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Article 95
 

Openness in Spending of Election Funds.

95.1.    Copies of financial reports of registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties which have a registered candidate, referendum campaign groups shall be published within 5 days after their receipt by the relevant election commissions.

95.2.    The relevant bank shall inform the Central Election Commission about the funds entered to and spent from the election funds of candidates, registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties not less than once a week, and if there are 10 days remaining until the Election Day – not less than once in three banking days, in the manner determined by the Central Election Commission. The State Automated Information Systems can be used for these purposes and dissemination of such information shall not be allowed. Accordingly, Constituency Election Commissions or the Central Election Commission shall submit the information on collecting and expenditure of election funds to the mass media, regularly, not less than once every two weeks up to the Election Day. The relevant election commission shall inform registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties, about their collection and expenditure of election funds, provided by the relevant bank, based on their official request.

95.3.    The periodicals considered by the Articles 77.2., 77.3 and 77.4. of this Code shall be obliged to publish information on the receipt and expenditure of funds given to them by the relevant election commissions.

95.4.    The Relevant executive authorities shall submit information on founders of a legal entity or legal entities, presence or lack of state, municipal or foreign share in legal entities charter capital, name of legal entity, date of registration of legal entity to the relevant election commissions within five days after the list of legal entities which have contributed donations to the candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties is received from the relevant election commissions. This information shall be submitted in accordance with format defined by the Central Election Commission. State Automated Information System can be used for these purposes and dissemination of such information shall not be allowed.

95.5.    The relevant election commission shall provide candidates, registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties with information received by the commission immediately, in accordance with their request.

95.6.    If the relevant election commission receives information about contribution that violates the requirements of  Articles 90 and 93 of this Code, the relevant candidate, registered candidate, political parties,  blocks of political parties and campaign groups on referendum shall be informed about this immediately.