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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Within reasonable limitations, candidates should be able to contribute to their own campaigns.


Obligations

  • Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Election Parts

  • Candidacy and Campaigning

Issues

  • Regulation of Campaign Contributions

Criteria

  • Candidates could contribute to their own campaigns, subject to reasonable limitations

Quotes

  • Problems may be caused, if the candidate him- or herself provides own resources. In such cases guidance may be necessary, for example, to which extent the candidate may use own resources or resources of his family, how resources, which are provided in kind, have to be valued and who has to do the valuation.
  • Legislation can also regulate whether candidates and parties are entitled to spend their own private funds, and set a limit.
  • Legislation can also regulate whether candidates and parties are entitled to spend their own private funds, and set a limit.
  • Therefore, legislation may limit such contributions as part of the total spending limit during the campaign period or set reasonable caps for individual candidate’s contributions and require the disclosure of such contributions.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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