Political Finance Database

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Anonymous donations, as well as contributions from foreign sources and legal entities are prohibited.
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Anonymous donations, as well as contributions from foreign sources and legal entities are prohibited.
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

A political party cannot carry out public collections.
Source: Article 24.6, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2 It is prohibited for the election committee to carry out public collections.
Source: Article 131 § 2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Anonymous donations, as well as contributions from foreign sources and legal entities are prohibited.
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Anonymous donations, as well as contributions from foreign sources and legal entities are prohibited.
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Anonymous donations, as well as contributions from foreign sources and legal entities are prohibited.
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

§ 1 It is forbidden to conduct electioneering:
1) in the offices of government administration and local government administration and the courts;
2) at the workplace, in a manner and form that would interfere with its normal functioning;
3) in military units and other organizational units subordinate to the Ministry of National Defence and civil defense units and subordinated units under the auspices of the minister for internal affairs.
Source: Article 108 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

The total sum of payments from a natural person to a political party, excluding membership fees [...], and payments to the Election Fund of a political party may not exceed one year, 15 times the minimum wage, established on the basis of separate regulations, in force on the day preceding payment.
Source: Article 25.4, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The total sum of payments from a natural person to a political party, excluding membership fees [...], and payments to the Election Fund of a political party may not exceed one year, 15 times the minimum wage, established on the basis of separate regulations, in force on the day preceding payment.
Source: Article 25.4, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The political party creates a permanent Election Fund to finance the participation of a political party in the elections to the Sejm and the Senate, in the elections of the President of the Republic of Poland, in the elections to the European Parliament and in the elections of local government bodies.
Source: Article 35.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. The total sum of natural person's contributions to the Election Fund of a given political party in one year may not exceed 15 times the minimum wage, determined on the basis of separate provisions, in force on the day preceding the payment.

2. If there are more than one national elections or referenda in a given calendar year, the total sums of payments to the Election Fund, referred to in para. 1 are increased to 25 times the minimum wage, determined on the basis of separate provisions, in force on the day preceding the payment. The provision of the first sentence does not apply to by-elections to the Senate and by-elections, re-elections, early elections and new elections to constitutive bodies of local government units falling during the term of office.
Source: Article 36a.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. The total sum of natural person's contributions to the Election Fund of a given political party in one year may not exceed 15 times the minimum wage, determined on the basis of separate provisions, in force on the day preceding the payment.

2. If there are more than one national elections or referenda in a given calendar year, the total sums of payments to the Election Fund, referred to in para. 1 are increased to 25 times the minimum wage, determined on the basis of separate provisions, in force on the day preceding the payment. The provision of the first sentence does not apply to by-elections to the Senate and by-elections, re-elections, early elections and new elections to constitutive bodies of local government units falling during the term of office.
Source: Article 36a.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 3-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2 The sum of contributions from a Polish citizen for the election committee may not exceed 15 times the minimum wage, defined under the Act of 10 October 2002 on the minimum wage in force on the day preceding the date of announcement of elections.
Source: Article 134 § 2 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 3-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2 The sum of contributions from a Polish citizen for the election committee may not exceed 15 times the minimum wage, defined under the Act of 10 October 2002 on the minimum wage in force on the day preceding the date of announcement of elections.
Source: Article 134 § 2 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3 A candidate for MP, a candidate for senator, candidate for President of the Republic, and candidate for MEP who is a Polish citizen can contribute to the election committee a sum of not more than 45 times the minimum salary for the work defined under separate regulations, in force on the day following the date of announcement of elections.
Source: Article 134 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

4. The total sum of payments from a natural person to a political party, excluding membership fees [...], and payments to the Election Fund of a political party may not exceed one year, 15 times the minimum wage, established on the basis of separate regulations, in force on the day preceding payment.

4a. The provisions of para. 1 and 4 shall apply accordingly to non-monetary values.
Source: Article 25.4 and 4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

Election committees may not accept non-monetary property benefits, except for:
1) free distribution of posters and election leaflets by natural persons;
2) assistance in office work provided by natural persons;
3) the use of objects and devices, including motor vehicles, made available free of charge by natural persons;
4) free access to places for the display of electoral materials by natural persons not conducting economic activity in the field of advertising.
Source: Article 132 § 5, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

A political party cannot conduct business activity
Source: Article 24.3, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

The political party's own activities consisting in selling the text of the statute or party program, as well as items symbolizing the party and publications popularizing the goals and activities of the political party, as well as providing for a fee small services to third parties using its own office equipment does not constitute an business activity within the meaning of separate regulations.
Source: Article 27, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

A political party may take out bank loans for statutory purposes.
Source: Article 24.7, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 3-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019).

