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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Signature requirement (specify requirement) b . Deposit requirement (specify amount)
Comments: Only a political party which is registered under the Act on political parties (2005) by Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic can submit a list of candidates for the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Other requirement under paragraph 18 of the Act on elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (2005) as amended is a deposit.
(3) The application shall be written, signed by all members of the preparatory committee,
and signatures shall be certified.1 It shall contain the forenames, surnames, birth numbers
and permanent addresses of all members of the preparatory committee, and the name of the
proxy of the preparatory committee.
(4) The following documents shall be attached to the application:
a) List of citizens who agree with the creation of the party; the list has to be signed by
at least 10,000 citizens and include their forenames, surnames, permanent
addresses and identity card numbers (hereinafter referred to as “list of citizens”);
b) Two copies of the articles of the party under subsection 5;
c) Proof of administrative fee settlement;2
d) Statement on address of the registered office of the party including the town, street
and house number, signed by the proxy; the address of the registered office shall be
located on the territory of the Slovak Republic.
(5) Shall be included in the articles:
a) Name of the party and its acronym, if to be used; the name of the party and its
acronym shall be different from the name and acronym of another party already
registered;
b) Program of the party stating its objectives;
c) Rights and obligations of the party members;
d) Bodies of the party, way of their election and definition of their competency;
e) Way the statutory body3 acts in the name of the party; whether and to what extent
other members or employees of the party may also perform legal acts in its name;
f) Principles of economic management of the party;
g) Provisions related to organisational units of the party, if to be founded, namely
definition of the scope in which they can acquire, manage and dispose of assets or
acquire other property rights in the name of the party, and definition of the scope in
which they can act and incur liabilities in the name of the party; the organisational
units of the party are not legal persons;
h) Way of disposal of the property balance resulting from the property liquidation and
liabilities, if the party is dissolved.
Source: Act on Political Movements on Political Parties, Articles 5 & 6: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/acts-on-political-movements-of-political-parties/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence f . Registration j . Other
Comments: j) A signed declaration of the candidate attached to the list of candidates in which the candidate declares that he/she agrees with the candidacy, that he/she is not a candidate of any other political party and that no restrictions apply to his/her suffrage.
(2) A member of an electoral commission must be a citizen who has the right to vote and who has not been disqualified from exercising
his or her electoral franchise. A person may be a member of only one electoral commission. A candidate for the office of a Deputy (in
this Act referred to as a "candidate") may not be a member of an electoral commission.
(3) Electoral commissions shall be made up of an equal number of representatives from each political party, political movement (in this
Act referred to as a "political party") or coalition of political parties ("coalition") which submitted a list of candidates. The first name,
surname and address of permanent residence of each member and of his or her substitute shall be notified in writing by the respective
political party in a period pursuant to section 15(1), section 16(1) and section 17(1) to whoever will call the first meeting of the electoral
commission. Such notification provided after the legally stipulated period shall not be considered.
(4) A person ceases to be a member of an electoral commission if he or she represents a political party or coalition that either does not
register or withdraws a list of candidates.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 18. Part 4, Section 13
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
b . In presidential elections
Comments: (1) On the basis of a permanent list of electors 3), a municipality shall make a list of electors qualified to elect the president (hereinafter the “list of qualified electors”) in individual election precincts.
(2) A municipality shall make the list of qualified electors also for a special election precinct; the head of the respective facility shall
cooperate with the municipality in making of the list. The municipality, in which a special election precinct was established shall
immediately inform the respective municipality, according to the permanent residence of a qualified elector, about his/her registration
on the list of qualified electors.
Source: Act on Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, plebiscite, recalling of president and amending of some other acts, as amended, Article 11
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-presidential-election-law-1999/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: Act On Elections to the National Council: 52(4):
After the National Council of the Slovak Republic has verified the election of Deputies, the Chairperson of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall inform the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic of how many valid votes were cast for each political party or coalition. A political party or coalition which obtained in the elections more than three per cent of the total number of valid votes cast in the Slovak Republic shall receive from the state budget of the Slovak Republic a payment for each such vote equal to one per cent of the national average salary for the calendar year preceding the year in which the elections are conducted.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 52(4): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Act On Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, plebiscite, recalling of president and amending of some other acts, as amended, Article 18: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-presidential-election-law-1999/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
c . Based on current legislative representation e . Other
Comments: Section 52
Reimbursement of election-related expenses
(1) Expenses related to the elections shall be reimbursed from the state budget. Expenses incurred by electors in sending postal votes shall not be reimbursed from the state budget.
(2) Expenses for the activity of polling district commissions shall be paid to municipalities from the budget of the Ministry.[26]
(3) A political party or coalition shall meet the costs of broadcasting a political advertisement pursuant to section 24.
(4) After the National Council of the Slovak Republic has verified the election of Deputies, the Chairperson of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall inform the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic of how many valid votes were cast for each political party or coalition. A political party or coalition which obtained in the elections more than three per cent of the total number of valid votes cast in the Slovak Republic shall receive from the state budget of the Slovak Republic a payment for each such vote equal to one per cent of the national average salary for the calendar year preceding the year in which the elections are conducted.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 52
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: (1) Unless stipulated otherwise herein, a party may accept the gifts and other free of charge
services. If the amount of a gift or another free of charge service exceeds SKK 5,000, the
party may accept it only based on a written agreement pursuant to this Act. However, this
shall have no impact on the provisions of a separate regulation.19
A party may accept neither gifts nor other free of charge services from:
a) State, National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic, Slovak Land Fund,
municipality or higher territorial unit;
b) Legal persons founded or established by the State, the National Property Fund of the
Slovak Republic, the Slovak Land Fund, a municipality or a higher territorial unit;
c) Legal persons in which the State, the National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic,
the Slovak Land Fund, a municipality or a higher territorial unit holds a stake;
d) Citizens association,20 foundations,21 non-profit-making organizations providing
public services,22 non-investment funds,23 associations of interest of legal persons,24
associations of municipalities,25 and organisations with international element;26
e) Public institutions and other legal persons established by law;
f) Natural person that is not a citizen;
g) Legal person having its registered office abroad, in case its majority owner is not a
citizen or a legal person having its registered office on the Slovak territory, except for
a political party, group of political parties, or legal persons established or owned in
majority by a political party;
h) Natural person or legal person, if the party is unable to indicate the identification
data of the donor or the identification data of the contracting party having provided
another free of charge service.
Source: Act on political Movements on Political Parties, Articles 23 & 24: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/acts-on-political-movements-of-political-parties/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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