text of the resolution on the method of nominating candidates for the composition of district referendum committees and the procedure for appointing these committees. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of April 7, 1997, amending the resolution on the method of nominating candidates for the composition of district referendum committees and the procedure for appointing these committees. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of March 17, 1997, on the pattern of the list of citizens supporting the submission to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of a motion to submit a specific matter to a referendum. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of January 8, 1996 on the register of persons entitled to participate in the referendum. · 2003-04-17
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of December 29, 1995 on the method of nominating candidates for the composition of district commissions for referendum matters and the procedure for appointing these commissions. · 2003-04-17
Implementing Regulations (81)
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 20, 2015, on the principles of printing and transferring ballot papers for polling stations established on Polish sea vessels in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 20, 2015, on the principles and procedure for transferring voting results and voting protocols from polling stations established on Polish sea vessels to the electoral commissioner competent for the shipowner's seat in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 20, 2015, on the conditions and method of using electronic technology in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 6, 2015, on the patterns of voting protocols and referendum outcome protocols used in the nationwide referendum by district referendum committees, electoral commissioners, and the National Electoral Commission
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 6, 2015, on the procedure and deadline for appointing district commissions for referendums in polling districts established abroad in a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 6, 2015, on the procedure and deadline for appointing district commissions for referendums in polling districts established on Polish sea vessels in a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 6, 2015, on the regulations of district commissions for referendums appointed to conduct a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of June 22, 2015, on the guidelines for printing ballot papers and the guidelines for electoral commissioners regarding the delivery of ballot papers together with overlays for ballot papers prepared in Braille to district referendum commissions established in the country in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of June 22, 2015, on the designs of the ballot paper and the overlay for the ballot paper prepared in Braille for the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of March 12, 2007, on the designs of voting protocols and protocols on referendum results used in the nationwide referendum by polling station referendum committees, electoral commissioners and the National Electoral Commission
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of 22 September 2003 on the dissolution of precinct commissions for the referendum, appointed to conduct the nationwide referendum on consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the procedure for sending voting data and protocols to the National Electoral Commission in the nationwide referendum, covering voting results from the area of competence of the electoral commissioner
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the procedure for transmitting voting results and protocols from polling districts established abroad to the Electoral Commissioner in Warsaw in the nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the procedure for transmitting voting results and protocols from polling districts established on Polish merchant ships to the electoral commissioner competent for the shipowner's seat in the nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on guidelines for constituency referendum commissions and for electoral commissioners regarding the transmission of information to the National Electoral Commission on the number of persons entitled to vote and the number of ballot papers issued on the first day of voting in the nationwide referendum called for June 8, 2003
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the rules for preparing and the procedure for delivering ballot papers for polling districts established abroad in the nationwide referendum called for June 8, 2003
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the rules for preparing and the procedure for delivering ballot papers for polling districts established on Polish merchant ships in the nationwide referendum called for June 8, 2003
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 26, 2003, on the rules for printing and the procedure for delivering ballot papers to constituency referendum commissions in the nationwide referendum on consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 19, 2003, on the determination of the designs of protocols prepared by constituency commissions after the end of voting on the first day and before the start of voting on the second day of the referendum conducted over two days
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 19, 2003, on guidelines for constituency referendum commissions regarding tasks and procedures for preparing and conducting voting, and the method of performing activities related to a break in voting in the referendum called for June 8, 2003
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of May 12, 2003, on the determination of the conditions and method of using electronic technology in a nationwide referendum on consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union, called for June 8, 2003
- Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of 28 April 2003 on the determination of the form of the ballot paper in the national referendum on consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the design of the list of citizens supporting the motion to submit a specific matter to a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on determining the forms of voting protocols and the referendum outcome protocol
