Resources required for the work of election management bodies, the election material and other expenses for the administering the elections shall be provided by the Municipal Assembly for the election of councillors, and by the Parliament for the election of MPs. The request for allocation of these resources, together with the specification of the total expenses, shall be submitted by the competent election commission.

The SEC shall establish the criteria and standards and shall allocate the resources to the MECs for performing necessary activities in administering the election of MPs.

The SEC shall establish the manner of and shall conduct the control of spending of resources referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.

Resources allowed as additional fee for the persons working in election management bodies shall be free of taxes and contributions.