Supply of Materials Necessary for Conducting Elections

(1) Expenses for administering and holding elections shall be borne by the State.

(2) The amount of these expenses shall be established by Parliament within the limits of the provisions of the law on the state budget for the year when the elections are conducted. Election budget proposals shall be submitted by the Central Electoral Commission to the Government. The Government shall examine the proposals and then present them to Parliament for approval. In the event that the expenses are not foreseen in the on-going year budget, their amount shall be established by Parliament, at the proposal of the Central Electoral Commission.

(3) Election funds, as established by the Parliament, are transferred monthly to the account of the Central Electoral Commission consistent with the limits of approved budget. After elections, the Central Elections Commission shall submit to the Parliament, within the shortest term possible, a report on the administration of the allocated financial funds along with an assessment statement undertaken by the Court of Accounts.

(4) Unused funds shall be transferred back to the state budget.

(5) Terms and conditions of funds distribution, expenditures, and publishing the final expense report publication shall be established by the Central Electoral
Commission under the conditions provided for by this Code.

(6) Local public administration authorities, enterprises, institutions and organisations shall provide electoral councils and bureaus with the office space and
equipment necessary for administering elections and tabulating results.

(7) Members of electoral bodies and members of the apparatus of these bodies are entitled to a day of – the Monday immediately following Election Day.