Financial resources may be transferred to a political party only by Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland, subject to the provisions of art. 24 paragraph 4 and 7, art. 28 paragraph 1 and provisions of laws regarding elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland and elections to the European Parliament in the field of subject subsidy.
Source: Article 25.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 The financial resources of the election committee of a political party can only come from the fund the election of the party, created pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 June 1997 on Political Parties

§  2  The  funding  coalition  election  committee  shall  only  come  from  election  funds  of  political  parties comprising the coalition election.

§ 3 Financial resources of:
1) the election committee of an organization,
2) the voters election committee
- shall only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with their permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and bank loans taken out solely for purposes related to elections.

§ 4 The financial resources of the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic can only come from the contributions of Polish citizens with permanent domicile in the Polish Republic, and the election funds of political parties and bank loans taken out for purposes related to elections.
Source: Article 132 § 1-4 , Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

5. One-off payment of an amount exceeding the minimum wage, determined on the basis of separate provisions, in force on the day preceding the payment, may be made to the political party only by a settlement check, bank transfer or payment card.
Source: Article 25.5, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 5. Financial resources may be paid to the election committee only by means of a settlement check, bank transfer or payment card.
Source: Article 134 § 5, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. A political party which:
1) in  an  election  to  the  Sejm,  having  independently  formed  an  electoral  committee, received  nationwide  at  least  3%  of  validly  cast  votes  on  its  district  lists  of  candidates for deputies, or
2) in  an  election  to  the  Sejm  was  a  member  of  a  coalition,  whose  district  lists  of candidates for deputies received nationwide at least 6% of validly cast votes,
shall be entitled to receive for the duration of the term of office of the Sejm, in the manner and in accordance with the rules set out in this Act, a subsidy from the state budget for its activities envisaged by its constitution, hereinafter referred to as the “subsidy”
Source: Article 28.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 The political party, whose election committee participated in the elections, the political party comprising an election coalition committee, and the election committee of voters participating in elections to the Sejm and the Senate is entitled to a grant from the state budget, hereinafter referred to as an “entity subsidy”, for each mandate for deputy and senator obtained. Expenses incurred as a result of the entity subsidy shall be covered by the state budget from the section on Budget for public finance and financial institutions.
Source: Article 150 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The political party whose election committee participated in the elections, the political party that is part of the election coalition, and the election committee of voters participating in European Parliament elections are entitled to a subsidy hereinafter referred to as the “entity subsidy” from the state budget, for each mandate for each MEP, obtained. Expenses related to the entity subsidy shall be covered by the state budget in the section on Budget for public finances and financial institutions.
Source: Article 151 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. A political party which:
1) in  an  election  to  the  Sejm,  having  independently  formed  an  electoral  committee, received  nationwide  at  least  3%  of  validly  cast  votes  on  its  district  lists  of  candidates for deputies, or
2) in  an  election  to  the  Sejm  was  a  member  of  a  coalition,  whose  district  lists  of candidates for deputies received nationwide at least 6% of validly cast votes,
shall be entitled to receive for the duration of the term of office of the Sejm, in the manner and in accordance with the rules set out in this Act, a subsidy from the state budget for its activities envisaged by its constitution, hereinafter referred to as the “subsidy”
Source: Article 28.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 The political party, whose election committee participated in the elections, the political party comprising an election coalition committee, and the election committee of voters participating in elections to the Sejm and the Senate is entitled to a grant from the state budget, hereinafter referred to as an “entity subsidy”, for each mandate for deputy and senator obtained. Expenses incurred as a result of the entity subsidy shall be covered by the state budget from the section on Budget for public finance and financial institutions.
Source: Article 150 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 The political party whose election committee participated in the elections, the political party that is part of the election coalition, and the election committee of voters participating in European Parliament elections are entitled to a subsidy hereinafter referred to as the “entity subsidy” from the state budget, for each mandate for each MEP, obtained. Expenses related to the entity subsidy shall be covered by the state budget in the section on Budget for public finances and financial institutions.
Source: Article 151 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. The amount of the annual subsidy referred to in Article 28 for a given political party or an electoral coalition shall be determined on a gradual degression basis pro rata to the total number of valid votes cast on district lists of candidates for deputies of such a party or electoral coalition, with breakdown by the number of votes corresponding to individual percentage brackets, in accordance with the following formula:

