Reimbursement of expenses related to the organization and conduct of elections

(1) In case of circumstances leading to the end of the Mayor’s term of office, before the expiry of the 12 months period from the date of passing the decision on mandate validation, the electoral competitor that has appointed the candidate elected as a Mayor, shall reimburse the expenditure regarding the organisation and holding of elections, covered from the State budget.

(2) The provisions of this Article shall not apply be applied for the request of resignation on grounds of:

a) the detection, according to the medical certificate, of contraindications which do not allow the performance of duties for a period longer than 5 months;
b) establishing the degree of disability for a period longer than 5 months;
c) other circumstances which do not depend on the will of the candidate elected as a Mayor.

(3) The mechanism and the amount of funds to be reimbursed under this Article, shall be determined by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission.

(4) The costs for organisation and conduct of elections must be reimbursed by the candidate elected as a Mayor. If the elected candidates have been nominated by political parties or electoral bloc of parties, they shall reimburse the costs. If the political parties receive allocations from the State budget, the amount of established expenditure shall be deducted from the amount of the allocations, in accordance with the decision of the Central Electoral Commission.