Portugal - 2011 Party Finance Law

Title Regime and handling of revenue and expenditure
Chapter CHAPTER III. Financing of election campaigns
Article

15

1 - Revenues and expenses of the election campaign are included in accounts which are restricted to the respective campaign and which obey the regime set forth under article 12.

2 - In election campaigns for the governing bodies of local authorities, the basis of the account is municipal, notwithstanding the existence of accounts for common and core costs.

3 - The accounts specified in the preceding paragraphs correspond to bank accounts specifically constituted for said purpose, where the revenues are deposited and in which all expenses related to the campaign are transacted.

4 - Within a period of 5 days following publication of the decree which determines the date of the elections, candidates, parties, coalitions and groups of voting citizens shall present their campaign budgets to the Constitutional Court in accordance with the provisions of the present law.

5 - Campaign budgets will be made available on the official website of the Constitutional Court from the day following their presentation.

Categories - External oversight (Public access)
- External oversight (Subject of monitoring)
- External oversight (Type of authority)
- Party finance (Report and disclosure)
Source http://www.parlamento.pt/Legislacao/Documents/Legislacao_Anotada/FinanciamentoPartidosPoliticosCampanhasEleitorais_Anotado.pdf