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Article 230
 

Obligations to Return Budget Funds Received by Candidates for Municipal Membership, Political Parties, Blocs of Political Parties or Registered Candidates for Municipality Membership


A candidate for membership of a municipality who participated in voting and received at least 3% of the votes considered valid, or who is considered to be elected, as well as a registered candidate for municipality membership, or a political party or bloc of political parties which have registered candidates in more than half of municipalities who withdrew candidacy under compelling circumstances, shall be obliged to return unspent funds transferred to their election funds by the municipality to the same municipality within 15 days of Election Day. After this period expires, the rele vant bank should, without any dispute, transfer the amount mentioned in letter of the relevant municipality to its account.