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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 Code of Good practice on referendums recommends that:


National rules on both public and private funding of political parties and election campaigns must be applicable to referendum campaigns (point II.3.4.a). As in the case of elections, funding must be transparent, particularly when it comes to campaign accounts”.


Unfortunately, the corresponding provisions of the Law on National referendum do not seem to meet the requirement of transparency. The Venice Commission is of opinion that the law should require full disclosure, before and after referendum, of sources and amounts of financial contributions and the types and amounts of referendum campaign expenditures. This would provide timely and relevant campaign finance information to the public and would increase transparency of the process.