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total countries/territories: 98
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| Country/Territory |
Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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j. Not applicable
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The law does not contain any provision regarding candidate financing.
Therefore, the provisions regarding party financing are applicable to party affiliated candidates.
Source:
Ilirjan Celbashi, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission(CEC),
[email protected]
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2002/08/30
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Algeria
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i. Other
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Source:
Electoral Law
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2006/05/08
|
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American Samoa
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
|
Source:
American Samoa Code Annotated Title 6 Elections 6.1718 and 6.1719
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2017/08/18
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Argentina
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j. Not applicable
|
The law only refers to funding of political parties, confederations or alliances.
Source:
Law No. 25.600.
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2021/12/26
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Australia
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Kate Sullivan
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2001/08/28
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Austria
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j. Not applicable
|
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2003/06/11
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Azerbaijan
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
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225.3. Should not exceed funds allocated by municipalities in equal amounts to election funds of candidates nominated within their territory.
It is required that candidates and parties publish information about election funds in the mass media.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. 225.3, and art. 228.1:
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf (2018).
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2022/02/06
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Bahamas
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j. Not applicable
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No provisions on the electoral legislation.
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2002/10/03
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Bahrain
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j. Not applicable
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2005/03/30
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Bangladesh
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2006/05/23
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Barbados
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e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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Source:
Donville Johnson, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Barbados, bdoselcoff(a)caribsurf.com
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2002/05/30
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Belarus
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Code on Elections, article 48 and 49.
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2002/09/09
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Belgium
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Law of 4 July 1989 on the limitation and control of election expenses for the election of the Federal Assembly, and the funding and open accounting of political parties, Art. 2, 3, 16 - 21;
Ministry of Interior, Opinion of 18 May 2010 establishing the limits of electoral expenses for the legislative federal elections of 13 June 2010: http://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/fileadmin/user_upload/Elections2011/fr/electeur/reglementation/QM%20810_TABLEAU-DEPENSES%20ELECTORALES-20100512.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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i. Other
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It depends on the regulations made by the minister for each election.
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2002/07/09
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Benin
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b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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En réalité, ces textes ont prouvé leurs limites.
Source:
voir les articles 84;85;86 et 112 de la loi 2000-18;
art. 20 de la loi n°90-023 DU 13 Août 1990
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2006/11/20
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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This applies to independent candidates only.
Source:
Election Law, Article 14-15.
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2002/05/07
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Brazil
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of candidate expenses
g. Electronic reporting of candidate contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
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Source:
Law on Elections, Law No. 9,504, September 30, 1997, Article 18, 22, 24, 26, 28:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-1997
Law on Political Parties, Law No. 9,096, Article 30-35, 34, 37:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-dos-partidos-politicos/lei-dos-partidos-politicos-lei-nb0-9.096-de-19-de-setembro-de-1995
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2024/10/24
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Bulgaria
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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Source:
Elections of Members of Parliament, article 17-21 and 71-73.
Lena Djelepova, Chair of the Central Election Commission,
tel. + 359 297 11 002/350
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2007/01/31
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Cameroon
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Electoral Code Chapter X section 278: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/06
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Canada
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of candidate expenses
g. Electronic reporting of candidate contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Electoral Law: Canada Elections Act/
Backgrounders:Financing of Registered Political Parties – New Rules on January 1, 2004 (http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=gen&document=ec90532&dir=bkg&lang=e&textonly=false)
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2006/12/11
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Cape Verde
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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2001/10/04
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Chile
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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There are no financing provisions for candidates.
Source:
Law 19.884
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2009/07/05
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Colombia
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Código Electoral, art. 13, 14, 15 y 19.
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2003/07/30
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Croatia
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i. Other
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i) Each political party which puts up lists for election of representatives is obliged to proclaim approximate data on the amount and origin of their own financial means which are to be spent for election campaign (before the beginning of election campaign). Candidates for representatives of national minorities and bearers of independent lists are also obliged.
Source:
Electoral Code, article 33.
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2002/08/28
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Djibouti
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j. Not applicable
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No regulations on party funding have been put in place
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2005/08/26
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Dominica
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j. Not applicable
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No provisions in law in this matter.
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2002/12/16
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Egypt
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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Article 18 of Law 38 on the People's Assembly states that for People's Assembly candidates there is a, "prohibition from receiving funds from abroad, from any foreign person or any foreign or international body or its representative in the country for spending on election campaigns . . ."
Article 27 of Law 174 on Presidential Elections creates a similar restiction on foreign funding of Presidential election campaigns. Law 120 on the Shura Council does not contain any such restriction.
