Public access to filings

The statute mandates immediate publication of annual accounting information on the National Judicial Branch website, establishing a clear, statutory requirement for online public accessibility. The law also requires political parties to disseminate information about where complete annual accounting statements and donor lists are published, either on their own websites or via the judicial website, providing a defined access mechanism.

Section 320(1) establishes a mandatory statutory requirement for the Electoral Commissioner to publish campaign-finance filings (election-funding determinations, refusal notices, and return information) on a public Transparency Register within defined time windows (ranging from "as soon as reasonably practicable" to 24 weeks post-election). This satisfies the criterion by codifying both the publication obligation and time limits in statute, ensuring public online accessibility of campaign-finance disclosures. The provision explicitly prevents pre-publication inspection access, confirming the public-access regime.

“The Electoral Commissioner must publish the following on the Transparency Register in accordance with the following table. Requirement to publish determinations, notices and return information Item The Electoral Commissioner must publish … at this time … 1 each determination made under section 298C or subsection 301(1) (determination and variation of determination of claims for election funding) as soon as reasonably practicable after making the determination. 2 each notice of a refusal of a final claim given under section 298F as soon as reasonably practicable after giving the notice. 3 each notice given under section 298H reconsidering the refusal of a final claim as soon as reasonably practicable after giving the notice. 4 return information (other than an address) provided under Division 4 or 5 before the end of 24 weeks after the polling day in the election to which the return relates. 5 return information (other than an address) provided under Division 5A before the end of the first business day in February in the calendar year after the return is provided.”

§ 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.”

The statute explicitly mandates that parties, coalitions, and candidates must disclose campaign finance information on a website created by the Electoral Justice within a defined timeframe (72 hours for monetary receipts; September 15 for comprehensive reports). This establishes both the requirement for public online accessibility and specific statutory deadlines, satisfying the procedural clarity requirement.

Colorado law statutorily mandates that reports electronically filed must be made available 'immediately' on the secretary of state's website, establishing a defined timeline and a mandatory online public-access requirement. The statute explicitly requires electronic filing capability and immediate online publication, satisfying the procedural-clarity requirement for timely public access to filings.

The statute explicitly requires political parties, independent-list candidates, and voter-group candidates to publicly disclose reports on donations and campaign expenditures on their websites or in daily newspapers within 48 hours of the filing deadline. The statutory obligation to make filings publicly accessible online (or in newspapers for local elections) is clear and time-bound, satisfying the procedural requirement for public access to campaign-finance filings.

“Političke stranke, nositelji nezavisnih lista, odnosno nositelji liste grupa birača i kandidati dužni su izvješća iz stavka 5. ovoga članka javno objaviti na svojim web-stranicama odnosno na web-stranicama političke stranke koja je predložila kandidata ili putem dnevnog tiska (za lokalne izbore u lokalnom dnevnom tisku), najkasnije u roku od 48 sati od isteka roka iz stavka 5. ovoga članka.”

Section § 19h(5) expressly requires that the annual financial report ('Výroční finanční zpráva') be made public by the Office ('Úřad') on its internet pages. The statute mandates public accessibility of filings without delegating the publication decision to administrative discretion. The statute also specifies in § 19h(3) that filings must be submitted via an electronic application on the Office's website, and § 19h(4) establishes a defined 15-calendar-day correction period, all of which supports timely online access. No explicit publication deadline is stated in the text, but the statutory requirement for electronic filing and mandatory publication provides clear procedural grounding for public online access.

“Výroční finanční zprávu Úřad zveřejní na svých internetových stránkách.”

§ 12¹(4) and § 12⁸(1) require the quarterly funding reports and the election campaign report to be published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee — codified public online access.

“The report will be published on the website of the political party funding supervision committee.”

Section IV explicitly mandates that the national campaign-finance commission must publish campaign accounts in an open, machine-readable standard and in the official journal. This creates a statutory duty of public accessibility; the filing deadline (by 18:00 on the tenth Friday after the first round, per Section II) is separately defined. The provision satisfies the statutory requirement for online public access.

“La Commission nationale des comptes de campagne et des financements politiques assure la publication des comptes de campagne dans un standard ouvert, aisément réutilisable et exploitable par un système de traitement automatisé, et assure leur publication au Journal officiel.”

