ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index
How well is money in politics regulated and disclosed?
Dimensions
Contributions
0.0% · 0/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONT.1Contribution limit framework codifiedIf contribution limits exist, are they set by statute (not administrative discretion)? If no limits, is that absence explicit in statute? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-08 |
| CONT.2Independent expenditure rulesAre independent-expenditure rules (third-party spending separate from candidate committees) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-08 |
| CONT.3Anonymous-contribution treatmentAre anonymous contributions (cash below the threshold, etc.) addressed in statute with a defined disposition (returned, forfeited, etc.)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-08 |
Disclosure
0.0% · 0/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 83 governs the appointment and conduct of institutions (likely electoral commissions or oversight bodies) and their employees, establishing impartiality requirements, conflict-of-interest rules, and disciplinary procedures. It contains no reference to disclosure thresholds, contribution reporting, or any campaign-finance disclosure mechanism. The section is entirely procedural-administrative and does not address DISC.1's subject matter. | § view source 2026-06-09 |
| 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 2026-06-08 |
| 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 2026-06-08 |
| 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 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. | § view source 2026-06-09 |
Enforcement
25.0% · 1/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENF.1Penalty schedule codifiedAre penalties for campaign-finance violations defined in statute with specified amounts (civil) and/or criminal grades? | 1/250.0% | Section 96(2) codifies a civil penalty schedule with a specified monetary maximum (£2,200,000) and enumerated administrative sanctions (forfeiture, media restrictions, vote reduction, disqualification, party cancellation). However, the section explicitly references Part 3 (Offences and Penalties) without providing the criminal penalties, and the text of Part 3 is not provided here. The statute grounds civil penalties in law, but criminal-grade penalties remain unreviewed in the submitted text, preventing a full score of 2. | § view source 2026-06-08 |
| 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: Section 30 addresses procedural requirements for objecting to candidate nominations and does not address the appointment, composition, or independence protections of any enforcement body. The section delegates decisions to the Commission and Electoral Court but provides no information about how those bodies are constituted, appointed, or protected from political control. | § view source 2026-06-09 |
| 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 2026-06-08 |
Foreign Source
0.0% · 0/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| FOR.1Foreign-source prohibitionIs direct foreign contribution to a candidate or campaign committee prohibited by statute? | 0/10.0% | Section 96(2)(d) mentions prohibition on 'receiving any funds from...any foreign sources' as a penalty sanction that courts may impose for contravention of Part 1. However, this section establishes only discretionary court-imposed sanctions for violations, not a statutory prohibition of foreign contributions itself. The section presupposes that Part 1 contains substantive rules about foreign sources, but this excerpt does not articulate what those rules are or whether foreign contributions are categorically prohibited by statute. The foreign-source limit is referenced only as a potential penalty consequence, not as an enumerated statutory rule. | § view source 2026-06-08 |
| 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: Section 82 addresses election officer qualifications, duties, impartiality requirements, and removal procedures—matters of electoral administration and personnel governance. It contains no provisions addressing foreign-source contributions, indirect foreign funding channels, corporate-ownership tracing, domestic entities controlled by foreign nationals, or any mechanism to verify or prohibit foreign money flowing through intermediaries. The section is entirely removed from campaign-finance regulation and has no bearing on FOR.2. | § view source 2026-06-08 |
| FOR.3Foreign-source verificationAre campaign committees required by statute to verify contributors are not foreign-source (vs. relying on contributor self-attestation alone)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-08 |
Traceability
0.0% · 0/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| TRACE.1Records-retention requirementAre campaign committees required by statute to retain records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements) for a defined period? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 64 addresses voting-station establishment and location procedures. It contains no campaign committee record-retention requirements, no contributor-list obligations, no expenditure documentation mandates, and no defined retention periods for campaign finance records. This section is entirely outside the scope of campaign finance recordkeeping. | § view source 2026-06-09 |
| TRACE.2Audit accessAre campaign-committee records subject to mandatory audit (post-election random sample, threshold-triggered audit, or routine cycle) under statute? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus. | no FTS match 2026-06-08 |