22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
Poland
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)
According to the Electoral Code election campaigns are financed exclusively through the electoral committees, and not individual candidates. The Electoral Code lists several permitted in-kind donations to election committees. Those are:
- free distribution of posters and election leaflets,
- assistance in office work,
- the use of objects and devices, including motor vehicles,
- free access to places for the display of electoral materials.