Sources of Information

Andorra

Experts: M. Elisenda Vives, General Council (Parliament), Principality of Andorra
Printed Sources: Law No. 2/2001 of 15 December 2000 on Electoral Finance
Researchers: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Antigua and Barbuda

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Albania

Printed Sources: Law No. 8001 of 22 September 1995 on Political Parties; Electoral Code; Law No. 8609 of 8 May 2000
Researchers: Mr Attila Vincze, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Armenia

Electronic Source: International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) Armenia, www.ifes.am
Printed Source: Law on Public?Political Organizations as amended in 1999
Researcher: Mr Attila Vincze, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Argentina

Expert: Mr Alberto Dalla-Via, Adviser, National Electoral Chamber
Printed Source: Law No. 25.600 of 10 November 2002 on Financing of Political Parties
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Austria

Expert: Mr Robert Stein, Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium für Inneres)
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Australia

Expert: Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA
Printed Sources: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Azerbaijan

Expert: Prof. Dilara Mehdi, Vice-Chair, Center for Modernization of Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Printed Sources: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina of 19 September 2001, as amended 2002; Law on Party Financing of 31 July 2000
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Barbados

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Bangladesh

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Belgium

Expert: Mr Edwin Lefebre, Deputy Adviser, Ministry of the Interior (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken)
Printed Source: Meier, Petra (2004) The contagion effect of national gender quota on similar party measures in the Belgian electoral process, Party Politics 10(3), (in print).
Printed Source: Meier, Petra (2004) De kracht van de definitie. Quotawetten in Argentinië, België en Frankrijk vergeleken, Res Publica 46(1): 80-100.
Printed Source: Meier, Petra (2003) Nog niet voltooid of gewoon discriminerend? Groepsvertegenwoordiging in termen van taal en sekse, Tijdschrift voor Sociologie 23(2-3), 189-208.
Printed Source: Meier, Petra (2003) Discrimination positive ou discrimination persistente? In: M. Martiniello & A. Rea (eds.) Affirmative action: des discours, des politiques et des pratiques en débat. Louvain-la-Neuve & Liège: Academia-Bruylant & Presses de l'Ulg, 231-252.

Burkina Faso

Printed Sources: Law No. 12-2000/AN of 2 May 2000; Electoral Code of 7 May 1998
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Bulgaria

Expert: Ms Diana-Sylvia Nedelcheva, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Benin

Printed Sources: Law No. 90-25 of 13 August 1990 on Political Parties; Electoral Code; Law No. 2000-18 of 31 October 2000
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Bolivia

Expert: Lic. Jorge Lazarte Rojas, Former Adviser, National Electoral Court
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Brazil

Expert: Mr Torquato Jardim, Former Adviser, Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Bahamas

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Botswana

Experts: Mr Gabriel Seeletso, Secretary, Independent Electoral Commission
Mr Patrick Molutsi, Director of Programmes, International IDEA

Belize

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Canada

Expert: Mr Ron Gould, Former Assistant Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Canada

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Expert: Mr Herve Mukoko, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Researcher: Ms Lotta Lann, Researcher, International IDEA

Central African Republic

Expert: Mr Simon-Pierre Nanitelamio, Bridge Project Trainer, Independent Consultant

Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville)

Printed Sources: The data for the International IDEA map on public funding has been taken from the publication "International IDEA Handbook on Funding of Parties and Election Campaigns -Overview", written by Michael Pinto-Duschinsky.

Switzerland

Expert: Mr Hans-Urs Wili, Head, Section of Political Rights, Swiss Federal Chancellery

Côte d'Ivoire

Printed Sources: Law No. 93-668 of 9 August 1993 on Political Parties and Groupings; Electoral Code; Law No. 2000-514 of 1 August 2000
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Chile

Experts: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Sources: Act No. 18.603 of 23 March 1987, Constitutional Organic Law of Political Parties; Act No. 18.700 of 6 May 1988, Constitutional Organic Law on People's Voting and Votes Counting

Colombia

Expert: Mr Edgar Castellanos, Adviser, National Electoral Board
Printed Sources: Law No. 130 of 23 March 1994, Basic Statute on Parties and Political Movements; Constitution of Colombia of 1991
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Costa Rica

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Sources: Electoral Code; Law No. 1536 of 10 December 1952, with reforms; Regulations on the Payment of Political Parties' Expenses, issued by the Supreme Tribunal of Elections; Regulations on the Payment of Political Parties' Expenses, issued by the General Comptroller of the Republic

Cape Verde

Expert: Mr F. Monteiro, Member of the Electoral Commission, Cape Verde
Researcher: Ms Rita Revez, Temporary Researcher, International IDEA

Cyprus

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Czech Republic

Experts: Dr Helena Sluková, Association and Elections Section, Ministry of Interior; Dr Petra Wagnerová, Election Law Expert, General Administration Department, Ministry of Interior
Printed Sources: Act No. 424/1991 on Associating in Political Parties and Political Movements as amended.