Ν. 3023/2002 Άρθρο 18 mandates publication of party balance sheets in at least 2 daily Athens newspapers within the first 2 months of each year. Άρθρο 19 mandates similar publication of election-cycle income/expense reports.

“Ο ισο- λογισμός δημοσιεύεται το πρώτο δίμηνο κάθε έτους σε δύο τουλάχιστον καθημερινές εφημερίδες της Αθήνας”

KRS 121.120 codifies public access to campaign-finance filings: the Registry must 'make each report filed available for public inspection' and, under subsection (6), make all reports for General Assembly and statewide candidates available on the Internet free of charge in a browsable, searchable, downloadable format 'no later than ten (10) business days after its receipt' (within 24 hours for late-filed data). Public online access within a defined time is codified.

§ 9(3) requires party-finance declarations and statements to be published in the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis and on the Internet within 10 days of submission — codified public online access.

“shall be published in the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis and on the Internet”

§ 25 of the Funding Law (Openness of funding) requires the Central Electoral Commission to post financial statements of political campaigns and the auditor's report on findings on its website not later than 100 days after the final results.

“shall post financial statements on political campaigns together with”

The section explicitly mandates that the Commission post audited financial statements on its website within one month of receipt and maintain them there for public inspection. This provides clear statutory grounding for online public accessibility within a defined timeframe, satisfying the procedural requirement of DISC.4.

“it shall, within one month after receiving the statement, make a copy of the statement available for public inspection and it shall post the said statement on the website of the Commission and keep it available for public inspection and on the said website”

The statute explicitly requires online posting of campaign finance reports within 30 days of the filing deadline, establishing a defined timeline for public access. The requirement is statutory, enumerated, and applies to reports meeting the specified threshold ($1,000 in contributions, expenditures, liabilities, or asset changes), satisfying the procedural-clarity requirement for online accessibility.

“Within 30 days after the filing deadline, all campaign finance reports required to be filed with the city or town clerk under section 18 shall be made available for viewing on the internet website of the municipality if such municipality has such a website, if the report discloses that a candidate or committee filing a report has received contributions or made expenditures in excess of $1,000 during a reporting period or incurred liabilities or acquired or disposed of assets in excess of $1,000 during a reporting period.”

The section statutorily mandates that all reports filed in the campaign finance electronic reporting system be placed on a public electronic access system with open access to the general public. This satisfies the requirement for legally mandated public accessibility of campaign-finance filings. However, the section does not specify a defined time window within which filings must appear online after submission, which is a minor gap in procedural clarity on the temporal dimension of the requirement.

“A copy of all reports filed in the state campaign finance electronic reporting system shall be placed on a public electronic access system so that the general public may have open access to the reports filed pursuant to this section.”

Article 58(8) provides a clear statutory requirement that campaign-finance reports must be made publicly accessible online within a defined and specific timeframe (24 hours after receipt and verification). The statute mandates both the mechanism (website publication) and the deadline, satisfying the procedural-clarity requirement. Paragraph (9) further specifies which personal data elements are to be redacted for privacy compliance.

The statute mandates that the commission make campaign statements and reports available to the public on its website, establishing a clear statutory requirement for public online accessibility. However, 'as soon as practicable' is a soft temporal standard rather than a defined deadline (e.g., 48 hours), which slightly weakens procedural precision but does not eliminate the core statutory obligation.

§ 14-105 codifies electronic filing with the state board of elections, with filings made publicly accessible via the board's online system. § 14-114 reinforces the public-availability requirement. NY state board publishes filings to nyc.elections.ny.gov within days of filing.

ORC 3517.10(D)(5) requires that 'All statements filed under this section shall be open to public inspection in the office where they are filed and shall be carefully preserved for a period of at least six years'.

Article 146 explicitly requires the electoral body receiving financial reports to make public information about accepted and rejected financial statements of election committees available in the Bulletin of Public Information (Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej), which is Poland's designated official public-records repository. This establishes a clear statutory obligation for public accessibility of filings in a designated online/public forum.