S = W1 x M1 + W2 x M2 + W3 x M3 + W4 x M4 + W5 x M5
where individual symbols mean:
S - amount of annual subsidy,

W1-5 - numbers of votes calculated successively for each line of the following table, provided separately as a result of breaking down the total number of valid votes cast nationwide on district lists of candidates for deputies from a given political party or electoral coalition according to the percentage bracket,
M1-5 - amount in PLN for consecutive lines of the following table:

Source: Article 29.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)
 

§ 2 The amount of subsidy is calculated as follows:

Dp = (W/560) x M
where the symbols are defined as:

Dp - the amount of subsidy afforded,
W - total campaign expenses of election committees (up to the amount of spending limits allocated to electoral committees in elections to the Sejm and the Senate), which received at least one mandate,
M - the number of mandates of deputies and senators received by the election committee.

Source: Article 150 § 2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2 The amount of subsidy is calculated as follows:

Dp = (W/L) x M

where the symbols are defined as:
Dp - the amount of subsidy afforded,
W - the amount of PLN equal to the number of voters who voted,
L - the number of elected deputies in the Polish Republic to the European Parliament,
M - number of seats won by the electoral committee.

Source: Article 151 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1 .Assets of political parties shall accrue from membership fees, gifts, inheritance, bequests, property income and subventions and subsidies specified by acts of law.
2. A political party’s assets may only be used for purposes in line with its constitution or for charitable purposes.
Source: Article 24.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

3. A political party which is in receipt of the subsidy shall remit between 5% and 15% of the subsidy to the Expert Fund.
4. Funds accumulated in the Expert Fund may be used to finance legal, political, sociological and  socio-economic  expert  opinions  and  to  finance  publishing  and  educational  activities relating to a political party’s business envisaged by its constitution.
Source: Article 30.3-4, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 In the period from 15 days before the election day to the end of the election campaign, election committees whose candidates have been registered have the right to broadcast election programs free of charge in the programs of public radio and television broadcasters at the expense of those broadcasters.
Source: Article 117 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Time allocated for broadcasting election programs referred to in art. 252 § 2 item 1, is divided equally among the electoral committees on the basis of information from the National Electoral Commission on electoral committees that have registered their lists of candidates in at least half of the constituencies.
§ 2. Time allocated to broadcasting election programs referred to in art. 252 § 2 point 2, is divided among authorized election committees in proportion to the number of candidates registered by them, on the basis of information from constituency electoral commissions, relevant for the area covered by the regional program, about registered lists of candidates.
Source: Article 253 § 1-2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 In the period from 15 days before the election day to the end of the election campaign, election committees whose candidates have been registered have the right to broadcast election programs free of charge in the programs of public radio and television broadcasters at the expense of those broadcasters.
Source: Article 117 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Art. 114 The mayor immediately after the start of the election campaign will provide in the municipal area an adequate number of sites for free placement of official election notices and posters of all election committees and give a list of these places to the public in the customary manner and in the Public Information Bulletin.
Source: Article 114, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3. On the list of candidates:
1) the number of candidates - women may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list;
2) the number of candidates - men may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list.
Source: Article 211 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 3. On the list referred to in § 2 point 2:
1) the number of candidates - women may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list;
2) the number of candidates - men may not be less than 35% of the number of all candidates on the list.
Source: Article 425 § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 2. In the event of submitting a list containing 3 candidates:
1) number of candidates - women,
2) number of candidates - men
- must not be less than 1.
Source: Article 457 § 2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. Who, being entitled to vote, accepts a financial or personal advantage or requests such a benefit for voting in a specific manner, is punishable by imprisonment from 3 months to 5 years.
§ 2. The same punishment shall be imposed on anyone who grants financial gain or personal to a person entitled to vote to induce.
Source: Article 250a § 1-2, Criminal Code, 1997 (amended 2019)

