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Article 20
 

20.1. During the period of preparation and holding of elections, the broadcasting organizations mentioned in Article 77.2 of this Code shall provide the Central Election Commission with no less than 15 minutes of free air time per week for explanation of election (referendum) legislation, rules, time-frame for implementation of important election activities, the dissemination of information on the course of the election (referendum) campaign and to respond voters’ questions. The broadcasting organizations mentioned in Article 77.3 of this Code shall provide no less than 10 minutes of free air time to Constituency Election Commissions for the same purpose.


20.2. Editorial offices of periodicals indicated in Article 77.1 of this Code that have at least one issue per week, should allocate a space of no less than one page of the weekly issue to the Central Election Commission for free, during the period of preparation and holding of elections.


20.3. Election commissions shall use the print-spaces allocated in periodicals to explain election (referendum) legislation and answer voters’ questions on referendum campaign groups, rules, the schedule of election activities, candidates, registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and the course of the election (referendum) campaign.