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the procedure and deadline for appointing precinct commissions for the referendum for polling districts established on Polish sea vessels in the nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the procedure and deadline for appointing precinct commissions for the referendum for polling districts established abroad in the nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the designs of polling station committees for referendums, appointed to conduct a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the regulations of precinct commissions for the referendum, appointed to conduct the nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the State Electoral Commission of April 17, 2003, on the form of a certificate for trust representatives in a nationwide referendum
- Resolution of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 17, 2003, on the procedure for expressing consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
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Amending Acts (12)
- Law of May 10, 2003, on amending the Law on National Referendum · 2003-05-16
- Law of 15 March 2007 on the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure and on the amendment of certain other laws · 2007-07-28
- Law of March 19, 2009 amending the Law on national referendum · 2009-05-21
- Law of 12 February 2009 on amending the Law on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Law on National Referendum and the Law on the Electoral Code to the European Parliament · 2009-12-16
- Law of 25 March 2011 on reducing administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs · 2011-07-01
- Law of January 5, 2011, Provisions introducing the Law - Electoral Code · 2011-08-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 20, 2017, ref. no. K 10/15 · 2017-04-20
- Law of July 20, 2018, on amending the Law on Local Referendum and the Law on National Referendum · 2018-09-01
- Law of July 31, 2019, on amending the Electoral Code and the law on national referendum · 2019-08-10
- Law of January 26, 2023, on amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws · 2023-08-04
- Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on National Referendum · 2023-08-17
- Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence · 2025-01-01
Amended Acts (5)
- Law of April 12, 2001 Electoral Ordinance to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland. · 2003-04-17
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2003-04-17
- Law of 28 April 2000 on the amendment of the law on the election of the President of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws. · 2003-04-17
- Law of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties · 2003-04-17
- Law of September 27, 1990, on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland. · 2003-04-17
Information on Consolidated Text (5)
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 6, 2025, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on National Referendum
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 10, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on National Referendum
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 7, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on the national referendum
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 5, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the national referendum
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 20, 2015, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on National Referendum
References (3)
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of June 29, 1995 on referendum.
- Amending Acts: Law of April 12, 2001 Electoral Ordinance to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
- Amending Acts: Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president.
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties
- Amending Acts: Law of 28 April 2000 on the amendment of the law on the election of the President of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 27, 1990, on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland.
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on National Referendum
- Amended Acts: Law of January 26, 2023, on amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 31, 2019, on amending the Electoral Code and the law on national referendum
- Amended Acts: Law of July 20, 2018, on amending the Law on Local Referendum and the Law on National Referendum
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 20, 2017, ref. no. K 10/15
- Amended Acts: Law of January 5, 2011, Provisions introducing the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 March 2011 on reducing administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs
- Amended Acts: Law of 12 February 2009 on amending the Law on the Election of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Law on National Referendum and the Law on the Electoral Code to the European Parliament
- Amended Acts: Law of March 19, 2009 amending the Law on national referendum
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 March 2007 on the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure and on the amendment of certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2003, on amending the Law on National Referendum
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of 28 August 2015 on the establishment of polling districts for voters staying on Polish merchant ships in the national referendum scheduled for 6 September 2015
- References: Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 27, 2015, on guidelines for district referendum committees regarding tasks and the procedure for preparing and conducting voting in polling districts established in the country in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- References: Resolution of the Supreme Court of July 16, 2003, concerning the validity of the national referendum on expressing consent to the ratification of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union, scheduled for June 8, 2003, in which voting took place on June 7 and 8, 2003
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of August 7, 2015, on the establishment of polling districts in a nationwide referendum for Polish citizens residing abroad
- References: Resolution No. 109/2023 of the National Electoral Commission of August 28, 2023, on determining the form and size of the envelope for the electoral package, the return envelope, the envelope for the ballot paper, the declaration of personal and secret voting, and the instructions for postal voting in the elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and the national referendum called for October 15, 2023