Article 11 of Law 38 on the People's Assembly gives the Higher Election Commission the authority to determine campaign spending limits for People's Assembly candidates. For the 2005 Parliamentary Elections this was set at LE 70,000 for the initial election and LE 30,000 for any run-off election.
Law 174 on Presidential Elections defines the spending limits for Presidential candidates in Article 24, "Maximum expenditure by each candidate on the election campaign shall be LE 10 million, and LE 2 million in case of re-election. "
There are no provisions for campaign spending limits defined in Law 120 on the Shura Council.
Source:
Law 38 on the People's Assembly, Law 120 on the Shura Council, and Law 174 on Presidential Elections.
Updated February 2007.
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2025/09/30
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Eritrea
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j. Not applicable
|
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2011/06/22
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Fiji
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j. Not applicable
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2003/07/01
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Finland
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
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b) Total costs of the election campaign of the candidate.
The notification of the financing of their election campaign shall be submitted to the Ministry of Justice, within two months of the confirmation of the election results.
Source:
The Act on a Candidate’s Election Funding (273/2009): http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2009/en20090273.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/21
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France
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. L52-8, L52-9, L52-11;
Law 88-227 of 11 March 1988 on the financial transparency of political life
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2012/05/03
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French Guiana
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/10
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French Polynesia
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Article L.52-8(1), L.52-11.
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2004/01/15
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Germany
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j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Political Parties Act, Art. 25-31
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/1aedeb82-9067-4321-acce-880ba22ddc28/parteiengesetz.pdf
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2021/11/17
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Ghana
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j. Not applicable
|
This is included in the party's expenditure.
Source:
The constitution of the Republic of Ghana, Article 55 Clause (14) (15)
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2005/07/02
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Guadeloupe
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Guyana
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Dr. Steve Surujbally, President of the Elections Commissions, elections(a)sdnp.gy
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2004/09/03
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Hungary
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e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
Act C/1997
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2002/05/23
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Iceland
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
|
Source:
Björn Fridfinnsson, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, bjorn.fridfinnsson(a)dkm.stjr.is
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2002/07/11
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India
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e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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The candidates are required to submit accounts to the Electoral Commission of India within one month from declaration of results.
Source:
Subas Pani, Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, Interview in Stockholm 3/7-01
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2001/07/05
|
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Ireland
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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a) An unsuccessful candidate at a Dáil election is required to furnish to the Standards in Public Office Commission, within 56 days of polling day at the election, a statement indicating whether any donations exceeding €634.87 were received by them for the election and giving particulars of any such donations and the persons who made them.
c) The acceptance of a donation from a non-Irish citizen residing abroad is prohibited.
d) Elected public representatives and candidates for election may not accept a donation from a person in a particular year that exceeds €2,539.48.
Source:
Electoral Act 1997, Art. 22 - 26, 32, 36
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2012/05/10
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Italy
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
There is a fixed candidate expenses limit: € 52.000 for each constituency. In addition to this amount, candidates can spend € 0,01 per citizen registered in that constituency.
Furthermore, candidates must draft and submit to a special Regional Board ("Collegio Regionale di Garanzia Elettorale") a public report on the contributions received (the ones above € 20.000).
Source:
Law of 10 December 1993, n.515, Art. 7;
Law of 27 January 2006, n.22, Art. 3
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2012/04/16
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Japan
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Political Funds Control Law, chapter 4 and 5.
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2003/07/01
|
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Kenya
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Political Parties Act Articles 32-35
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2012/03/14
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Korea, Republic of
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b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
APF, articles 2, 12 and 40; AEP, article 121.
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2007/01/03
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Lithuania
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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The use of funds allocated for campaigning shall be controlled by tax inspectorates and the Central Electoral Committee. Parties must file with the Central Electoral Committee reports of the form established by the Central Electoral Committee on the sources of funds and their use for campaigning not later than within 25 days following the announcement of final election results. The Central Electoral Committee shall publish these reports in the Valstybes zinios (The official Gazette). The candidates of single-member constituencies shall, not later than within 15 days following the announcement of final election results, file with the Central Electoral Committee in the manner specified by it reports of the prescribed form.
Source:
Parliamentarian Election Act, article 55(5)
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2006/11/15
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
f. Electronic reporting of candidate expenses
g. Electronic reporting of candidate contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Electoral Code, Art. 71 (1): For the purpose of collecting funds for election campaign financing, the political party, coalition, the head of the independent list of a group of voters or the persons who plan to run for candidate sare all obliged to obtain from the competent authority a unique tax number designated “for election campaign” and to open a bank account designated “for election campaign”, which may not be used for any other purpose. (…) (6) All funds transferred by legal entities or private persons for financing the election campaign shall be deposited on the bank account from paragraph (1) of this article. The donations for financing the election campaigns may only be transferred to the bank account from paragraph (1) of this article, not later than the deadline determined for submitting the financial report for financing the election campaign prescribed in Article 85, paragraph (1) of this Code.