Article 15(5) establishes a clear statutory requirement that campaign budgets (orçamentos de campanha) must be made publicly accessible online on the Constitutional Court's official website, with a defined timeline: the day following submission. This satisfies the procedural-clarity criterion for public online access with a specified deadline. The statute directly mandates both the availability mechanism (official internet site) and the timing (the next day).

“Os orçamentos de campanha são disponibilizados no sítio oficial do Tribunal Constitucional na Internet a partir do dia seguinte ao da sua apresentação.”

The statute explicitly requires the board of elections to make all campaign finance reports available electronically on its website within a defined time period (one to two business days after receipt). This is a clear statutory mandate with specific timelines and a specified medium (electronic, searchable format on the board's website), satisfying the procedural requirement for public access to filings online within a defined timeframe.

The statute explicitly requires the lieutenant governor to make campaign finance statements publicly available within defined timeframes: one business day for inspection/copying and three business days for posting electronic copies online. The section also mandates a searchable website for identifying contributions and expenditures across all filing entities. These are clear statutory procedural requirements with specific deadlines, satisfying the public-access element of DISC.4.

§ 2906 codifies public access to filings: for each election 'the Secretary of State shall develop and continually update a publicly accessible campaign database,' made available through the Secretary of State's online service (or by printed report on request within 14 days). Public online access to campaign-finance data is codified.

“the Secretary of State shall develop and continually update a publicly accessible campaign database”

The section requires the Secretary of State to notify the Commission and deliver copies to the Commission and opposing candidates, and requires reports be made available for public inspection at campaign headquarters or through electronic disclosure. However, the statutory language does not mandate online-accessible filing within a defined timeframe; 'promptly' and 'in accordance with rules adopted by the commission' delegate specificity to administrative discretion rather than statutory enumeration.

The section statutorily mandates publication of third-party advertising returns, satisfying the requirement for legal obligation and public accessibility. However, the criterion requires a 'defined time' for online access, and the statute only specifies 'as soon as feasible' and 'within one year' for some filings—vague temporal standards that lack the precision of fixed deadlines (e.g., 'within 5 business days'). The statute does not explicitly require online accessibility; it grants the Chief Electoral Officer discretion on the publication manner. Thus procedural clarity on timing and medium is incomplete.

“publish, as soon as feasible, returns filed under subsection 349.91(1), 349.92(1), 357.01(1) or 357.02(1)”

§ 103.095 partially codifies public access through party registration. § 106.07 (not surfaced) is the primary public-access provision for campaign filings — accessible via DoS online system.

The section requires corrected reports to be published as Bundestag documents (Abs. 6), establishing a statutory publication requirement. However, the section provides no timeline ('within a defined time') for online publication, no specification of which online platform, and does not address the original filing deadline. The procedural clarity on public access timing and platform is incomplete.

“Berichtigte Rechenschaftsberichte sind ganz oder teilweise als Bundestagsdrucksache zu veröffentlichen.”

The statute mandates public disclosure of party accounts and contributor names/amounts by the state auditor, satisfying the requirement for legally-required public disclosure. However, the timeline is vague ('eins fljótt og unnt er'—'as soon as practicable') rather than specifying a defined number of days, and there is no explicit requirement that filings be accessible online specifically, only that they be 'published' (birta). The procedural framework for disclosure exists in statute but lacks the temporal precision and digital-access specificity that DISC.4 seeks.

“Ríkisendurskoðandi skal í kjölfarið, eins fljótt og unnt er, birta ársreikning stjórnmálasamtaka. Auk þess skal ríkisendurskoðandi birta nöfn allra lögaðila sem veita framlög til stjórnmálastarfsemi sem og fjárhæð þeirra.”

The section establishes that filings are maintained on the secretary of state's or election division's website and creates a procedure for public access upon request. However, it does not specify a defined timeline for posting filings online after submission, does not mandate proactive public access (only reactive access through the circuit court clerk upon request), and does not explicitly require that filings be available online rather than merely that copies can be obtained from electronic records. The procedural clarity on public online accessibility is incomplete.

The section requires political parties to publish information on their websites and mandates that filings be made publicly available through the Institute's website, establishing a statutory obligation for online accessibility. However, it does not specify a defined timeline for publication (e.g., 'within X days of filing'), which is essential to meet DISC.4. The statute delegates specifics to implementing legislation ('la ley de la materia'), leaving the operative deadline undefined in this section.