§ 2. From the day on which the relevant electoral authority accepts the notification referred to in art. 86 § 2 or art. 87 § 5, until the election day, a political party that has itself formed an electoral committee or is part of an electoral coalition may not conduct and finance electoral agitation for the dissemination of the political party's program objectives.
Source: Article 141 § 2, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Election committees may only spend on electoral agitation the amounts limited by the limits set forth in the specific provisions of the Code.
Source: Article 135 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. In elections to the Sejm, election committees may only spend amounts limited by quotas for election agitation, set as follows:
1) the limit is set at PLN 0.82 per each voter in the country included in the register of voters;
2) the expenditure limit for a given committee is calculated according to the formula:
L = (w × k × m) / 460,
where individual symbols mean:
L - spending limit,
w - the number of voters in the country included in the voter registers,
k - the amount for each voter in the country included in the register of voters referred to in item 1,
m - the total number of deputies elected in all constituencies in which the committee registered the lists of candidates.
Source: Article 199 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. The minister competent for public finance, by regulation, shall increase the amount referred to in art. 199 § 1 item 1, in the case of an increase in the total consumer price index of over 5%, to the extent corresponding to an increase in these prices.
Source: Article 200 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. In elections to the Senate, election committees may only spend amounts limited by quotas for election agitation, set as follows:
1) the limit is determined by the amount of PLN 0.18 for each voter in the country included in the register of voters;

2) the expenditure limit for a given committee is calculated according to the formula:
L = (w × k × s) / 100,
where individual symbols mean:
L - spending limit,
w - the number of voters in the country included in the voter registers,
k - the amount for each voter in the country included in the register of voters referred to in item 1,
s - the number of constituencies in which the committee registered candidates for senators.
§ 2. The provisions of art. 199 § 2 and art. 200 shall apply accordingly.
Source: Article 259, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Election committees may only spend on the election campaign limited amounts, the amount of which is determined by the amount of PLN 0.60 per each voter in the country included in the register of voters.
§ 3. The minister competent for public finance, by regulation, shall increase the amount referred to in § 1 in the event of an increase in the total consumer price index by over 5%, to the extent corresponding to the increase in these prices.
Source: Article 327, § 1, § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. In elections to the European Parliament, election committees may only spend on electoral agitation amounts limited by limits set as follows:
1) the amount of the limit is set at PLN 0.60 per each voter in the country included in the register of voters;
2) the expenditure limit for a given committee is calculated according to the formula:
L = w × k,
where individual symbols mean:
L - spending limit,
w - the number of voters in the country included in the registers of voters in the constituencies in which the committee registered the lists of candidates,
k - the amount for each voter in the country included in the register of voters referred to in item 1.
§ 3. The minister competent for public finances, by way of a regulation, will increase the amount referred to in § 1 item 1 in the case of an increase in the total consumer price index by more than 5%, to the extent corresponding to the increase in these prices.
Source: Article 337 § 1, § 3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Election agitation may be conducted by any election committee and each voter, including collecting signatures supporting candidates' applications after obtaining the written consent of the electoral representative.
Source: Article 106 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

The Election Code requires that all campaigns are financed through electoral committees. [...]
The Election Code permits campaigning to be conducted by any electoral committee and any voter, and prohibits campaigning by other entities without the consent of the electoral committee. However, a sanction for third party campaigning without the consent of the contestant was repealed in 2018, resulting in unclear regulation on the legality and consequences of such campaigning by legal entities and consequent reporting
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Election committees may only spend on electoral agitation the amounts limited by the limits set forth in the specific provisions of the Code.
Source: Article 135 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Expenses of the election committee on electoral agitation conducted in the forms and on the principles appropriate for advertising, including in the press within the meaning of the Act of 26 January 1984 - Press Law, may not exceed 80% of the limit referred to in art. 135.
Source: Article 136, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. Election committees may only spend on electoral agitation the amounts limited by the limits set forth in the specific provisions of the Code.
Source: Article 135 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Expenses of the election committee on electoral agitation conducted in the forms and on the principles appropriate for advertising, including in the press within the meaning of the Act of 26 January 1984 - Press Law, may not exceed 80% of the limit referred to in art. 135.
Source: Article 136, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. Political  parties  shall  prepare  an  annual  financial  statement  of  the  received  subsidy  and expenses paid out of the subsidy, hereinafter referred to as the "statement".
2. Political  parties  shall  submit  the  statement  for  the  calendar  year  to  the  State  Electoral Commission by 31 March of the following year.
Source: Article 34.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
Source: Article 142 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

