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Article 127
 

127.1. The participation of referendum campaign groups in the pre-referendum campaign shall be regulated by CHAPTER 13 of this Code.


127.2. One third of the total amount of free airtime of TV and radio companies shall be allocated to referendum campaign groups with more than 20,000 members for holding joint discussions and roundtables and other campaigning activities. Rules for conduct of such events shall be defined by the Central Election Commission.


127.3. Airtime for the conduct of joint campaign activities on channels of the TV and radio companies mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code, shall be allocated and calculated for the referendum campaign groups stipulated in those articles. The registered referendum campaign groups should use this free airtime equally. in this case, the amount of airtime to be used by each referendum campaign group shall be determined separately.


127.4. The norm for using paid airtime allocated by TV and radio companies specified in Article 77.1 of this Code shall be determined by dividing its total amount of allocated airtime by the total number of the referendum campaign groups mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code.


127.5. The space which is determined by dividing the total amount of space allocated by the periodicals mentioned in Article 77.1 of this Code by the total number of referendum campaign groups mentioned in Articles 77.2 and 77.3 of this Code, may be used by the latter through making the relevant payment.


127.6. Refusal of the registered referendum campaign groups from participating in the activities mentioned in Article 127.2 of this Code shall not result in an increase of the amount of free airtime allocated according to Article 80.6 of this Code.