8.4

(1) A political organisation (party) or an association of political organisations (parties) which has submitted the list of candidates thereof for election to the Saeima in five electoral districts, in pre-election expenses may spend an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0008 per voter at the previous election of the Saeima. Should a political organisation (party) or an association of political organisations (parties) submit the list of candidates thereof only in some electoral districts, it is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0008 per voter in the relevant electoral district at the previous elections of the Saeima.

(2) A political organisation (party) or association of political organisations (parties) registered or unregistered, which has submitted its list of candidates for a local government council (parish council) elections, is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses of the relevant council (parish council) an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0008 per voter at the previous elections of the relevant local government council (parish council). Should the political organisation (party) or a registered or unregistered association of political organisations (parties) submit the lists of candidates thereof for the elections of several councils (parish councils) of local governments, in pre-election expenses in total for all these councils (parish councils) it is allowed to spend an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0008 per voter of the relevant local government council (parish council) at the previous elections of the council (parish council).

(21) If the Saeima elections take place in the case provided for in Sections 14 or 48 of the Constitution a political organisation (party) or the association of political organisations (parties) which has submitted its list of candidates for election to the Saeima in five electoral districts may use for its pre-election expenses the amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0004 per voter at the previous elections of the Saeima . Should the political organisation (party) or association of political organisations (parties) submit a list of candidates thereof in separate electoral districts only, in pre-election expenses it is allowed to spend an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistics Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0004 per voter of the relevant electoral district at the previous elections of the Saeima.
(3) A political organisation (a party) or an association of political organisations (parties), which has submitted a list of candidates thereof for the elections to the European Parliament, is allowed to spend in pre-election expenses an amount that does not exceed the monthly average gross work remuneration for the year before last published by the Central Statistical Bureau which is approximated to lats applying a coefficient 0.0003 per voter at the previous elections of the Saeima.

(4) If a list of candidates is submitted by a registered or unregistered association of political organisations (parties), the expenses borne for the purpose by the political organisations (parties) that have formed such association, shall also be considered as pre-election expenses thereof.

(4.1) If a separate candidate has performed individual pre-election canvassing campaign, then the funds spent on this campaign shall be included in the pre-election expenses of the political organisation (party) from whose submitted list of candidates this person is standing in the relevant elections.

(5) Within the meaning of this Section all expenses of a political organisation (party) or an association of political organisations (parties) which are determined in Section 8.2, Paragraph two of this Law over the time period from the 120th day before the elections up to the date of the elections, regardless of the date when a document attesting the transaction has been written out (invoice, contract or other document), payment received or performed. In cases where the Saeima is recalled or dissolved, pre-election expenses within the meaning of this Section shall be considered to be all the expenses of a political organisation (party) or association of political organisations (parties) determined in Section 8.2, Paragraph two of this Law over the time period from the day following the recalling or dissolution of the Saeima up to the date of the elections, regardless of the date when a document attesting the transaction has been written out (invoice, contract or other document), payment received or performed.

(6) The restrictions referred to in Paragraphs one, two and three of this Section shall not apply to expenses referred to in Section 8.2, Paragraph two, Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of this Law.

(7) Each year the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall publish in its Internet homepage an informative notification in which the amount of the sum referred to in Paragraph one, two and three of this Section which can be used for pre-election expenses per one voter shall be indicated.
[12 February 2004 law edition with amendments made with 22 December 2004; 17 July 2008; 25 September 2008; 10 June 2010; 16 June 2011 law shall come on force 7 July 2011]