The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal in the context of the issue related to the same principles of access to public service, which are guaranteed by the Art. 60 of the Polish Constitution.The analysis of the Court’s judgments makes it possible to relate the interpretation of this provision to the principle of proportionality and equality before the law. Both in the jurisprudence of the Tribunal and the Supreme Court, attention is paid to the transparency and openness of the rules used to determine the requirements related to taking up public office functions.