Home / Dz.U. 2011 nr 21 poz. 112
Law of January 5, 2011 - Electoral Code
Ustawa z dnia 5 stycznia 2011 r. - Kodeks wyborczy
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2011-01-05
Entry into force
2011-08-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
electoral codebudżetParliamentary and Senatorial Immunitycouncillorselectoral commissionsFinancingvoter registerCitiesMunicipalitiesmembers of parliamentradio and televisionsenatorscivil rightsdistrictsregisterselectoral commissionercommissionscommitteespolitical partieslocal self-governmentlocal government assemblieselections
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- Resolution No. 24/2026 of the National Electoral Commission of January 12, 2026, amending the resolution on the regulations of electoral commissioners.
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- Order of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 11, 2025, on the confirmation of the expiry of the mandate of Member of Parliament Adam Andruszkiewicz
- Order of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 11, 2025, on the confirmation of the expiry of the mandate of Member of Parliament Zbigniew Bogucki
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- Communication of the National Electoral Commission of July 15, 2025, on the financial reports of electoral committees participating in the supplementary elections to the Senate of the Republic of Poland in electoral district No. 33, held on March 16, 2025
- Announcement of the National Electoral Commission of January 16, 2025, on the total number of voters in the country included in the Central Voter Register in polling districts, in connection with the supplementary elections to the Senate of the Republic of Poland scheduled for March 16, 2025
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- Resolution No. 198/2025 of the National Electoral Commission of July 8, 2025, on the dissolution of district and precinct electoral commissions appointed to conduct the elections of the President of the Republic of Poland announced for May 18, 2025
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- Resolution No. 148/2025 of the National Electoral Commission of March 31, 2025, on guidelines for district electoral commissions regarding the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of the Republic of Poland announced for May 18, 2025
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Amending Acts (40)
- Law of February 3, 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2011-02-22
- Law of 1 April 2011 amending the Electoral Law to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland and the Electoral Code · 2011-05-25
- Law of 15 April 2011 amending the Electoral Code and the provisions introducing the Electoral Code · 2011-06-02
- Law of May 26, 2011, on amending the law on municipal self-government and certain other laws · 2011-07-14
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 20 July 2011, ref. no. K 9/11 · 2011-07-21
- Law of 27 May 2011 amending the Electoral Code and the Law on Provisions Introducing the Electoral Code · 2011-07-30
- Law of 29 July 2011 on amending the Law on the principles of registration and identification of taxpayers and payers and certain other laws · 2011-09-01
- Law of 31 August 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Code and certain other laws · 2011-10-27
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 18 July 2012, case file K 14/12 · 2012-07-24
- Law of 23 November 2012 Postal Law · 2013-01-01
- Law of July 13, 2012 on amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws · 2013-01-01
- Law of January 10, 2014, on amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2014-02-15
- Law of January 10, 2014, on amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2014-02-15
- Law of July 11, 2014, on amending the Electoral Code and certain other laws · 2014-08-26
- Law of July 10, 2015, on amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2015-07-28
- Law of June 25, 2015, on amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2015-08-12
- Law of December 22, 2015 amending the Law on Government Administration Departments and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 25 September 2015 on amending the law on associations and certain other laws · 2016-05-20
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 April 2016 case file P 5/14 · 2016-08-16
- Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws · 2016-08-31
- Law of 11 May 2017 on statutory auditors, auditing firms and public oversight · 2017-06-21
- Law of November 9, 2017, on the amendment of certain laws to improve the terminological coherence of the legal system · 2018-01-17
- Law of 11 January 2018 on amending certain laws to increase citizen participation in the process of electing, functioning and controlling certain public bodies · 2018-01-31
- Law of 8 December 2017 on the State Protection Service · 2018-02-01
- Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data · 2018-05-25
- Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws · 2018-07-20
- Law of 31 January 2019 on amending the Law - Electoral Code · 2019-02-13
- Law of July 31, 2019, on amending the Electoral Code and the law on national referendum · 2019-08-10
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- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 28, 2016 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Electoral Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 22, 2019, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law - Electoral Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 18, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Electoral Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 13, 2022, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Electoral Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 11, 2023, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act - Electoral Code
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References (19)
- Law of 8 March 1990 on municipal self-government
- Law of April 7, 1989, on Associations
- Law of January 26, 1984 Press Law.
