Political Finance Database

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

2016
Bans and limits on private income
Public funding
Regulations of spending
Reporting, oversight and sanctions
Question Value
1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?
Code
No
2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates?
Code
No
3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties?
Code
No
4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?
Code
No
5. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to political parties?
Code
No
6. Is there a ban on donations from Trade Unions to candidates?
Code
No
7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties?
Code
No
8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates?
Code
No
9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?
Code
No
Source
10. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates?
Code
No
Source
11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties?
Code
No
Source
12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?
Code
No
Source
13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?
Code
No data
14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?
Code
No
15. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period, what is the limit?
Code
Not applicable
16. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election?
Code
No
17. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election, what is the limit?
Code
Not applicable
18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?
Code
No
19. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit?
Code
Not applicable
20. Is there a limit on the amount a candidate can contribute to their own election campaign?
21. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to political parties?
22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
23. Is there a ban on political parties engaging in commercial activities?
24. Is there a ban on political parties taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
25. Is there a ban on candidates taking loans in relation to election campaigns?
26. Is there a ban on donors to political parties/candidates participating in public tender/procurement processes?
27. Are there provisions requiring donations to go through the banking system?
Question Value
28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?
Code
Yes, in relation to campaigns
29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?
Code
Share of votes in previous election Application
Comment
Funding is only available to political parties that have gained at least 1% of the vote in an electoral district in the preceding election.
30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?
Code
Flat rate by votes received
Comment
Funding is allocated as flat rate per vote gained in preceding election.
31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)?
Code
No
32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?
Code
Yes
Comment

Every political party or independent group are upon application permitted to use a total period of 45 minutes on radio and 45 minutes on TV.

33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?
Code
Equal
Comment
Every recognized political party or independent group are, upon application, permitted to use a total period of 45 minutes on radio broadcast and 45 minutes of television broadcast.
34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates?
Code
Yes
Comment
.
35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?
Code
Yes
Comment
The secretary of recognized political party or group leader have the right to send matter relating to elections post free
36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?
Code
No
37. Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties?
Code
No
Question Value
38. Is there a ban on vote buying?
Code
Yes
39. Are there limits on the amount a political party can spend?
Code
No
40. If there are limits on the amount a political party can spend, what is the limit?
Code
Not applicable
41. Are there limits on the amount a candidate can spend?
Code
No
42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?
Code
Not applicable
43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?
44. Are there limits on traditional media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
45. Are there limits on online media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?
46. Do any other restrictions on online media advertisement (beyond limits) exist?
Question Value
47. Do political parties have to report regularly on their finances?
Code
Yes
48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?
Code
No
49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?
Code
No data
50. Do third parties have to report on election campaign finances?
51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?
Code
No data
52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?
Code
Not applicable
53. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized income?
54. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates include information on itemized spending?
55. Which institution(s) receives financial reports from political parties and/or candidates?
Code
EMB
56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?
Code
No data
57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?
Code
Deregistration of party
Comment
Recongnized parties may cease to be recongnized as such if they do not conform to the requirments, including the requirment for audited parties to submit a copy of the audit to the Commission. 
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