§ 13-37-132 requires written responses to campaign-finance complaints to be posted on the Commissioner of Political Practices's website, and campaign-finance reports filed with the Commissioner are public records; a specific statutory online-publication mandate for the filings themselves is not in the surfaced sections.

The statute requires that donation regulations ('giftenreglement') be made public ('openbaar'), establishing a statutory mandate for transparency. However, the section does not specify: (a) the precise timeline for public disclosure ('within a defined time'), (b) whether filings themselves (as opposed to the regulation framework) must be publicly accessible online, or (c) the mechanism or platform for access. The requirement is present but procedurally incomplete regarding timing and digital access.

“Het giftenreglement is openbaar.”

The section requires amendment and online publication but does not define the timeline for publication after a compliant filing is received, nor does it specify the initial filing deadline's relationship to online publication. The statutory reference to an online system exists, but the procedural clarity required by DISC.4—a defined time window for public access—is incomplete.

“shall not be published to the online campaign finance system pursuant to 664:11, until a legible amendment is received”

§ 12-27-16.1 codifies independent-communication disclosures with statutory public-disclaimer requirements. Campaign-finance filings are public per the Secretary of State's office; SD does not codify a specific online-availability deadline statute beyond general public-records access.

The statute mandates public inspection of books of account in-person (or by digital access at treasurer's discretion) during a defined window before elections, but does not statutorily require online publication of filings or define a timeline for posting them to a public database. The procedural clarity is strong for in-person access logistics but incomplete for statutory online-filing accessibility.

“the books of account must be open for public inspection by appointment at a place agreed upon by both the treasurer and the requestor, for inspections between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day from the 10th calendar day immediately before the election through the day immediately before the election”

The statute mandates public access to campaign-finance reports and directs use of electronic means 'whenever possible,' establishing a procedural duty. However, it lacks specificity on the critical elements: no defined timeline for online publication after filing is stated, no penalty schedule for non-compliance with the access requirement, and no enforcement mechanism is specified. The 'whenever possible' language introduces discretion that weakens the clarity of the obligation.

“Ensure public access to the campaign finance reports required pursuant to this article, and whenever possible, use electronic means for the reporting, storing and display of the information”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section concerns ballot statements and the Fair Ballot Commission's disclosure of statewide ballot measure information, not campaign-finance filings. Campaign-finance filings (candidate contributions, expenditures, in-kind donations, debts) are distinct from ballot-measure explanatory statements. The section does require posting ballot statements online within 60 days, but that is voter education, not campaign-finance disclosure. DISC.4 asks whether campaign-finance filings themselves are publicly accessible online within a defined time; this section addresses neither campaign-finance filings nor their online accessibility.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 7-4-120 addresses the complaint and investigation procedures for election law violations, including a reference to the Arkansas Ethics Commission's authority over campaign finance and disclosure laws (§§ 7-6-217 and 7-6-218). However, this section does not itself establish requirements for public access to campaign-finance filings, online accessibility, or defined timelines for disclosure. The section delegates campaign finance matters to another statute and does not codify the procedural elements necessary to satisfy DISC.4.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

The section requires deposit of campaign-finance reports at a courthouse for 15 days, permitting public inspection by registered voters upon presentation of their voting summons. However, this establishes physical, in-person access at a courthouse rather than online accessibility. The statute creates a defined timeline (75 days post-election, 15-day inspection window) and legal requirement for public access, but does not mandate online publication or digital accessibility within a defined timeframe. The procedural clarity exists for physical filing and courthouse inspection, but the criterion specifically requires online access, which is absent from this text.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 498 codifies application of Administrative Offences Act; not online public access to filings. Чл. 171/172 codify Audit Office public register with online publication (15-day window) but were surfaced for DISC.1/DISC.2, not DISC.4.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

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.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section § 8044 addresses penalties and enforcement procedures for tardy campaign-finance reports, including citation issuance, administrative penalties, and appeal processes. It does not contain any statutory requirement that campaign-finance filings be made publicly accessible online or within a defined timeframe. The section focuses entirely on procedural enforcement mechanisms for late filing, not on public-access obligations.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses election administration procedures (polling-place organization, ballot preparation, election records) but contains no provisions regarding campaign-finance filings, public disclosure of contributions or expenditures, or online accessibility of campaign records. DISC.4 requires statutory grounding for public access to campaign-finance filings; this section does not address that topic.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