- Law of September 16, 1982 on State Office Employees.
- Law of June 17, 1966, on enforcement proceedings in administration.
- Law of October 10, 2002, on the minimum wage for work.
- Law of August 27, 2009, on public finance
- Law of October 18, 2006, on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents
- Law of 12 March 2004 on social assistance
- Law of April 24, 2003, on public benefit activities and volunteering
- Law of November 23, 2002 on the Supreme Court.
- Law of October 30, 2002, on compensation for accidents or occupational diseases arising in special circumstances.
- Law of 6 September 2001 on access to public information
- Law of August 29, 1997, on the protection of personal data.
- Law of 27 August 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons.
- Law of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties
- Law of 29 September 1994 on accounting.
- Act of December 29, 1992, on radio and television.
- Law of August 30, 1991, on healthcare facilities.
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (4)
Introductory Provisions (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of January 5, 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Ordinance for Municipal Councils, District Councils and Voivodeship Assemblies, the Law - Electoral Ordinance for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the Law - Electoral Ordinance for the European Parliament
- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2026, amending the Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of November 21, 2025, on amending the Law on Public Statistics and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence
- Amended Acts: Law of October 1, 2024, on the revenues of local government units
- Amended Acts: Law of April 26, 2024, amending the law on municipal self-government and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 26, 2023, on amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 September 2022 on extending the term of office of local government bodies
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 October 2021 amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence
- Amended Acts: Act of 17 September 2021 amending the Act on the remuneration of persons holding senior state positions and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of March 31, 2020, on amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, 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 31 January 2019 on amending the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law – Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data
- Amended Acts: Law of 8 December 2017 on the State Protection Service
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 January 2018 on amending certain laws to increase citizen participation in the process of electing, functioning and controlling certain public bodies
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2017, on the amendment of certain laws to improve the terminological coherence of the legal system
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 May 2017 on statutory auditors, auditing firms and public oversight
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2016, amending the Law on Government Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 April 2016 case file P 5/14
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 September 2015 on amending the law on associations and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 22, 2015 amending the Law on Government Administration Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2015 on amending the Law on Municipal Self-Government and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 25, 2015, on amending the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of July 10, 2015, on amending the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of July 11, 2014, on amending the Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 10, 2014, on amending the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of January 10, 2014, on amending the Law - Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 November 2012 Postal Law
- Amended Acts: Law of July 13, 2012 on amending the law on government administration departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 18 July 2012, case file K 14/12
- Amended Acts: Law of 31 August 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 July 2011 on amending the Law on the principles of registration and identification of taxpayers and payers and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 May 2011 amending the Electoral Code and the Law on Provisions Introducing the Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 20 July 2011, ref. no. K 9/11
- Amended Acts: Law of May 26, 2011, on amending the law on municipal self-government and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 April 2011 amending the Electoral Code and the provisions introducing the Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 April 2011 amending the Electoral Law to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland and the Electoral Code
- Amended Acts: Law of February 3, 2011 amending the Law - Electoral Code
- References: Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of July 17, 2015, on calling elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland
- References: Resolution of the Supreme Court of 6 November 2014 on the validity of the supplementary elections to the Senate of the Republic of Poland held on 7 September 2014 in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in electoral district No. 47, in the Śląskie Voivodeship in electoral district No. 73, and in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in electoral district No. 82
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of July 29, 2015, on the register of persons entitled to participate in a referendum residing abroad
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 24 April 2015 amending the regulation on subject subsidies for postal services subject to statutory exemption from postal fees.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 28, 2011 amending the regulation on offenses for which municipal guards are authorized to impose fines by way of a penalty ticket
- References: Law of October 23, 2014 on amendment of the law on local referendum
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Administration and Digitization of July 29, 2015, on the register of persons entitled to participate in a nationwide referendum
- 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 Supreme Court of 5 May 2015 on the validity of the supplementary elections to the Senate of the Republic of Poland held on 8 February 2015 in the Silesian Voivodeship in electoral district No. 75