Council of Europe - Venice Commission

AZERBAIJAN - Election Code

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Article 225

Election funds of Political Parties, Blocs of Political Parties and Candidates for Municipal Membership

225.1. Election funds of candidates for municipality membership may be formed from the following financial resources:

225.1.1. Special funds of candidates for municipality membership which:

• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.1, may not exceed 10,000 manats;
• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.2, may not exceed 7,500 manats;
• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.3, may not exceed 5,000 manats;
• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.4, may not exceed 2,500 manats;
• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.5, may not exceed 1,250 manats;

• for candidates mentioned in Article 215.1.6, may not exceed 750 manats.

225.1.2. election funds of political parties or blocs of political parties with candidates nominated for municipality, which:

• for candidates for membership mentioned in Article 215.1.1., may not exceed 7,500:
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.2., may not exceed 5,000 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.3, may not exceed 3,750 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.4, may .not exceed 2,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.5, may not exceed 1,250 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.6, may not exceed 500 manats.

225.1.3. (Removed)

225.1.4. voluntary donations from citizens not exceeding 500 manats.

225.1.5. voluntary donations of legal entities that are:

• not more than 10,000 manats - for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.1.;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.2, may .not exceed 7,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.3, may not exceed 3,750 manats.;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.4, may not exceed 2,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.5, may not exceed 1,250 manats;

• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.6, may not exceed 750 manats;

225.2. Maximum limit of the funds of candidates for municipality membership, which:

• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.1, may not exceed 50,000 manats;

• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.2, may not exceed 37,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.3, may not exceed 25,000 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.4, may not exceed 12,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.5, may not exceed 7,500 manats;
• for candidates for membership of a municipality mentioned in Article 215.1.6, may not exceed 5,000 manats.

225.3. Funds allocated by municipalities in equal amounts to election funds of candidates nominated within their territory.

225.4. A unified election fund created by political parties or blocs of political parties that have nominated or registered candidates in more than one third of municipalities.

225.5. Election funds of political parties or blocs of political parties, which may be created from the following financial resources:

225.5.1 the special funds of political parties or bloc of political parties — the amount of the special funds may not exceed 250,000 manats (these special funds of the bloc of political parties can be formed from funds provided by the political parties that constitute the bloc);

225.5.2 (Removed)

225.5.3 voluntary donations of citizens and legal entities, not exceeding, respectively, 750 or 25,000 manats .

225.6. The maximum limit of the election fund assets of a political party or bloc of political parties shall be determined by multiplying the amount stipulated in Article 225.3 of this Code by the number of nominated or registered candidates. In any case, the maximum limit of the election fund assets of a political party or bloc of political parties may not exceed 500,000 manats. At the same time, the amount expended for each candidate should not exceed the amount provided for in Article 225.3 of this Code. Observance of this condition should be indicated in the financial statements of political parties or blocs of political parties.