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Article 157
 

Special Election Accounts During Elections to the Milli Majlis.

157.1   Candidates should open a special election account to form their election fund, within 5 days after they submit to the Constituency Election Commission a notification on being nominated in a single-mandate constituency



Political parties and blocks of political parties which intend to open a single election fund for the candidates shall open a special election account to form the single election fund, within 5 days after they submit to the Central Election Commission the list of the candidates nominated in more than 60 single-mandate constituencies.





A candidate, political party, blocks of political parties shall open a special election account on the basis of the verified copy of the notification of the Constituency Election Commission on nomination of a candidate on a single-mandate constituency, and upon attaching thereto the documents specified in Articles 53 and 54 of this Code. The candidate, political party, block of political parties can assign its authorized representative to open the special election fund. The candidate, registered candidate, political party, block of political parties can allow another person to use the funds from its election account, through informing the Central Election Commission in writing.





If the constituency of a candidate or registered candidate changes, he/she can return the balance remained in the special election account by distributing it proportionally among the persons and legal entities who contributed voluntary donations. Shall this right be not used, the bank within 3 days transfers the funds to the account of the Central Election Commission, based on written instructions of the relevant election commission. Then, the candidate or registered candidate should submit a final financial report to the Central Election Commission and should submit a copy of the financial report to the Constituency Election Commission. Opening a special election account in a new constituency shall be regulated in conformity with the rules defined by this Code.