ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

§ 6(1a) explicitly establishes contribution limits in statutory text: €750,000 per calendar year per party, with enumerated exceptions for new parties and those entering new state elections. The limits are defined directly in the law with no delegation to administrative discretion. This satisfies the criterion's requirement that contribution limits (if they exist) be set by statute rather than left to administrative bodies.

“Jede politische Partei im Sinne des § 2 Z 1 darf pro Kalenderjahr höchstens Spenden im Gesamtwert von € 750.000 annehmen.”

The section statutorily codifies that independent expenditures by 'closely associated organizations' (nahestehenden Organisationen) and candidate committees (Personenkomitees) are counted toward the party's spending limit, establishing a framework for independent expenditures. However, the section does not exhaustively define what qualifies as a 'closely associated organization,' referencing instead § 2 Z 4 (not provided), and does not fully specify disclosure, verification, or enforcement procedures specifically for independent expenditures separate from the general campaign-spending framework.

“In die Höchstsumme sind auch die Aufwendungen im Sinne des § 2 Z 4 von nahestehenden Organisationen, Personenkomitees sowie einzelner Wahlwerber, die auf einem von der politischen Partei eingebrachten Wahlvorschlag kandidiert haben, einzurechnen”

The statute explicitly defines the treatment of anonymous contributions in § 24a Abs. 5 Z 8: contributions from anonymous donors exceeding €150 per instance are prohibited. This establishes a clear statutory threshold (€150) and a defined disposition (non-acceptance). Additionally, § 24a Abs. 9 requires that unlawful donations (including those from prohibited sources) be forwarded to the Court of Audit (Rechnungshof) within three months after election day, with specified handling procedures. The framework is fully codified in statute with enumerated procedures for both acceptance rules and post-receipt disposition.

“8. anonymen Spendern, sofern die Spende im Einzelfall mehr als 150 Euro beträgt”

§ 9 (4a) PartG explicitly codifies two distinct disclosure thresholds in statutory text: €5,000 per calendar year for member contributions and €500 per year per donor for donations. These thresholds are enumerated with precision regarding what must be reported (names, postal codes/business addresses) and to which organizational entities donations must be attributed. The thresholds are not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion.

“Mitgliedsbeiträge an eine politische Partei und ihre Gliederungen oder an eine nahestehende Organisation oder an ein Personenkomitee ab einem Betrag von € 5.000,- pro Kalenderjahr unter Nennung des Namens des Mitgliedes und der Höhe des Beitrages, 2. den jeweiligen Ertrag (Absatz 4 Z 4) einer nahestehenden Organisation oder eines Personenkomitees unter Nennung des jeweiligen Namens der nahestehenden Organisation oder des Personenkomitees und 3. Erträge aus Geldspenden (§ 2 Z 5), Spenden in Form von lebenden Subventionen (§ 2 Z 5) und Spenden in Form von Sachleistungen (§ 2 Z 5) ab einem Gesamtwert der Spende von € 500,- pro Jahr und Spender”

The statute enumerated two distinct filing schedules with specific deadlines: (1) annual reporting to the Rechnungshof within four weeks after the calendar year ends for donations exceeding €150, with enhanced reporting for donations over €500; and (2) real-time reporting (unverzüglich) between the election announcement date and election day for donations exceeding €2,500. These statutory deadlines are concrete and exhaustive, satisfying the criterion for enumerated filing schedule.

The statute requires disclosure of donor name and partial address information (postcode and either residence or business address) for donations above €500 per year. However, it does not explicitly mandate disclosure of occupation or employer information, which are key elements of 'full identity' under the criterion. The provision establishes a statutory disclosure threshold and identifies required fields, but falls short of the complete identity disclosure standard (score 2).

“Geldspenden (§ 2 Z 5), Spenden in Form von lebenden Subventionen (§ 2 Z 5) und Spenden in Form von Sachleistungen (§ 2 Z 5) ab einem Gesamtwert der Spende von € 500,- pro Jahr und Spender, unter Nennung des Namens und der Postleitzahl der Wohnadresse oder Geschäftsanschrift des Spenders”

§ 10(3) statutorily requires comprehensive campaign-finance reports (accounting reports and election advertising reports) to be published on the Rechnungshof's (Court of Audit's) website by a defined deadline: January 1 of the second year following the reporting year. The statute enumerates the specific attachments and documentation to be published, establishing a clear, legally binding public-access framework with a specified timeline.

