§ Electoral Code art. 47Providing the necessary means for the conduct of elections

Providing the necessary means for the conduct of elections
(1) Expenditure for preparing and conducting elections or referenda shall be borne
from the State budget.
(2) Expenditure for preparing and conducting elections or referenda shall be an integral
part of the budget of the Central Electoral Commission.
(3) The Central Electoral Commission shall estimate the costs of organising and
conducting elections or referenda and approve by decision the expenditure estimate. The
expenditure estimate shall comprise separately the expenditure on the activities of the Central
Electoral Commission, on the activity of the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training and on
the activity of the electoral constituency councils, including the expenditure provided for in
paragraphs (4) and (5), depending on the type of election organised.
(4) The Centre for Continuing Training in Electoral Matters shall estimate the training
expenditure during the electoral period and submit them to the Commission for approval in
accordance with paragraph (3).
(5) The electoral constituency councils shall be financed from the State budget account
within the limit set by the Central Electoral Commission. The method of distribution and use of
the financial resources allocated shall be determined by the Central Electoral Commission
according to the expenditure estimate approved for each electoral constituency council.
(6) For polling stations established abroad, as well as for voters in the municipalities
on the left bank of Nistru (Transnistria), expenditure shall be estimated in advance by the
Government and the Central Electoral Commission, and if they are not sufficient or are not
foreseen in the budget allocated for elections or referendum, the financial means shall be
allocated from the reserve fund of the Government.
(7) The decision approving the expenditure estimate shall be delivered to the
competent authorities within a short time after being adopted in order to provide the financial
means necessary for the organisation and conduct of the elections.
(8) Unused financial means for the organisation and conduct of elections shall be
returned to the State budget.