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Article 15
 

1.  In order to conduct elections to the Sejm and the Senate, the election of the President of the Republic and European Parliament elections, distinct voting precincts are formed for voters residing on Polish maritime ships traveling on the day of elections, if 15 or more registered voters are present on the travelling maritime ships and on the condition that it is possible to provide the result of the vote to the appropriate election commission.


2. For the purposes of this Code, a Polish maritime ship shall be defined as a ship which is wholly-owned by a Polish company established in the Republic of Poland, which ship bears the Polish flag and is commanded by a Polish captain.


3. Voting precincts, referred to in § 1, are established through the ordinance of the minister responsible for maritime affairs, following consultation with the National Election Commission, and on the request of the ship captain filed no later than on the 30th day before election day.


4. The voting precincts, referred to in § 1, are part of the electoral district appropriate for the Śródmieście district of the city of Warsaw.