Chinaeci-v0

ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

How well is money in politics regulated and disclosed?

Finance5.6%1/18 · 15 datapoints · 5 dimensionsCompare across jurisdictions →

Dimensions

Contributions0.0%
0/3 · 3 datapoints
Disclosure0.0%
0/5 · 4 datapoints
Enforcement0.0%
0/4 · 3 datapoints
Foreign Source25.0%
1/4 · 3 datapoints
Traceability0.0%
0/2 · 2 datapoints

Contributions

0.0% · 0/3

Disclosure

0.0% · 0/5
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
DISC.1Disclosure threshold in statuteIs the disclosure threshold (amount above which contributions must be reported) defined in statute, not regulation?0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 35 of the PRC Village Organization Law addresses village affairs disclosure (村务公开) and financial transparency for village committees, but it does not establish a disclosure threshold for campaign contributions. The section mandates periodic publication of financial management, decisions, and matters of public interest, but contains no definition of a contribution-reporting threshold tied to any monetary amount. This statute governs village governance transparency, not campaign finance contribution disclosure.

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2026-06-01
DISC.2Enumerated filing scheduleIs the filing schedule (pre-election, post-election, quarterly, etc.) enumerated in statute with specific deadlines?0/10.0%

No matching sections in corpus.

no FTS match
2026-06-01
DISC.3Disclosure of contributor identityDoes statute require contributor name, address, occupation, and employer be disclosed for contributions above the threshold?0/20.0%

No matching sections in corpus.

no FTS match
2026-06-01
DISC.4Public access to filingsAre campaign-finance filings legally required to be publicly accessible online within a defined time of filing?0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 35 of the PRC Village Organization Law addresses village administrative transparency and financial disclosure to villagers, but does not establish campaign-finance filing requirements or online public access to campaign disclosures. It mandates general village-affairs transparency (quarterly for routine matters, monthly for financial matters) and physical notice-board posting, but contains no mechanism for campaign-finance filings, no online-access requirement, and no defined timeline for digital publication. Campaign finance is distinct from general village administrative transparency, and this provision does not address the ECI criterion.

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2026-06-01

Enforcement

0.0% · 0/4
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
ENF.1Penalty schedule codifiedAre penalties for campaign-finance violations defined in statute with specified amounts (civil) and/or criminal grades?0/20.0%

No matching sections in corpus.

no FTS match
2026-06-01
ENF.2Enforcement body independenceIs the enforcement body (election commission, attorney general, campaign-finance regulator) appointed by multi-branch process and protected from in-cycle political control?0/10.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 35 addresses village-affairs disclosure (村务公开), a transparency mechanism for local village committees. It contains no provision establishing, defining, or protecting an independent enforcement body for campaign-finance regulation. The section mandates public disclosure of certain matters and specifies frequency and duration, but does not create or describe any enforcement authority, multi-branch appointment process, or political insulation for regulators. This is a transparency rule, not an enforcement-body governance rule.

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2026-06-01
ENF.3Private right of actionDoes statute provide a private right of action (citizen or party suit) for campaign-finance violations?0/10.0%

No matching sections in corpus.

no FTS match
2026-06-01

Foreign Source

25.0% · 1/4
DatapointScoreRationale & evidenceSource
FOR.1Foreign-source prohibitionIs direct foreign contribution to a candidate or campaign committee prohibited by statute?1/1100.0%

The statute explicitly and directly prohibits citizens participating in elections at all levels of People's Congresses from directly or indirectly accepting any form of support or assistance related to elections provided by foreign institutions, organizations, or individuals. The prohibition is unambiguously codified in statutory text with no delegation to administrative discretion. The section further specifies enforceable consequences: exclusion from candidate lists, removal if already listed, or invalidation of election if already elected.

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2026-06-01
FOR.2Indirect / pass-through foreign rulesAre indirect foreign-source channels (foreign nationals via domestic entities, foreign-controlled LLCs, etc.) addressed in statute?0/20.0%

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This constitutional article addresses religious freedom and state protection of religious activities, with a provision that 'Religious groups and religious affairs shall not be subject to control by foreign forces.' However, this language does not constitute a campaign-finance rule or address indirect foreign-source channels for campaign contributions. The section contains no procedural framework for identifying, tracing, or regulating foreign-sourced funds through domestic entities, corporate ownership, or pass-through mechanisms—which is the substance of FOR.2. The criterion is entirely absent from this section.

no FTS match
2026-06-01
FOR.3Foreign-source verificationAre campaign committees required by statute to verify contributors are not foreign-source (vs. relying on contributor self-attestation alone)?— no dataNo rationale recorded.no FTS match

Traceability

0.0% · 0/2

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