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Article 76c
 

Duty of disclosure in election and popular vote campaigns


1 Individuals, legal entities and partnerships that run a campaign related to an election to the National Council or a federal vote must disclose the funding thereof if they spend more than 50,000 francs.


2 They shall fulfil this duty by disclosing the following to the competent body:



  1. the budgeted income and the final statement of income;

  2. monetary and non-monetary donations received in the 12 months preceding the vote or election and exceeding the value of 15,000 francs per donor and campaign.


3 Individuals, legal entities and partnerships that have run a campaign for the election of a member of the Council of States and have spent more than 50,000 francs on this campaign must disclose the final statement of income and the monetary and non-monetary donations specified in paragraph 2 letter b.


4 If two or more persons or partnerships run a joint campaign, they must jointly submit the budgeted income and the final statement of income; in the case of elections to the Council of States, only the final statement of income is required. The monetary and non-monetary donations granted to them and their expenses shall be added together. The Federal Council shall regulate the details.