Funds for administering the elections

(1) The funds for administering elections shall be provided from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia and they shall be at the disposal of the State Election Commission.
(2) Two thirds of the funds intended for the elections shall be used to cover the expenses related to the election activities of the bodies in charge of administering the elections.
(3) One third of the funds intended for administering the elections shall be used to cover part of the expenses incurred by the election campaign participants whose candidates have been elected.
(4) The funds for administering local elections shall be provided for from the budget of the municipality and the City of Skopje and they shall be at the disposal of the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje; the funds for the election material shall be provided from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia and they shall be at disposal of the State Election Commission.
(5) As an exception to paragraph (4) of this article, in case of failure to provide the funds for administering the local elections as a result of a blocked bank account of the municipality and the City of Skopje, the funds for administering the local elections shall be provided from the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia and they shall be at the disposal of the municipal election commission, i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje.