18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?

§ 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)

According to the Electoral Code election campaigns are financed exclusively through the electoral committees, and not individual candidates. Donor can contribute only to the election committee of an organization, the voters election committee or the election committee for the candidate for President of the Republic.

The maximum donation to these election committees is 15 times the minimum wage (PLN 39,000 in 2020 - approx. EUR 9,000). from Polish citizens having permanent residence in the Republic of Poland per year. Donations from the same person to many election committees are allowed.