Campaign fund of candidates for head of community and member of council of elders

1. Candidate for head of community and for member of council of elders in the elections held through the majoritarian electoral system shall set up a campaign fund provided that he or she will use or has already used an amount exceeding 500-fold of the minimum salary for funding the conduct of the election campaigning through the mass media, renting halls, premises (except for election campaign offices), preparing (placing), acquiring a campaign poster, printed campaign and other materials, preparing all types of campaign materials (including printed materials) to be provided to electors.

2. The campaign fund shall be formed by the voluntary contributions referred to in Article 26 of this Code.

A candidate for head of community and member of council of elders shall have the right to make contribution to his or her fund in the amount of up to 150-fold, and the political party having nominated him or her — in the amount of up to 200-fold of the minimum salary.

3. Every natural person may make a voluntary contribution to the campaign fund of a candidate in the amount of up to 50-fold of the minimum salary.

4. During the election campaigning, for the purpose of funding the conduct of the election campaign through the mass media, renting halls, premises (except for election campaign offices), preparing (placing), acquiring a campaign poster, printed campaign and other materials, preparing all types of campaign materials (including printed materials) to be provided to electors, the candidate for head of community shall have the right to spend a sum in the amount of up to 3 000-fold of the minimum salary.

(Article 115 supplemented by HO-119-N of 30 June 2016, edited by HO-333-N of 18 June 2020)

(Law HO-333-N of 18 June 2020 contains a transitional provision relating to the Article)