The Election Code requires that all campaigns are financed through electoral committees. [...]
The Election Code permits campaigning to be conducted by any electoral committee and any voter, and prohibits campaigning by other entities without the consent of the electoral committee. However, a sanction for third party campaigning without the consent of the contestant was repealed in 2018, resulting in unclear regulation on the legality and consequences of such campaigning by legal entities and consequent reporting
OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw

5. The National Electoral Commission announces the information in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Poland 'Monitor Polski' within 14 days of submitting it to the National Electoral Commission.
Source: Article 34, 5, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. In elections to the Sejm and the Senate, elections to the European Parliament and elections to the President of the Republic, the National Electoral Commission shall make publicly available in the Public Information Bulletin the financial report of the election committee within 30 days of its submission.

§ 2. The financial statements referred to in § 1 shall be announced by the National Electoral Commission in the Official Journal of the Republic of Poland 'Monitor Polski' after the deadline referred to in § 1.

§ 3. The financial reports submitted to the electoral commissioner are made available by him at the request of interested entities. The election commissioner shall make public, in the form of a message in a daily newspaper of at least voivodship coverage, information about the place, time and manner of making them available for inspection.
Source: Article 143 § 1-3, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
2. The minister competent for public finance, after consulting the National Electoral Commission, shall, by regulation, specify the template for the report, together with the necessary explanations as to how it was prepared, and the list of attached documents. The template should specify, in particular, the manner of separately settling the funds of the Political Party's Electoral Fund.
Source: Article 38.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

Regulation of the Minister of Finance of February 18, 2003 on the report on the sources of obtaining financial resources

§ 1 Election committees shall have the right to nominate candidates for election. Electoral committees also perform other election activities, in particular, based on the principle of exclusivity, conduct campaigns for candidates
Source: Article 84 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
§ 7. The minister competent for public finance, after consulting the National Electoral Commission, shall define, by way of a regulation, the model financial statement and the detailed scope of information contained therein, as well as a list of the types of documents to be attached to the report so that they enable verification information given in the report.
Source: Article 142 § 1, § 7  Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 19 September 2011 on the financial statements of the election committee

The requirement to include itemized income in the report results also from the templates of the reports for political parties and electoral committees , specified by the Minister of Finance.

Source: Regulation of the Minister of Finance of February 18, 2003 on the report on the sources of obtaining financial resources

A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
§ 7. The minister competent for public finance, after consulting the National Electoral Commission, shall define, by way of a regulation, the model financial statement and the detailed scope of information contained therein, as well as a list of the types of documents to be attached to the report so that they enable verification information given in the report.
Source: Article 142 § 1, § 7  Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Source: Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 19 September 2011 on the financial statements of the election committee

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. Political  parties  shall  prepare  an  annual  financial  statement  of  the  received  subsidy  and expenses paid out of the subsidy, hereinafter referred to as the "statement".
2. Political  parties  shall  submit  the  statement  for  the  calendar  year  to  the  State  Electoral Commission by 31 March of the following year.
Source: Article 34.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
Source: Article 142 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. Political  parties  shall  prepare  an  annual  financial  statement  of  the  received  subsidy  and expenses paid out of the subsidy, hereinafter referred to as the "statement".
2. Political  parties  shall  submit  the  statement  for  the  calendar  year  to  the  State  Electoral Commission by 31 March of the following year.
Source: Article 34.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
Source: Article 142 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. A  political  party  shall  submit  to  the  State  Electoral  Commission,  by  31  March  of  each year at the latest, a report on the sources of raised funds, including bank loans and terms on  which  these  were  obtained and  on spending  out  of  the  Election  Fund  in  the  previous calendar year, hereinafter referred to as the "report".
Source: Article 38.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. The National Electoral Commission within 6 months of submitting the report:
1) accepts the report without reservations;
2) adopts a report indicating deficiencies;
3) rejects the report.
Source: Article 38a.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. Political  parties  shall  prepare  an  annual  financial  statement  of  the  received  subsidy  and expenses paid out of the subsidy, hereinafter referred to as the "statement".
2. Political  parties  shall  submit  the  statement  for  the  calendar  year  to  the  State  Electoral Commission by 31 March of the following year.
Source: Article 34.1-2, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. The National Electoral Commission within 6 months of submitting information:
1) accepts information without reservation;
2) accepts information indicating deficiencies;
3) rejects the information.
Source: Article 34a.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 1. The financial representative shall, within 3 months from the day of the election, submit to the electoral body to which the electoral committee has submitted a notice of the establishment of the committee, a report on the committee's revenues, expenses and financial obligations, including bank loans obtained and the conditions for obtaining them, hereinafter "Financial statement".
Source: Article 142 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Art. 144. § 1. The electoral authority to which the financial statement has been submitted, within 6 months from the date of submission of the financial statement:
1) accepts the report without reservations;
2) adopts the report, pointing to its shortcomings,
3) rejects the report if it finds: [...]
Source: Article 144 § 1, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

