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ARTICLE 100
 

Distribution of funding in municipal election processes


The Tribunal shall determine the distribution of the funding in accordance with the procedure described below: 


a) The individual cost of a vote shall be determined by dividing the total amount of state funding for municipal election processes by the sum of valid votes obtained by all political parties entitled to funding in the municipal election.


b) The maximum each party can receive is the amount obtained by multiplying the individual cost of a vote by the sum of the valid votes it obtained in the municipal election.