Electoral Code, Art. 84: When financing the election campaign, the election campaign participant may spend no more than 110 Denars per voter registered in the electoral district or the municipality for which the list of candidate/s has been submitted, both for the first and the second round of voting.
Electoral Code, Art. 85 (1): The election campaign participant shall submit a complete financial report on the election campaign immediately, or not later than 30 days from the day of closure of the bank account from Article 71, paragraph (10). (3)The financial report shall be submitted to the State Election Commission, State Audit Office, State Commission for Preventing Corruption and the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, and for the local elections also to the Municipal Council and the Council of the City of Skopje. (4) The financial report from paragraph (3)of this article shall be published by State Election Commission, State Audit Office and the State Commission for Preventing Corruption on their websites.
Source:
Electoral Code of “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (consolidated version as of February 2019), art. 71, 84, 85
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/20
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Maldives
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d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
|
The following candidate provisions are applicable:
(a) ceiling on the amount that a candidate can incur as election expenditure for Presidential Elections
(b) For elections to the Peoples Majlis, expenses incurred in canvassing for votes in a candidate's constituency shall not exceed the sum calculated at the rate of Rf. 100/- for every person of the constituency having the right to vote, plus 10% of the said sum for every inhabited island of the constituency, where a constituency has more than one inhabited island.
Source:
Regulations on Presidential Elections, article 4(b).
Law on General Elections, article 11 (a) and (b).
|
2007/11/05
|
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Marshall Islands
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j. Not applicable
|
|
2005/02/23
|
|
Martinique
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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j. Not applicable
|
|
2021/04/06
|
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Monaco
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended in 2002, Art. 33;
Ministerial Decree No. 2007-499 of 11 October 2007 determining the maximum amount and the conditions of the grant paid as a reimbursement for election campaigns for election to the National Council of 3 February 2008;
Council of Europe & Group of States against Corruption Third Evaluation Round Report on the Monaco Transparency of Party Funding (2012) https://rm.coe.int/16806c9434
|
2012/04/27
|
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Morocco
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Constitution.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2006/11/20
|
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Nepal
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Election Code of Conduct 1996.
|
2004/08/17
|
|
Netherlands
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Heemskerk, Ruud, Member of the National Election Board, stemid(a)worldonline.nl
|
2002/06/18
|
|
New Caledonia
|
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-8 (1) and L.52-11.
|
2004/01/14
|
|
New Zealand
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2024/07/10
|
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Niger
|
j. Not applicable
|
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2005/01/22
|
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Nigeria
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2001/11/09
|
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Niue
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2005/02/23
|
|
Norway
|
j. Not applicable
|
There are no independent candidates.
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Pakistan
|
j. Not applicable
|
No regulations on candidate funding.
Source:
Muhammad, Hasan, Director General, Election Commission of Pakistan, iftishah77(a)hotmail.com, interview in Stockholm, 29/6-01.
|
2001/07/17
|
|
Palestine
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2005/04/05
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (1997) Part 5.
|
2005/03/02
|
|
Paraguay
|
j. Not applicable
|
The Law refers to the funding of parties, political movements and electoral alliances only.
Source:
Law N.834.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Portugal
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Law No. 19/2003, June 20th, Article 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 20:
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/19-2003-692850
|
2024/10/10
|
|
Romania
|
j. Not applicable
|
The financing provisions refer only to parties and political formations.
Source:
Law on Election to the Parliament.
Law on Political Parties.
|
2004/11/25
|
|
Russian Federation
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
For candidates - not more than 40 million RUR (615000 USD) as for June 1, 2016.
Source:
Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April, 5, 2016, art. 71.
|
2016/06/03
|
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Rwanda
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
|
Source:
Rwanda laws governing PP and Politicians Chapter IV Article 26. https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-laws-governing-political-parties-and politicians
|
2024/12/04
|
|
Réunion
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2020/04/16
|
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Saint Lucia
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
EDSL.
|
2002/12/17
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
j. Not applicable
|
The law only refers to funding of political parties, confederations or alliances.
Source:
Law No. 25.600.
|
2021/12/26
|
|
Samoa
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2021/04/10
|
|
Seychelles
|
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
i. Other
|
Source:
Elections (Amendment) Act n°27 of 2014
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-elections-amendment-act-nb027-of-2014/view
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2016/09/07
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
j. Not applicable
|
|
2005/06/30
|
|
Slovakia
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
|
Article 16
Allowed costs for the Campaigning
The Candidate for the President can use no more than 4 million Slovak crowns VAT incl. For his/her pre-election campaign. This sum shall cover the expenses the candidate paid off or is to pay off, including expenses the third persons paid off or committed to pay off for the Candidate for President. Should the advert or program be published or broadcast free of charge or for a lower price in the media other than Slovak Radio or Slovak Television, their usual price shall be calculated in the stated sum.
