22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?

Poland

Poland

Answer
Yes
Source

Election committees may not accept non-monetary property benefits, except for:
1) free distribution of posters and election leaflets by natural persons;
2) assistance in office work provided by natural persons;
3) the use of objects and devices, including motor vehicles, made available free of charge by natural persons;
4) free access to places for the display of electoral materials by natural persons not conducting economic activity in the field of advertising.
Source: Article 132 § 5, Election Code, 2011 (amended 2019)

Comment

According to the Electoral Code election campaigns are financed exclusively through the electoral committees, and not individual candidates. The Electoral Code lists several permitted in-kind donations to election committees. Those are:
- free distribution of posters and election leaflets,
- assistance in office work,
- the use of objects and devices, including motor vehicles,
- free access to places for the display of electoral materials.

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