- References: Law of April 2, 2004, amending the law on radio and television
- References: Resolution No. 211/2023 of the National Electoral Commission of 25 September 2023 on guidelines for polling station electoral commissions regarding tasks and the procedure for preparing and conducting voting in polling districts established in the country in the elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and in the nationwide referendum called for 15 October 2023
- References: Resolution No. 226/2023 of the National Electoral Commission of October 3, 2023, on guidelines for polling station election commissions regarding tasks and the procedure for preparing and conducting voting in polling stations established abroad and on Polish sea vessels in the elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and in the national referendum announced for October 15, 2023
- References: Resolution No. 227/2023 of the National Electoral Commission of October 3, 2023, on guidelines for district election commissions regarding the performance of tasks related to determining the results of voting and election results and the referendum result, as well as the procedure and rules for appointing district election commission plenipotentiaries in the elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and the national referendum announced for October 15, 2023
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of May 16, 2003, on the establishment of polling districts in the national referendum for voters staying on Polish merchant ships
- References: Resolution of the Supreme Court of 4 November 2015 on the validity of the national referendum held on 6 September 2015
- References: Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 27, 2015, on guidelines for district referendum committees regarding tasks and the procedure for preparing and conducting voting in polling districts established abroad and on Polish merchant ships in the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- References: Resolution of the National Electoral Commission of July 27, 2015, on guidelines for electoral commissioners regarding the preparation and conduct of a nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of May 16, 2003, on the establishment of polling districts in the national referendum for Polish citizens staying abroad
- Constitutional Tribunal Ruling for an Act: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 20, 2017, ref. no. K 10/15
- Constitutional Tribunal Ruling for an Act: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 27, 2003, case file K 11/03
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Administration and Digitization of July 29, 2015, on the register of persons entitled to participate in a nationwide referendum
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 2 August 2023 on the determination of the form of the application for changing the voting place and the form and method of issuing a certificate of the right to vote to persons entitled to participate in the national referendum
- Legal Basis: Announcement of the National Electoral Commission of November 23, 2015, on the corrected voting results and the result of the nationwide referendum held on September 6, 2015
- Legal Basis: Announcement of the National Electoral Commission of 7 September 2015 on the results of the voting and the result of the referendum held on 6 September 2015
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of August 5, 2015, amending the regulation on the manner of preparing and updating the list of persons entitled to participate in a national referendum for polling districts established on Polish merchant ships
- Legal Basis: Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of 3 August 2015 amending the order on the announcement of a nationwide referendum
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of July 29, 2015, on the register of persons entitled to participate in a referendum residing abroad
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Administration and Digitization of 27 July 2015 amending the regulation on monetary remuneration due to members of district committees for referendums in a nationwide referendum and the procedure for granting them days off work
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of July 21, 2015, on the time allocated for broadcasting referendum broadcasts and the framework division of time in national and regional programmes in connection with the nationwide referendum called for September 6, 2015
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of July 21, 2015, amending the regulation on the procedure for matters concerning the division of time for broadcasting referendum broadcasts, the method of preparing and broadcasting these broadcasts, and the method of disseminating information about the broadcasting times of referendum broadcasts
- Legal Basis: Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of June 17, 2015, on ordering a nationwide referendum.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 7, 2010, amending the regulation on the method of nominating candidates to district commissions for referendum matters in a nationwide referendum and the appointment of commissions
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of April 10, 2009 amending the regulation on the method of preparing the register of persons entitled to participate in a national referendum
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of March 10, 2005, amending the regulation on the procedure for matters concerning the division of broadcast time for referendum broadcasts, the method of preparing and broadcasting these programs, and the method of disseminating information on the dates of broadcasting referendum programs
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of September 6, 2004 amending the regulation on monetary allowances due to members of district referendum commissions in a nationwide referendum and the procedure for granting them days off from work
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of August 12, 2003 on the procedure for cases concerning the division of broadcast time for referendum broadcasts, the method of preparing and broadcasting these programs, and the method of disseminating information on the dates of broadcasting referendum programs