Germany

Experts: Prof. Karl-Heinz Nassmacher, Department of Political Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany; Ms Kersten Buchholz, Büro Bundeswahlleiter, German Federal Statistics Office (Statistisches Bundesamt)
Printed Source: Political Party Law BGB:IS 149 of 31 January 1994 as amended 28 June 2002

Djibouti

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Denmark

Expert: Ms Anne Birte Pade, Election Consultant, Ministry of the Interior and Health
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Dominica

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Dominican Republic

Expert: Mr Luis Arias, Magistrate, Central Electoral Board
Printed Sources: Electoral Law No. 275-97 of 1977
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Ecuador

Expert: Dr Gustavo Araujo, Adviser, Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Printed Sources: Electoral Organic Law No. 59 of 12 December 1986, as amended 17 March 2000; Organic Law on Political Parties; Tax Code; Organic Law on the Control of Expenditure and Electoral Propaganda
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Estonia

Printed Sources: Rules for the Employment of Eesti Television and EESTI in the Election Campaign for the Republic of Estonia, Riikogu and the Republic of Estonia Presidency of 1992; Political Parties Act of 11 May 1994; Referendum Act of 1994, as amended in 1998; Riigikogu Election Act of 1999
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Spain

Expert: Ms Lucía Ortiz Sanz, Former Head of Electoral Cooperation, Ministry of the Interior

Ethiopia

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Finland

Expert: Prof. Markku Suksi, Åbo Akademi, University of Finland
Printed Sources: Law No. 200-05-14/414 on Reporting Candidates' Campaign Financing; Party Law No. 1969-01- 10/10; Municipal Law No. 1995-03-17/365; Suksi, Markku. "Commentary on the Finnish Constitution", Åbo Akademi, 2002

Fiji

Expert: Mr Walter Rigamoto, Supervisor of Elections, Elections Office
Researcher: Ms Anna Fogelmarck-Wikfalk, Project Manager, International IDEA

Micronesia, Federated States of

Experts: Mr Bernell W. Edward, National Election Director; Mr Heinrick Stevenson, Election Commissioner, Pohnpei State Government
Researcher: Ms Anna Fogelmarck-Wikfalk, Project Manager, International IDEA

France

Expert: Mr Yannick Blanc, Sub-Director, Political Affairs, Ministry of the Interior

Gabon

Expert: Prof. Yaw Saffu, Head of Governance Programs, Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana

United Kingdom

Expert: Ms Ellie Greenwood, Senior Registrar, Electoral Commission

Grenada

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Georgia

Expert: Mr Givi Amiranashvili, Head of Legal Sector, Bureau for Information on Assets and Finances of Public Officials

Ghana

Expert: Prof. Yaw Saffu, Head of Governance Programs, Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana

Gambia

Expert: Mr Yaya Jallow, Deputy Secretary General, United Democratic Party
Researcher: Ms Anna Katz, Researcher, International IDEA

Greece

Printed Source: Pinto-Duschinsky, Michael. "Financing Politics: A Global View." Journal of Democracy 13(4), October 2002

Guatemala

Expert: Mr Gabriel Medrano Valenzuela, Former Magistrate, Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Printed Sources: Electoral Law and Law on Political Parties of 1985 (contained in Decree 1-85); Law on Income Tax (Decrees 26-92 of the Congress of the Republic) enacted in 1992, with various reforms; Work Code (Decrees 1441 and 1486 of the Congress of the Republic) enacted in 1961, with various reforms
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Guinea-Bissau

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Guyana

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Honduras

Expert: Mr Adan Palacios, Former Magistrate, Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Printed Sources: Electoral Law, published under Decree No.3 of 20 April 1981 of The Constitutional Assembly.
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Croatia

Printed Sources: Ikstens, Janis; Daniel Smilov and Marcin Walecki "Campaign Funding in ACEEEO Member Countries." Report presented at the tenth annual conference of the Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO), Brijuni, Croatia, 13-17 October 2001

Hungary

Printed Sources: Act C of 1997 on the electoral procedure Act I of 1996 on the Media Act XXXIV of 1989 on the political parties
Researcher: Mr Attila Vincze, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Indonesia

Expert: Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA
Printed Sources: Law No. 2 of 1999 on Political Parties; Law No. 3 of 1999 on General Elections

Ireland

Expert: Mr Peter Greene, Secretary General, Franchise Section, Department of the Environ-ment and Local Government

Israel

Expert: Dr Susan Hattis Rolef, Editor of the Knesset website, Knesset

India

Expert: Mr Vijay Patidar, Senior Executive, International IDEA
Printed Sources: Representation of the People Act of 1951, section 77; Conduct of Election Rules of 1961; Election Commission of India, Order No. ECI/GE98/437/MCS/98 of 16 January 1998

