Bolivia
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
Yes
Comment
Parties may not receive contributions from foreign governments or foreign legal entities. However, contributions from foreign individuals are not mentioned.
|
2. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to candidates? |
Code
No
Comment
Contributions to candidates are not regulated.
|
3. Is there a ban on corporate donations to political parties? |
|
4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates? |
|
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? |
|
7. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to political parties? |
Code
Yes
Comment
Ban does not apply to the case of public collections.??
|
8. Is there a ban on anonymous donations to candidates? |
|
9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties? |
Code
Yes
Source
'Among the prohibitions, the most common have to do with donations from foreign governments, institutions, and individuals (most of the countries, except El Salvador), government contractors (for example, Argentina and Bolivia)' (Source: Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America. International IDEA. 2016) |
10. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to candidates? |
Code
No data
|
11. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to political parties? |
Code
Yes
Comment
Since government contractors are forbidden it's reasonable that corporations with partial government ownership also is. Source
'Among the prohibitions, the most common have to do with donations from foreign governments, institutions, and individuals (most of the countries, except El Salvador), government contractors (for example, Argentina and Bolivia)' (Source: Cost of Democracy: Essays on Political Finance in Latin America. International IDEA. 2016) |
12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates? |
Code
No data
|
13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate? |
Code
Yes
|
14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period? |
Code
Yes, for both natural and legal persons
Source
Art. 51 (Restricción a los aportes) (…) III. Ninguna donación, contribución o aporte individual podrá exceder el diez por ciento del presupuesto anual de la organización partidaria […]” “Art. 57. (Plan anual de actividades y presupuesto) Los partidos políticos formularán un plan anual de actividades a objeto de dar cumplimiento a la previsión del numeral V del Artículo 52 de la presente ley. Asimismo, elaborarán su presupuesto anual. Ambos documentos serán puestos en conocimiento de la Corte Nacional Electoral en los plazos que ella establezca.” (Source: Ley de Partidos Politicos, No. 1983) |
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
An individual contribution must not exceed 10% of the annual budget of the party
|
16. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during an election? |
|
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
No public funding available
Comment
Direct public funding was abolished in 2008.
|
29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding? |
Code
Share of votes in previous election Not applicable
|
30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding? |
Code
Not applicable
|
31. What are the provisions on 'ear marking' direct public funding to political parties (how it should be used)? |
Code
No
Comment
.
|
32. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for political parties? |
Code
Yes
Comment
State media must grant free and equal air time with the same schedule to all political organizations and alliances in all electoral processes.
|
33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties? |
Code
Other
Comment
Determined by El Tribunal Supremo Electoral
|
34. Are there provisions for free or subsidized access to media for candidates? |
Code
No
Comment
Only to political parties |
35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding? |
Code
Yes
Comment
Political parties are partly tax exempt.
|
36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates? |
Code
No
Source
http://www.quotaproject.org/en/uid/countryview.cfm?country=29
http://www.quotaproject.org/uid/countryview.cfm?country=48 |
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
Yes
|
49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances? |
Code
No
|
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
|
52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors? |
Code
Yes
|
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
Comment
The ?Unidad T?cnica de Fiscalizaci?n? within the EMB.
|
56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations? |
Code
Comment
Several institutions have a role in administrative (“Tribunal SupremoElectoral”) and penal investigations, essentially (Ministry of Transparency and FightAgainst Corruption – Financial Investigation Unit- and Public Attorney). |
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? |
