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II. Comments on the test of the law


C. Some specific comments on the concrete articles on the new law on referendum.


6. Referendum campaign.


a) Funding of referendum campaign.


The Law does not limit the amount of money that can be spent for campaigning and provides that referendum funds will be administered by the fund managers who are required to file financial reports on the receipt and use of funds with the CEC no later than on the 15th day following the day of the referendum. Donations to referendum funds can be made by individual citizens, political parties and NGOs. Individual citizens may donate no more than 400 minimum monthly wages (Article 64.2). However, the law places no limit on the amount that political parties and NGOs may donate[1]. This could create problems as to transparency of the process.


[1]The provisions of the Law on national referendum are similar to the law on elections of Members of Parliament, which was subject to a joint OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission in 2011 (CDL-AD(2011)037). Recommendations of this opinion are also applicable to the corresponding provisions on referendum funding of the examined law.