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Article 84
 

84.1. The periodicals mentioned in the Article 77.1 of this Code shall be obliged to allocate paid space for pre-election campaigning of registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups. The basis, conditions, and cost of allocated space should be equal for all registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups, and should be published by the periodicals not later than 30 days after a decision to hold elections has been officially published. The total amount of paid space allocated by the periodicals should not be less than total amount of free space allocated according to Article 83.6 of this Code.


84.2. for a certain price, every registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, and referendum campaign group may buy a space equal to the amount determined by dividing the total amount of space allocated by the total number of appropriately registered candidates and referendum campaign groups.


84.3. The periodicals that are not mentioned in the Articles 77.1 and 77.4 of this Code may publish campaign materials of the registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups according to the contract signed with them.


84.4. Periodicals, which are not mentioned in Articles 77.1 and 77.4 of this Code, shall be paid on an equal basis and under equal conditions for the cost of the amount of space offered to registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties and referendum campaign groups. Periodicals that do not follow these rules and the requirements of Article 78.2 of this Code, may not allocate space for pre-election campaign materials of a registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group.


84.5. After the draw, registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties and referendum campaign groups shall pay the cost of the allocated space in periodicals based on the contract with editorial offices of those periodicals. A registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group should submit a payment order on full payment of the cost for allocated space to the relevant bank at least two days prior to the publication day. if these rules are violated, such a space may not be allocated by periodicals. The relevant bank should transfer money immediately after the receipt of a payment order, but not later than the next banking day. in such cases, the bank transfer may not take more than 2 banking days.


84.6. Expenses for allocated space by periodicals shall be paid from the election funds of the registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group. 


84.7. Periodicals should provide the space indicated in the Article 84.2 of this Code within the period mentioned in the Article 75 of this Code.


84.8. The date of paid publication of pre-election campaign materials of a registered candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group shall be determined by the lottery conducted by the periodicals, on the basis of written requests of their authorized representatives and with participation of interested persons. The lottery shall be conducted on the day when the period defined by the Article 75 of this Code begins. Members of the relevant election commissions, as well as persons mentioned in the Articles 40 and 40.4 of this Code, shall have the right to be present during lottery. An official protocol shall be made on the results of the lottery.