2. In the event of doubts as to the correctness or reliability of information, the National Electoral Commission may request a given political party to remove defects in information or to provide explanations within a specified period.
3. The National Electoral Commission, when examining information, may commission expert opinions or opinions.
4. Public administration bodies shall provide the National Electoral Commission, at its request, with assistance necessary in the examination of information.
4a. Control, audit and inspection bodies, operating in government administration and local government, cooperate with the National Electoral Commission and are obliged to make available to the National Electoral Commission, at its request, the results of control proceedings conducted by these authorities.
Source: Article 34a.2-4a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 3. If there are doubts as to the correctness of the financial statements, the competent electoral authority shall summon the election committee to remove defects in the report or provide explanations within a specified period.
§ 4. The electoral authority, when examining the financial statements, may commission expert opinions or opinions.
§ 5. Public administration bodies provide the National Electoral Commission or electoral commissioners, at their request, with the assistance necessary in auditing the financial statements.
§ 6. Control, search and inspection bodies operating in government administration and local government cooperate with the National Electoral Commission and electoral commissioners and are obliged to make available to the National Electoral Commission and electoral commissioners, at their request, the results of control proceedings conducted by these authorities.
Source: Article 144 § 3-6, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. If a political party fails to submit a report within the time limit specified in Art. 38 section 1 The National Electoral Commission submits to the Court a request to remove this party's entry from the register.
Source: Article 38c.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

If the National Electoral Commission rejects the report or - in the event of a complaint against the decision to reject the report - if the complaint is dismissed by the Supreme Court, the political party loses the right to receive a subsidy in the next 3 years in which it is entitled to receive it. This deadline is counted from the beginning of the quarter following the quarter in which the report was rejected, and in the event of a complaint against a decision rejecting the report, this period is counted from the beginning of the quarter following the quarter in which the complaint was dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Source: Article 38d, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

1. Financial benefits transferred to a political party or Electoral Fund in violation of the provisions of Art. 24 paragraph 3, 6 and 8, art. 25, art. 36 paragraph 1 and 3 or art. 36a are subject to forfeiture to the Treasury.
Source: Article 39a.1, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

Whoever makes public collections against the prohibition referred to in art. 24 paragraph 6 subject to a fine.
Source: Article 49a, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

Who does not perform or does not allow the performance of the obligation to prepare and submit the information referred to in art. 34 section 1, or provides false data in it,
is subject to a fine, the penalty of restriction of liberty or the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 2 years.
Source: Article 49d, Law on Political Parties,1997 (consolidated text 2018)

§ 7. If the financial statement is not submitted on time, by:
1) political party election committee - a political party is not entitled to the subsidy referred to in Art. 150 or art. 151, and the right to the subsidy referred to in art. 28 of the Act of 27 June 1997 on political parties; [...]
Source: Article 142 § 7  Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

1. Financial representative of the election committee, which in connection with elections does not comply with the obligation to draw up and submit to the election commissioner or the National Electoral Commission a financial report on the sources of obtaining funds and expenses incurred for election purposes or provides false data in this report
- is subject to a fine, the penalty of restriction of liberty or the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 2 years.
Source: Article 509 § 1  Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Rejection of the report by the NEC on the basis of detected violations of campaign finance regulations leads to a decrease in state subsidies, as well as other sanctions for specific irregularities. In addition, parties whose annual financial reports are rejected are deprived of public funding for three years, regardless of the severity of the violation. As these diverse sanctions may be imposed for the same offences, the issue of their constitutionality was referred by the Supreme Court to the Constitutional Tribunal in 2016, where it remains pending. Unlike the Election Code, the Act on Political Parties provides that even minor irregularities may lead to the rejection of the annual report.

Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2020) Republic of Poland, Parliamentary Elections, 13 October 2019. OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw