, native_name_a = , native_name_r = , type = , seal = , seal_size = , seal_caption = , seal_alt = , logo = Pkw pl.svg , logo_size = , logo_caption = , logo_alt = The logo of the National Electoral Commission , image = , image_size = , image_caption = , image_alt = , formed = , preceding1 = , preceding2 = , dissolved = , superseding1 = , superseding2 = , agency_type =

Electoral commission An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

, jurisdiction = , status = Active , headquarters = Wiejska 10,
00-902,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, coordinates = , motto = , employees = , budget = , minister_type = , minister1_name = , minister1_pfo = , minister2_name = , minister2_pfo = , deputyminister_type = , deputyminister1_name = , deputyminister1_pfo = , deputyminister2_name = , deputyminister2_pfo = , chief1_name = , chief1_position = , chief2_name = , chief2_position = , parent_department = , parent_agency = , parent_agency_type = , child1_agency = , child2_agency = , keydocument1 = , website = , agency_id = , map = , map_size = , map_caption = , map_alt = , footnotes = , embed = The National Electoral Commission ( pl, Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) is the only permanent election commission in

. The second permanent electoral organs are ''komisarze wyborczy'' (single ''komisarz wyborczy'', election commissioner), which number is 51. The PKW has 9 members, which are the judges of the

Supreme Court of Poland The Supreme Court ( pl, Sąd Najwyższy) is the highest court in the Republic of Poland. It is located in the Krasiński Square, Warsaw. One of the chambers of the Supreme Court, the Disciplinary Chamber, was suspended by a judgment of the C ...

(3), the

Constitutional Tribunal A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...

(3) and the

Supreme Administrative Court of Poland , imagesize = 100 , established = , country =Poland , location = Warsaw , coordinates = , type = , authority = Constitution of Poland , terms = , positions = , website ...

(3). Members of PKW are nominated by the heads of courts and are appointed by the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

. There is no cadency of PKW - membership in Commission expires at 70. The head of court which the member of PKW is nominated for, can recall him on a requested reason. The PKW is the supreme electoral commission in Poland. It has one chairman and two vice chairmen. PKW organises all elections in Poland: * election of the

President of the Republic of Poland The president of Poland ( pl, Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Polan ...

; * elections to

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

and Senat (lower and upper houses of the Parliament); * local elections (to ''gminas''/city/''powiats'' councils, for ''wójt''/''burmistrz'' (mayor) and ''president of the city'' and ''sejmiki wojewódzkie'' (voivodeships councils; ''sejmik'' literally means ''small Sejm'')); * elections to the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

in Poland; * national and local referendums The PKW appoints ''Okręgowe Komisje Wyborcze'' (OKW) (District Electoral Commissions) in elections of President, Sejm and Senat and European Parliament elections. In contrast to PKW, OKW are temporary. In local elections the ''terytorialne komisje wyborcze'' (territorial electoral commissions) are created by the ''komisarz wyborczy''. Each territorial electoral commission conducts elections to appropriate organs: * ''wojewódzka komisja wyborcza'' (voivodeship electoral commission) conduct elections to the ''sejmik województwa''; * ''powiatowa komisja wyborcza'' (powiat electoral commission) conducts elections to the ''rada powiatu'' (powiat council); * ''gminna komisja wyborcza'' (commune electoral commission) conducts elections to the ''rada gminy'' (commune council) and ''wójt'' (mayor of the rural commune); * ''miejska komisja wyborcza'' (city electoral commission) conducts elections to the ''rada miasta'' (city council) and ''burmistrz/prezydent miasta''. All territorial electoral commission are also temporary, in contrast to the elections commissioners.

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* {{Authority control Elections in Poland