“Die übermittelten Rechenschaftsberichte sind samt der Anlage zu den Gliederungen (§ 5 Abs. 1), den Anlagen zu den Mitgliedsbeiträgen, zu den Erträgen der nahestehenden Organisationen und der Personenkomitees sowie zu Spenden (§ 5 Abs. 4a), den Anlagen zu Sponsoring und Inseraten (§ 7 Abs. 1 und 2), den Anlagen zu den Kredit- und Darlehensverträgen (§ 5 Abs. 1 Z 2 lit a und § 5 Abs. 5b), den Listen der Beteiligungsunternehmen und nahestehenden Organisationen (§ 5 Abs. 6 und 6a) auf der Website des Rechnungshofs am 1. Jänner des auf das Berichtsjahr zweitfolgenden Jahres mit dem Hinweis auf eine allenfalls noch anhängige Prüfung zu veröffentlichen.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 6 of PartG establishes contribution limits, disclosure deadlines, reporting thresholds, and prohibited donor categories with detailed statutory precision. However, the section contains no penalty schedule. It specifies what must be reported, when, and to whom, but provides no consequences (civil penalties, fines, criminal liability) for violations of these rules. Enforcement mechanisms and sanctions are typically codified elsewhere in the statute (e.g., in a separate penalties section), which this excerpt does not include.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of § 9 PartG addresses the accounting and reporting structure for political parties — specifically the format of financial statements, required line-items in income and expense accounts, and auditor appointment procedures. It contains no provision for private rights of action, citizen suits, or party suits for campaign-finance violations. The section is purely procedural with respect to record-keeping and disclosure, not enforcement against violators.

§ 6 Abs. 6 Z 6 explicitly prohibits parties and candidates from accepting donations from foreign natural or legal persons and legally entities with foreign economic ownership, establishing a clear statutory ban on foreign-source contributions. The provision includes a narrow exception for EU citizens with Austrian residence, demonstrating precise statutory enumeration of both the prohibition and its exceptions.

“ausländischen natürlichen oder juristischen Personen, sowie juristischen Personen mit ausländischem wirtschaftlichem Eigentümer, sofern die Spende im Einzelfall € 500,- übersteigt, ausgenommen von dieser Beschränkung sind EU-Bürger mit Wohnsitz in Österreich”

§ 24a(5)6 explicitly prohibits donations from foreign natural and legal persons exceeding €500, providing statutory grounding for direct foreign-source restrictions. However, the statute does not address indirect/pass-through channels: there is no requirement for corporate-ownership tracing, no mechanism to identify foreign-controlled domestic entities, and no verification procedure to detect circumvention via intermediaries. The section covers direct foreign donations but lacks enumeration of verification methods or ownership-transparency rules necessary to prevent indirect foreign funding.

“ausländischen natürlichen oder juristischen Personen, sofern die Spende den Betrag von 500 Euro übersteigt”

No matching sections in corpus.

Section 10(7) mandates that parties must respond without delay to all inquiries from the Court of Audit and provide all requested information and documents required for control purposes. While this section does not explicitly name a retention period, it establishes a statutory obligation for parties to maintain records and provide them on demand to the audit authority. The mandatory audit access requirement in subsections 4, 5, and 7 presupposes that parties retain the underlying records (Rechnungsbücher, -belege, Geschäftsstücke, Verträge, Korrespondenzen) to satisfy these obligations.

“Die Parteien haben die Anfragen des Rechnungshofs ohne Verzug vollinhaltlich und unmittelbar zu beantworten, alle abverlangten Auskünfte zu erteilen und jedem Verlangen zu entsprechen, das der Rechnungshof zum Zwecke der Durchführung der Kontrolle im einzelnen Falle stellt.”

Section § 4(2)–(5) establishes a mandatory post-election audit regime: parties must file campaign-expenditure reports within six months; the Court of Audit (Rechnungshof) reviews all reports submitted by parties receiving state funding; an auditor (Wirtschaftsprüfer) must verify the report according to defined procedures (§ 8–9); and the audit findings are published. This constitutes a routine statutory audit cycle covering all qualifying campaign committees.

“Der Rechnungshof hat den Wahlwerbungsbericht ohne vorherige Kontrolle mit dem Hinweis auf eine noch anhängige Prüfung unverzüglich auf seiner Website zu veröffentlichen. Nach Abschluss der Prüfung des Wahlwerbungsberichts ist der Hinweis auf die anhängige Prüfung zu entfernen.”