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Article 54
 

Holding of electoral campaign gatherings



  1. Public electoral campaign gatherings shall be subject to statutes governing freedom of assembly. Powers vested in this matter in governmental authorities shall be assumed by Provincial Electoral Commissions, without prejudice to the power of the Central Electoral Commission to unify interpretation criteria.

  2. Governmental authorities shall retain in any case all their powers in matters of public order, to which end Provincial Commissions shall inform those authorities of all meetings that have been previously notified to them.

  3. Local Councils shall set aside free of charge official premises and public areas for electoral campaign gatherings.


 1. AS AMENDED BY INSTITUTIONAL ACT 2/2011, JANUARY 28  3. ADDED BY SECT. 4.1. OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 13/1994, OF MARCH 30