Abstract
On September 29, 2022, the Sejm adopted the Act on the extension of the term of office of local government units until April 30, 2024 and on the amendment of the Electoral Code1, pursuant to which the term of office of commune councils, poviat councils, provincial assemblies, district councils of the capital city Warsaw, commune heads, mayors and presidents of cities, which expires in 2023, is extended until April 30, 2024. The author of this study analyzed the course of the legislative process, statements justifying the adoption of the act, but also and perhaps above all those in opposition to this regulation, as well as the principles arising from the Constitution and electoral law in the context of the provisions of this Act. All this enabled her to answer the bothering questions: does the adoption of this act violate the basic principles of electoral law? Is the change in the length of the term of office during its term, one year before its expiry, consistent with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland? What will be the impact of the entry into force of this law?
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