Summary
Legislation on political party and campaign finance should be clear and unambiguous.
Obligations
Election Parts
Quotes
- Political party, candidates and election campaign funding must be transparent.
- State authorities must observe their duty of neutrality. In particular, this concerns: iv. funding of parties and candidates.
- Legislation should be stated in clear and unambiguous language.
- Campaign financing should be transparent, and there should be clear legislation or rules governing campaign financing.
- The ideal requirements for political finance regulation in post-conflict societies listed below should be viewed as goals for the international community to achieve given the challenging constraints in which they are operating. There are three key requirements in the areas of legal framework, resources for political actors and institutions...1. A legal framework for political finance regulation—contained in the electoral law, the political parties law or a separate political finance law—should include: Provisions that are clear, simple and unambiguous and supplemented by implementing regulations issued by the election management body or special body for political finance regulation.
- To allow for the effective regulation of the use of state resources, legislation should clearly define what use is permitted and what is prohibited.
- The rules governing campaign finance legislation should be as clear and precise as possible, including the key terminology. Interpretation of the regulations should not be a matter of subjective opinion.
- To allow for the effective regulation of the use of state resources, legislation should clearly define what use is permitted and what is prohibited.
- The rules governing campaign finance legislation should be as clear and precise as possible, including the key terminology. Interpretation of the regulations should not be a matter of subjective opinion.