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Article 284
 

§ 1 The election Committee, who registered a candidate for Senator is entitled to the dissemination of free election broadcasts on public programs, radio and television broadcasters:


1) nationwide - if the registered candidates to the Senate at least half of the constituencies;


2) regional - if registered at least one candidate for Senator.


§ 2 Total time broadcasting of election is:


1) in the national programs - 5 hours in the Polish TV and 10 hours in the Polish Radio;


2) in the appropriate regional program - 3 hours in Polish TV and 6 hours in Polish Radio.


§ 3 The time of election broadcasting of programs nationwide is divided among all eligible election committees.


§ 4 The time broadcasting of election in the appropriate regional program is shared between the eligible election committees in proportion to the number of registered candidates to the Senate by the constituencies within the coverage of the program.


§ 5 The National Broadcasting Council, after consultation with the National Electoral Commission shall, by regulation, establish the rules and manner of campaigning in radio and television programs by the electoral committees authorized to disseminate election programs in the elections to the Sejm and the Senate.