§ Article 48(untitled)

xpenses for the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums, recall
 of a deputy, member of the Council of the Republic
 Expenses for the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of
Belarus, delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, deputies of the House of
Representatives, members of the Council of the Republic, deputies of local Councils of Deputies,
a republican referendum, recall of a deputy of the House of Representatives, a member of the
Council of the Republic are carried out at the expense of the republican budget. Expenses for
these purposes can also be made at the expense of political parties, other organizations and
citizens of the Republic of Belarus, who can contribute their money to the extra-budgetary fund
created by the Central Commission for additional financing of expenses for the preparation and
conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of
Representatives, deputies of local Councils of Deputies, republican referendum. Persons
nominated as candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, have the
right to create their own election funds to finance expenses and services related to the collection
of voter signatures, including wages and other payments in accordance with the law to
members of the initiative group of citizens for nominating a candidate for Presidents of the
Republic of Belarus, for deputies, and candidates for President of the Republic of Belarus, for
deputies - to finance the costs of election campaigning.
 Expenses for the preparation and conduct of a local referendum, repeat elections of
deputies of local Councils of Deputies and elections of deputies to replace those who retired,
recall of a deputy of a local Council of Deputies are carried out at the expense of the local
budget in the manner established by the relevant local Council of Deputies.
 Expenses for the preparation and conduct of a local referendum can also be made at the
expense of political parties, other organizations located on the territory of the relevant local
Council of Deputies, and citizens living in this territory, who can contribute their money to an
extra-budgetary fund created by the local Council of Deputies, who called the referendum.
 The procedure for the distribution and use of funds allocated for the preparation and
conduct of elections, a republican referendum, the recall of a deputy of the House of
Representatives, a member of the Council of the Republic from the republican budget and
voluntarily contributed to an extra-budgetary fund is established by the Central Commission.
 The Central Commission informs the House of Representatives about the expenditure of
funds allocated from the republican budget for the preparation and conduct of elections, a
republican referendum no later than six months from the date of election of the President of
the Republic of Belarus, deputies, voting on a referendum, recall of a deputy of the House of
Representatives, a member of the Council of the Republic, and also publishes a report on the
expenditure of funds from the extra-budgetary fund is posted on the official website of the
Central Commission on the global computer network Internet.
 State bodies and other organizations provide free of charge at the disposal of commissions
the premises, equipment, means of communication necessary for the preparation and conduct
of elections, referendums, voting on the recall of a deputy, member of the Council of the
Republic (except for payment of subscription fees and negotiations), as well as vehicles ( with
payment of expenses by commissions from allocated funds).
 The media specified in part one of Article 46 of this Code shall publish free of charge
materials presented by commissions and election programs of candidates for the President of
the Republic of Belarus and deputies of the House of Representatives.
 Political parties, other organizations, citizens of the Republic of Belarus do not have the right
to provide other material assistance for the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums,
except for contributing funds to an extra-budgetary fund and to the election funds of persons
nominated as candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, candidates
for the President of the Republic Belarus, for the deputies provided for in part one of this article.
 Direct or indirect participation in financing and other material assistance from foreign states
and organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons, international organizations,
organizations whose founders (participants, property owners) are foreign states, foreign
organizations, international organizations, foreign citizens and persons are prohibited stateless,
during the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums, recall of a deputy, member of
the Council of the Republic.
 The use of funds or other material assistance by a person nominated as a candidate for the
President of the Republic of Belarus, as a deputy, or by a candidate for the President of the
Republic of Belarus, as a deputy, in violation of the requirements of part nine of this article,
entails, accordingly, a refusal to register the candidate or the cancellation of the decision on his
registration.

 Article 48 1 . Election funds
 Election funds of persons nominated as candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus, for deputies, candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies may
be formed from the following funds:
 1) own funds of a person nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic of
Belarus, for deputies, a candidate, the amount of which cannot exceed the maximum amount
of all expenses from the election fund specified in part two of this article;
 2) voluntary donations from citizens of the Republic of Belarus. The amount of a citizen’s
donation during elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus cannot exceed 30 basic
units, during elections of deputies of the House of Representatives - 10 basic units, deputies of
local Councils of Deputies - 5 basic units;
 3) voluntary donations from legal entities. The size of a donation from a legal entity during
elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus cannot exceed 60 basic units, during
elections of deputies of the House of Representatives - 20 basic units, deputies of local Councils
of Deputies - 10 basic units.
