Elections to the Youth Council of Bolesławiec County will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2026. The new councillors will represent the county’s young residents during the 2026–2029 term.

A person residing in Bolesławiec County who is at least 16 and no older than 21 may stand for a seat. The candidate must also obtain the support of at least 10 people residing in the municipality they intend to represent, as well as at least 40 residents of Bolesławiec County.

The number of seats allocated to individual municipalities is as follows:

  • Gmina Miejska Bolesławiec – 12 seats,
  • Gmina Bolesławiec – 4 seats,
  • Gmina i Miasto Nowogrodziec – 4 seats,
  • Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka – 4 seats,
  • Gmina Osiecznica – 2 seats,
  • Gmina Gromadka – 2 seats.

Total: 28 seats.

How to submit a candidacy? Deadline is November 2

People interested in standing for election should prepare a candidate’s declaration for councillor of the Youth Council of Bolesławiec County, together with a support list. For minors, parental consent to stand for election is also required.

If the form does not provide enough space to enter all people supporting the candidate, an additional list prepared according to the template included in the declaration may be attached.

Documents must be submitted from October 15 to November 2, 2026 at the Bolesławiec County Office at 12 Armii Krajowej Street, on the ground floor in the Filing Office. They may also be sent via the office’s electronic submission inbox or submitted using the electronic delivery services provided for by law.

Documents submitted after November 2 will not be considered.

If officials identify omissions or errors in the documentation, the candidate will be asked to correct them. They will have three working days from receiving the request to do so. Failure to complete the documents means that the declaration will not be considered.

When will the list of candidates be announced?

The list of candidates for the Youth Council of Bolesławiec County is to be announced on November 10, 2026. It will be available at post-primary schools located in the county and in the Public Information Bulletin of Bolesławiec County.

Where and during what hours will voting take place?

Voting is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2026.

Students at schools with school election commissions will vote at their schools. At most of these schools, polling stations will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The exception is the Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych im. mjra Henryka Sucharskiego in Bolesławiec, where voting will continue until 4:30 p.m.

Other eligible voters will be able to vote at the Bolesławiec County Office at 12 Armii Krajowej Street. This includes, among others, people studying outside school, students of institutions without school election commissions, and people who are not students. At the county office, voting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

People voting at the county office should carry an identity document. For students and people fulfilling compulsory education outside school, a school ID may also be used.

How to cast a valid vote?

Each voter may vote for only one candidate. For a vote to be valid, an “X”—two intersecting lines—must be placed in the box to the left of the chosen candidate’s name.

A vote will be invalid if the voter selects more than one person, selects no one, or uses a marking other than an “X”.

The election results are to be announced on November 19, 2026, in the Public Information Bulletin of Bolesławiec County and at the main entrance to the Bolesławiec County Office.

The detailed election rules are set out in the statute of the Youth Council of Bolesławiec County, which is an appendix to Resolution No. XXXI/167/2026 of the Bolesławiec County Council dated August 27, 2026.