| National Electoral Commission | |
| Native Name: | Polish: Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza |
| Logo Alt: | The logo of the National Electoral Commission |
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| Agency Type: | Electoral commission |
| Status: | Active |
| Headquarters: | Wiejska 10, 00-902, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates: | 52.2259°N 21.026°W |
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The National Electoral Commission (Polish: Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) is the only permanent election commission in Poland. The second permanent electoral organs are komisarze wyborczy (single komisarz wyborczy, election commissioner), which number is 51.The PKW consists of 9 people:
a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal, appointed by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal,
judge of the Supreme Administrative Court, appointed by the President of the Supreme Administrative Court,
7 persons qualified to hold the post of judge, indicated by the Sejm. The term of office of members of the National Electoral Commission, who are judges appointed by the Presidents of the Constitutional Tribunal and the Supreme Administrative Court, is 9 years.
There is no cadency of PKW - membership in Commission expires at 70.
The PKW is the supreme electoral commission in Poland. It has one chairman and two vice chairmen. PKW organises all elections in Poland:
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:
All territorial electoral commission are also temporary, in contrast to the elections commissioners.