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Article 33
 

Financing from the State budget of the people’s deputies elections preparation and conduct



The Central Election Commission is the fund manager for the funds allocated from the State budget for financing preparation and conduct of the elections.





The Central Election Commission develops and submits for approval budget of expenditures for the preparation and conduct of the people’s deputies elections, which shall be included, on annual basis, as a separate item in the State Budget of Ukraine.





The Central Election Commission and constituency election commissions shall cover the expenses established by this Law, within budgets as approved by the Central Election Commission, allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the people’s deputies election, such as printing of pre-election posters of political parties (electoral blocs), candidates for deputy in the multi-mandate all-state election constituency, candidates for deputy in a single-mandate election constituency, publication in newspapers of pre-election programs of political parties (electoral blocs), and candidates for deputy in a single-mandate election constituency; air time on radio and television.





Funds allocated for preparation and performance of the people’s deputies elections in the State Budget, shall be transferred to the Central Election Commission within three days upon announcement of the commencement of the election campaign.





The Central Election Commission shall approve average spending for the constituency election commissions and average spending for the needs of polling stations’ commissions.





The constituency election commission shall, within ten days upon its formation, prepare its budget for preparation and conduct of elections based on the average allowed spending. The budget shall include spending of the constituency election commission and spending of the polling stations of the single-mandate election constituency. The budgets shall be submitted for approval to the Central Election Commission.





The Central Election Commission along with the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine establishes procedures for providing finance to the lower-level election commissions.





The constituency election commission shall, within seven days upon official announcement of the results of deputies’ election, return back funds received from the State Budget for the preparation and conduct of elections, but not spent, to the bank account of the Central Election Commission. The State Treasury of Ukraine, within three-days period, shall notify the Central Election Commission about return of the funds in question to its bank account.





The constituency election commission, within ten days upon official announcement of the election results, shall produce and submit to the Central Election Commission financial statement on receipt and spending of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the deputies elections, in compliance with the form as approved by the Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.





The Central Election Commission and respective departments of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine exercise control over correct and targeted spending of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the elections.





In the event funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of the deputies elections, have not been transferred in full, the liability for repayment of the accounts payable of the constituency election commissions upon expiry of their authority is transferred to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and shall be redeemed prior the end of the respective fiscal year.