Iceland

Expert: Mr Jon Magnusson, Ministry of Finance, Iceland
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Italy

Expert: Mr Benedetto Honorato, Central Director, Electoral Services, Ministry of the Interior
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Jamaica

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Jordan

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Japan

Expert: Mr Koichi Kato, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics
Researcher: Ms Maria Gratschew, Project Manager, International IDEA

Kiribati

Expert: Mr Betiota Tooki, Chief Electoral Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs
Researcher: Ms Anna Fogelmarck-Wikfalk, Project Manager, International IDEA

Comoros

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Korea, Republic of

Printed Source: Pinto-Duschinsky, Michael. "Financing Politics: A Global View." Journal of Democracy 13(4), October 2002

Kuwait

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Saint Lucia

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Liechtenstein

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Sri Lanka

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Lesotho

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Lithuania

Printed Sources: Law No. VIII.-1870 of 18 July 2000 on the Amendment of the Law on Elections to the Seimas; Law on Political Parties of 1995; Law on Presidential Elections of 1996
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Luxembourg

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Latvia

Expert: Ms Linda Juste, Public Relations Assistant, Central Election Commission
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Morocco

Printed Sources: Decree No. 2-92-721 of 28 September 1992; No. 1-58-376 of 15 November 1958 on the Right to Association; Electoral Code of 31 March 1997 as amended in 2002
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Monaco

Expert: Mr Patrick Somer, Managing Director, National Council (Parliament)
Researcher: Ms Lotta Lann, Researcher, International IDEA

Moldova, Republic of

Electronic Source: Election Process Information Collection (EPIC) project, www.epicproject.org
Printed Sources: Electoral Code of 2001; Electoral Code of 1999; Law on Political Parties of 1991, as amended 1998
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Madagascar

Expert: Ms Heather Ford, Digital Information Manager, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)

Marshall Islands

Expert: Mr Alistair Legge, Project Officer, Research and International Services, Australian Electoral Commission

Macedonia

Printed Sources: Ikstens, Janis; Daniel Smilov and Marcin Walecki "Campaign Funding in ACEEEO Member Countries." Report presented at the tenth annual conference of the Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO), Brijuni, Croatia, 13-17 October 2001

Mali

Printed Sources: Decree No. 00-45 of 7 July 2000, on the Charter of Political Parties; Law No. 00-47 of 13 July 2000 on the Status of Political Parties in Mali; Law No. 93-001 of 13 November 1992 on Equal Access to Public Media
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Mongolia

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Mauritania

Expert: Mr Magnus Öhman, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Uppsala University
Printed Sources: Administrative Regulation No. 91-024 of 25 July 1991 relating to Political Parties; replaced by Law 94-014 of July 1994

Malta

Expert: Mr George Saliba, Assistant to Chief Electoral Officer, Malta Electoral Office

Mauritius

Expert: Mr Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner, Electoral Commission, Govern-ment of Mauritius
Researcher: Ms Heather Ford, Digital Information Manager, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)

Malawi

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Mexico

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Instituto Federal Electoral (Federal Electoral Institute, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Sources: Political Constitution of 1917 as amended; Federal Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures

Malaysia

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Mozambique

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Namibia

Expert: Mr Ananias Elago, Deputy Director, Directorate of Elections
Researchers: Ms Heather Ford, Digital Information Manager, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)

Niger

Printed Source: Decree No. 99-59, 20 December 1999, Governing the Charter of Political Parties
Researcher: Mr Aboubacar Dicko, Researcher, Centre for Democratic Governance (Centre pour la Gouvernance Démocratique, CDG, Burkina Faso)

Nigeria

Expert: Prof. Yaw Saffu, Head of Governance Programs, Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana

Nicaragua

Expert: Dr Rosa Marina Zelaya Velásquez, Former Chair, Supreme Electoral Board
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Netherlands

Expert: Ms Susanne Caarls, Policy Adviser, Ministry of the Interior

Norway

Expert: Mr Steinar Dalbakk, National Electoral Committee, Royal Ministry of Local Government and Labour

Nepal

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Nauru

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

New Zealand

Expert: Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA
Printed Sources: Electoral Act 1993.