 The maximum amount of all expenses from the election fund of a candidate for President
of the Republic of Belarus cannot exceed 10,000 basic units, a candidate for deputy of the House
of Representatives - 2,000 basic units, a candidate for deputy of the regional, Minsk City Council
of Deputies - 50 basic units, a candidate for deputy of the district, city (city of regional and
district subordination), settlement, village Council of Deputies - 20 basic units.
 It is prohibited to make donations to election funds:
 1) foreign states and organizations;
 2) foreign citizens and stateless persons;
 3) international organizations;
 4) organizations whose founders (participants, property owners) are foreign states, foreign
organizations, international organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons;
 5) organizations that, during the year preceding the day of making the donation, received
foreign gratuitous assistance from foreign states represented by their state bodies or diplomatic
missions, interstate entities, foreign and international legal entities (organizations that are not
legal entities), citizens of the Republic of Belarus, permanently residing outside the Republic of
Belarus or staying outside the Republic of Belarus for more than 183 days during the 12 months
preceding the month of provision of foreign gratuitous assistance, foreign citizens and stateless
persons who do not have a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Belarus, as well as
from foreign anonymous donors , if the foreign gratuitous assistance received by these
organizations was not returned by them or, if return was impossible, was not transferred
(transferred) to state revenue before the day the donation was made to the election funds;
 6) citizens of the Republic of Belarus under 18 years of age;
 7) state bodies and local government bodies;
 8) organizations fully or partially financed from the budget;
 9) organizations registered in accordance with the established procedure less than one year
before the date of the donation;
 10) charitable and religious organizations;
 11) anonymous donors.
 To form his own election fund, a person nominated as a candidate for President of the
Republic of Belarus, for deputy, the candidate opens a special election account in a division of
the open joint-stock company Savings Bank Belarusbank. The basis for opening an account is
the application of the person nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic of
Belarus, for deputy, the candidate and a copy of the decision of the Central Commission,
territorial, district election commission on registration of an initiative group of citizens to
nominate a person as a candidate or a copy of the decision on registration of the candidate.
 A person nominated as a candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputy, who
has opened a special election account, after registering as a candidate, continues to use the
same account, submitting to the bank division a copy of the decision of the Central Commission,
territorial, district election commission on registration as a candidate. The total amount of all
expenses from the funds of this election fund during the period of nomination of a candidate
and election campaigning should not exceed the maximum amount of expenses specified in
part two of this article.
 A person nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputy,
the candidate has the right to appoint his representative on financial issues. Registration of a
representative on financial issues is carried out by the Central Commission, territorial, district
election commissions on the basis of an application from a person nominated as a candidate
for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, or a candidate. The application shall
indicate the surname, first name, patronymic (if any), date of birth, place of residence of the
representative on financial matters, series, number and date of issue of the passport of a citizen
of the Republic of Belarus (number and date of issue of an identification card of a citizen of the
Republic of Belarus). The relevant commission, within three days from the date of receipt of the
application, registers the representative on financial issues and issues him a certificate. The
financial representative has the right to open a special election account, manage the funds in
this account, and submit reports on the receipt and expenditure of funds. A person nominated
as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, the candidate has the
right at any time to recall a representative on financial issues by reporting this, respectively, to
the Central Commission, territorial, district election commission, as well as to the bank branch
in which a special election account is opened .
 A person nominated as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputy,
the candidate has the right to open only one special election account. The procedure for
opening an account, conducting transactions on the account, and closing the account is
determined by the Central Commission in agreement with the open joint-stock company
Savings Bank Belarusbank. There is no fee for bank services for opening an account and
conducting account transactions. The bank does not pay interest for the use of funds located
in a special election account. Information on the opening of special election accounts is sent by
the Central Commission, territorial, district election c