Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Public laws should prohibit only those forms of fundraising that have no connection to the party's raison d'etre.

Obligations

Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Election Parts

Candidacy and Campaigning

Issues

Regulation of Campaign Contributions

Criteria

There were clear rules and regulations regarding the acceptable sources of financial donations

Quotes

As a rule, public laws should be, and in practice have been, framed fairly liberally, prohibiting or restricting only those forms of fundraising which have no real connection with a party’s raison d’être.