Return of the electoral deposit
1. The electoral deposit shall be returned to the political organisation or a candidate that had paid it, provided the following conditions are met:
1) the campaigner has submitted, within the time limits laid down in this Code, a report on the financing of the political campaign, annexes to the report, and documented proof of the expenditure and income;
2) the candidates have not violated Article 101 and have not grossly violated the provisions of this Code governing the financing and control of financing political campaigns, and have not committed any other gross violations under this Code;
3) the candidate/list of candidates has received at least three percent of the votes of the voters who participated in the elections; for presidential candidates, the figure shall stand at more than seven percent of the votes of the voters who participated in the elections.
2. The electoral deposit shall also be returned to the political organisation or candidate which had paid it subject to withdrawal, within the time limits laid down in this Code, of the application documents, provided the requirements laid down in paragraph (1), points (1) and (2) are met.
3. The electoral deposit set for each candidate in separation in Article 88(6) shall be returned to the political party, political committee or candidate who had paid it, provided that the return follows the requirements laid down in paragraph (1) and the candidate has not been elected; the same rule shall also apply for candidates who were elected or were recognised to be elected and subsequently renounced the post as incompatible with the office of a member of the municipal council, provided the renouncement was made not later than 10 days before the date of the first meeting of the municipal council.
4. In the event of death of a candidate, the deposit paid by the candidate shall be returned to the heirs of the property of the deceased, provided that the requirements laid down in paragraphs (1) or (2) have been met.
5. Electoral deposits shall be returned by the Central Electoral Commission to the political organisations or candidates who had paid them at the following time limits:
1) not later than within 40 days after the end of the political campaign. In the case of investigations into the irregularities set out in in Article 89(1)(2), the return of the electoral deposit shall be postponed until the investigation is concluded;
2) not later than within 60 days after the official publication of the final results of the elections, provided that the report on the financing of the electoral political campaign, its annexes and all expenditure and income documents are submitted to the Central Electoral Commission not later than 10 days after the official publication of the final results of the elections and provided that the conditions set out in paragraph (1), points (2) and (3) are met. If the investigation demonstrates that part of the documents have not been submitted, the electoral deposit shall be returned within the time limits laid down in paragraph (1), point (1).
6. The electoral deposit shall not be returned to the political organisation or candidate that had paid it under the following conditions:
1) late or defective submission of application documents, resulting in failure to register the candidate/list of candidates (joint list);
2) failure to collect the number of signatures set out in this Code;
3) the person is not registered as a candidate on the grounds laid down in this Code;
4) the registration of a candidate/list of candidates (joint list) has been cancelled under the procedure laid down in this Code;
5) the publication of a joint list of candidates by a political organisation/coalition has been withdrawn under the procedure laid down in Article 81
7. The Central Electoral Commission shall transfer the non-refundable electoral deposits to the state budget.
