Special Requirements for Conduct of Pre-referendum Campaign by Mass Media.
127.1 The participation of referendum campaign groups in the pre-referendum campaign shall regulated by Chapter 13 of this Code.
127.2 One third of the total volume of free airtime of TV and radio companies shall be allocated to referendum campaign groups with more than 20,000 members for holding joint discussions, round tables and other campaigning activities.
127.3 Airtime for the conduct of the joint campaign activities on channels of each TV and radio companies mentioned in Articles 72.2 and 77.3 of this Code shall be allocated and calculated for the referendum campaign groups stipulated in those articles. The registered referendum campaign groups should equally use this free airtime. In this case, the volume of airtime to be used by each referendum campaign group is determined separately.
127.4 The norm for using paid airtime allocated by TV and radio companies specified in Article 77.1 of this Code shall be determined by dividing its total volume by the total number of the referendum campaign groups mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code.
127.5 The space which is determined by dividing the total volume of space allocated by the periodicals mentioned in Article 77.1 of this Code into the total number of referendum campaign groups mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code can be used by the latter through making relevant payment.
127.6 Refusal of the registered referendum campaign groups from participating in the activities mentioned in Article 127.2 of this Code shall not cause an increase in volume of free airtime allocated according to Article 80.6 of this Code.