Panama

Expert: Mr Dennis Allen, Magistrate, Electoral Tribunal
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Peru

Expert: Mr Fernando Tuesta, Director, National Office of Electoral Processes
Printed Source: Electoral Law No. 26859 of 1 October 1997
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Papua New Guinea

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Philippines

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Poland

Printed Sources: Act on Elections to the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland of 12 April 2001; Act on Political Parties of 27 June 1997
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Portugal

Electronic Source: Election Process Information Collection (EPIC) project, www.epicproject.org
Expert: Mr Domingos Magalhaes, Director of Services, Technical Secretariat for Electoral Processes (Secretariado Técnico para Assuntos Processo Eleitoral, STAPE)
Researchers: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA; Ms Rita Revez, Temporary Researcher, International IDEA

Palau

Expert: Mr Alistair Legge, Project Officer, Research and International Services, Australian Electoral Commission

Paraguay

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Sources: Electoral Code; Act 834/96 of 17 April 1996

Romania

Printed Sources: Law on Political Parties of 1996 as amended; Law No. 69 of 1992 on the Election of the President of Romania; Law No. 68 of 1992 on the Election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Serbia

Printed Sources: Law on the Financing of Political Parties of 1998; Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives of 1998 as amended in 2002
Researcher: Ms Maja Tjernström, Project Manager, International IDEA

Russian Federation

Expert: Andrei Davidov, Head, International Division, Central Election Commission
Printed Sources: Law on Basic Guaranteed Electoral Rights and the Rights of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum, as amended in 1999; Federal Election Law on the Election of Deputies of the State Duma of 24 June 1999; Federal Election Law for the Election of the President of the Russian Federation of 17 December 1999
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Solomon Islands

Expert: Mr Alistair Legge, Project Officer, Research and International Services, Australian Electoral Commission

Seychelles

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Sweden

Expert: Mr Göran Rosvall, Desk Officer, Party Finance Committee (Partibidragsnämnden)
Printed Source: Law No. 625 of 1972 on Public Funding of Political Parties
Researcher: Ms Annette Sjökvist, Temporary Researcher, International IDEA

Singapore

Experts: Mr Lee Seng Lup, Head of Elections Department, Singapore; Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Slovenia

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

Slovakia

Printed Source: Parliamentary Election Law of 20 May 1998
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Sierra Leone

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

San Marino

Expert: Ms Clara Bastianelli, officer responsible for the Office of Institutional Communication and Public Relations, Department of Internal Affairs
Researcher: Ms Virginia Beramendi-Heine, Project Manager, International IDEA

Senegal

Expert: Prof. Yaw Saffu, Head of Governance Programs, Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana

Suriname

Expert: Mrs Ellen van Koppen, Programme Officer, Institute for Multiparty Democracy (IMD), The Hague
Researcher: Ms Lotta Lann, Researcher, International IDEA

Sao Tome and Principe

Expert: Mr Simon-Pierre Nanitelamio, Bridge Project Trainer, Independent Consultant

El Salvador

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Source: Electoral Code of 1992

Togo

Expert: Prof. Yaw Saffu, Head of Governance Programs, Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana

Thailand

Experts: Mr Pokkrong Soontharasudth, Deputy Secretary- General, Office of the Election Commission; Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA

Tonga

Printed Sources: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky (2002) "Financing Politics: A Global View" in Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002.

East Timor

Expert: Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA

Turkey

Printed Sources: Pinto-Duschinsky, Michael (2001) "International IDEA Handbook on Funding of Parties and Election Campaigns: Overview", International IDEA, 2001

Trinidad and Tobago

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Tuvalu

Expert: Mr Afele Kitiona, Lawyer for Elections in Tuvalu, Office of the Attorney-General
Researcher: Ms Anna Fogelmarck-Wikfalk, Project Manager, International IDEA

Taiwan

Printed Sources: Pinto-Duschinsky, Michael (2001) "International IDEA Handbook on Funding of Parties and Election Campaigns: Overview", International IDEA, 2001

Tanzania, United Republic of

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Ukraine

Printed Sources: Law on the Central Election Commission of 1997; Law on Public Associations of 1992; Law of Ukraine on Political Parties; Law on the Election of People?s Deputies of 1999; Law on Presidential Election of 1999
Researcher: Ms Christina Simon, Researcher, Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials (ACEEEO)

Uganda

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

United States

Electronic Source: Federal Election Commission, www.fec.gov
Expert: Ms Kate Sullivan, Project Manager, International IDEA

Uruguay

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Sources: Act 17.157 on Public Funding of the Political Parties during the 1999 National Elections; Act 17.045, provisions related to the Electoral Advertisement of Political Parties

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

Venezuela

Expert: Mr Carlos Navarro Fierro, Director, International Affairs Unit, Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE, Mexico)
Printed Source: Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of 1999

Vanuatu

Expert: Ms Jeanette Bolenga, Acting Principal Electoral Officer, Electoral Commission
Researcher: Ms Anna Fogelmarck-Wikfalk, Project Manager, International IDEA

Samoa

Expert: Mr Alistair Legge, Project Officer, Research and International Services, Australian Electoral Commission

South Africa

Expert: Ms Heather Ford, Digital Information Manager, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)

Zambia

Expert: Mr Carl Dundas, Senior Legal Consultant

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