This section establishes a statutory requirement for public access to filings within a defined time (end of business day), but it specifies only physical inspection during office hours—not online accessibility. The criterion requires legal mandate for online public access, which this section does not explicitly establish. The statute ensures in-person access clarity but lacks the digital-access component that modern disclosure standards require.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires that campaign-finance reports be made available for public inspection and copying by the secretary of state and county election officers during regular office hours. However, the section does not require online accessibility, does not specify a defined time deadline for making filings publicly available, and does not mandate digital or remote access. The statute provides only in-person inspection rights at offices during business hours, which falls short of the modern procedural clarity expected for DISC.4.

“make such reports and statements available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours”

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

Article 64 establishes that candidates must declare receipts and expenditures to the Commission de contrôle du financement de la vie politique (oversight commission), but does not specify statutory requirements for public online accessibility, timing of online publication, or defined procedures for public access to those filings. The provision mandates disclosure to a regulatory body but omits the procedural elements (online platform, publication deadline, searchability) that would satisfy DISC.4.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 1005 addresses restrictions on the use and distribution of contributor information from filed reports, but it does not establish or require public accessibility of campaign-finance filings online, nor does it define a timeframe for online publication. The section presupposes that filings exist and are reportable, but does not mandate online public access or a filing deadline for digital disclosure. DISC.4 requires statutory language creating an affirmative obligation to post filings online within a specified period; this section imposes only use restrictions on information already filed elsewhere.

The section mandates public access to campaign-finance filings during board office hours, satisfying the basic transparency requirement. However, it does not specify online accessibility or a defined timeframe for posting filings to the internet—only physical inspection during business hours. DISC.4 requires both online access AND a defined posting deadline, neither of which is statutorily established here.

“Campaign finance reports shall be open for public inspection during the regular office hours of the board that retains them.”

The section authorizes (permissive 'may') county clerks to adopt a system that provides internet disclosure, but does not mandate public online access nor define a timeframe within which filings must be posted.

“that provides internet disclosure of electronically filed statements or reports on a website”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 21-8 codifies publication restrictions for election results (no publication before 21:00). § 5-12 codifies public notice of candidate lists. § 18-5 codifies parallel for extended election day. Campaign-finance filings public-access lives in Partiloven and is implemented through the Brønnøysund Registers (Partiregisteret).

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 87 addresses undue influence and voter intimidation—offenses concerning improper pressure on voters and electoral officials. It contains no provisions regarding campaign-finance filings, public disclosure of contributions, online accessibility of financial reports, or timelines for publication of such filings. The section is substantively about electoral conduct, not campaign-finance transparency infrastructure.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses only a temporary freeze on subsidies for electoral expenses and advertising during 2011, establishing a substantive policy rule about when certain subsidies are considered 'frozen' as of a specific date. It contains no procedural requirement regarding public accessibility, filing timelines, online publication, or any disclosure mechanism. The criterion DISC.4 requires statutory grounding for online access to campaign-finance filings; this provision is entirely unrelated to filing procedures or public transparency infrastructure.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: FTS-surfaced ECI candidates (Anayasa 174, Law 2820 Madde 124, Ek Madde 1/7) do not codify a specific public-access requirement with a defined time. Law 2820 Article 75 paragraph 5 (Resmî Gazete publication of AYM audit conclusions) is the actual basis but was not surfaced for DISC.4 by FTS.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Schedule 1, paragraph 11A addresses the qualifications and disqualifications for staff appointments to the Electoral Commission itself, not campaign-finance disclosure requirements or public access to filings. It contains no procedural rules governing public accessibility of campaign-finance filings, online publication timelines, or disclosure procedures.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 24.2-411 addresses the physical office, hours, and operational requirements of the general registrar—voter registration infrastructure. It does not establish any campaign-finance disclosure procedures, public-access requirements, filing timelines, or online accessibility standards for campaign-finance reports. The single reference to the 'Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006' merely uses that statute as a deadline marker for office-closure restrictions, not as substantive campaign-finance procedure.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No matching sections in corpus.