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Article 4
 

1) Pre-election rallies are not allowed on the premises of state authorities, local government, public institutions and other public entities and on the premises of religious communities, except where religious community organizer referendum campaign. Election campaigns shall not be financed by budgetary funds and funds of companies whose invested public capital in the amount of more than 25% and companies that are in their majority ownership except by means which are in accordance with the law governing political parties from the budget of a political party. (Partly expired)


(2) When the organizers of the referendum campaign union organizations or works councils, they have to explain their positions to members of the right to use appropriate facilities in companies and institutions, in accordance with the collective agreement or internal regulations on trade union activities.


(3) By way of exception is allowed to organize pre-election rallies in the places listed in the first paragraph of this article, if the place is not available in any other building with a hall, in which it would be possible to collect a larger number of people.


(4) The prohibition in the first paragraph of this Article shall not apply to the organization of election meetings in the premises, which are intended mainly for public events.


(5) In the case of the third and fourth paragraphs of this Article, the premises must be made available to all the organizers of the election campaign under equal conditions. The conditions must be published by the owner or operator of the premises no later than 60 days before the voting day in the election or 25 days before the date of the referendum.


( 6 ) Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this Article, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia with the decision earmark funds for referendum campaign competent department of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, where the referendum campaign organizer. The funds, which the referendum campaign for the responsible authorities of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, may not exceed 25% of the permissible level of costs in the sixth paragraph of Article 23 of this Law. The competent department of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the implementation of the referendum campaign may not acquire other assets. Costs competent departments of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the implementation of the referendum campaign may not exceed 25% of the permissible level of costs in the sixth paragraph of Article 23 of this Law.


( 7 ) Where a referendum campaign organizer of the local community can earmark funds for referendum campaign a maximum of 25% of the permissible level of costs in the sixth paragraph of Article 23 of this Law.