Country:
Belarus
Organization:
Belarusian Helsinki Committee
Year:
2019
Election Type:
Parliamentary
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Campaign financing
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Campaign finance regulations
Secondary Thematic Area:
Campaign
Subtopic of secondary thematic area:
Campaign materials
Recommendation:
The Electoral Code allows the CEC to independently administer the state budget funds for the production of information leaflets with the general information about the candidates, instead of financing their expenses of printed campaign materials. This has led to the low activity of most 34 candidates in the production of campaign materials. Therefore, it is necessary to formalize in legislation the public funding of candidates’ costs related to the manufacture of printed campaign advertising. It is necessary to provide for the possibility of opening special funds from the date of registration of nominations groups to cover the costs of collecting signatures in support of nomination, by analogy to the presidential election.
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented
Repeated implementation:
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