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Article 55
 

§ 55. Expenditure relating to holding of referendum

(1) Expenditure for the preparation and holding of a referendum shall be covered from the state budget.

(2) The National Electoral Committee shall prepare a draft budget for expenditure relating to a referendum and shall submit it to the Government of the Republic through the Minister of Finance.

(3) The National Electoral Committee shall decide on the distribution of budget expenditure on the basis of the size of the allocations from the state budget or the size of the amounts allocated by the Government of the Republic.

(4) Expenditure relating to keeping records of voters shall be covered from the state budget out of separate funds allocated to the budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or out of amounts allocated by the Government of the Republic.