Source:
LAW ON PROCEDURE OF THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAk REPUBLIC,ON THE PLEBISCITE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT art.16.
|
2007/01/09
|
|
Slovenia
|
a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
|
Source:
Law on Election Campaign
Government Public Relations and Media Office
|
2004/11/29
|
|
Spain
|
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
i. Other
|
i) Political parties should have a system of self control and they are not permitted to receive anonymous donations, which are larger then the 5% of the total contribution assigned by the state annually.
Source:
Law 3/1987 of 2 July on the funding of political parties, Art. 4(3)a
|
2012/04/17
|
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Sri Lanka
|
j. Not applicable
|
Party and campaign finance are not regulated. The laws establish no limits on contributions or spending, and there are no disclosure requirements.
Source:
Final Report of the EU Observation Mission to Sri Lanka's August 17 2015 Parliamentary Elections
|
2016/02/04
|
|
Sudan
|
j. Not applicable
|
Source:
General Elections Law (No.15,1998).
Constitution.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2006/04/12
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Sweden
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j. Not applicable
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There are no specific rules regulating private funding.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS Assessment mission report - General Elections of 19 September 2010: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/70947 (2012)
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2014/08/04
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Switzerland
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i. Other
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i) Depends on cantonal law. Political parties receive mainly contributions and donations from their members. In most of the cantons, parties are not obliged to publicly disclose these contributions and their expenditure. The cantons of Genève and Tessin are the only ones where this matter is regulated.
Source:
Official Website of the Swiss Federal Chancellery: http://www.ch.ch/abstimmungen_und_wahlen/02186/02191/02284/index.html?lang=fr (2012)
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2012/05/14
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Timor-Leste
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j. Not applicable
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2001/09/17
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Tonga
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b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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Candidates cannot spend more than $10,000 Tongan for the campaign.
Source:
Electoral Act (1989) Art. 24: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-act-1989-1 (2021)
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2021/09/15
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Trinidad and Tobago
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Source:
http://www.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=224
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2015/05/22
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Tunisia
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
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Source:
Electoral Law, chapter 1, part 5, article 62.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/06
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Turkey
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Sabri Coskun, former Deputy President, Higher Council of Elections,
arikan(a)hacettepe.edu.tr
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2015/06/01
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Tuvalu
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j. Not applicable
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2003/07/31
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Ukraine
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
f. Electronic reporting of candidate expenses
g. Electronic reporting of candidate contributions received
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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No later than on the 40th day following the end of each quarter, a political party shall submit to the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption a hard copy (signed by the party's head and bearing the party's seal) and electronic copy of the party’s financial report on property, incomes, expenses and financial obligations for the respective quarter and publish such a report in full on its official website (if any) within the same term. The report shall specify full name and place of residence of a natural person. Other information on the natural person shall not be made public. A template for the party's financial report on the property, incomes, expenses and financial obligations shall be a subject to approval by the National
Agency for Prevention of Corruption based on the requirement of this Law.
Source:
Law of Ukraine on Political Parties in Ukraine(as amended up to 2015), art. 17: http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/19912 (2014).
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2018/06/13
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received
b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
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Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources does not apply in Northern Ireland.
Source:
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Part III - IV;
Electoral Administration Act 2006, Part 7: Art. 55 - 63;
Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 71A - 90D
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2012/05/09
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Uruguay
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j. Not applicable
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There are no candidates financing provisions.
Source:
There is no law that regulates the financing of candidates or political parties.
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2002/06/18
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Venezuela
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b. Public disclosure of candidate expenditure
i. Other
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i) The political organizations and candidates will not be able to receive anonymous contributions.
Source:
LOSPP, art. 202 y 203
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2003/10/01
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Viet Nam
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j. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution of 1992 as amended, art. 4: http://www.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=10450 (2016)
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2021/03/25
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Wallis and Futuna
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c. Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources
d. Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise
e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses
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Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-8 (1), L.52-11.
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2004/01/15
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Yemen
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j. Not applicable
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Not mentioned in the General Elections and Referendum Law 2001.
Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law 2001.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/08
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Zanzibar
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i. Other
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Zanzibar does not have explicit laws governing candidate funding. According to the Zanzibar Electoral Commission, a candidate "can spend as he[/she] wishes as long as the money spent is not raised from corruption."
Source:
Zanzibar Electoral Commission, 7 February 2003
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2003/02/07
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