51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Barbados

Barbados

Answer
Sometimes
Source

59. The Supervisor of Elections’ shall, within fourteen days after he receives from the election agent a return as to election expenses, publish a summary of the return in not less than two newspapers circulating in Barbados, accompanied by a notice stating the date on which the return and declaration were received by him and that the return, declaration and accompanying documents may be inspected at the Registration Office.

Source: Article 59, Representation of the People Act, 1971 (amended 2007)

Comment

The summary of the report (not whole) must be published in newspapers within 14 days after receiving the reports by the Supervisor of Elections (SoE). Only reports from the candidates are submitted to the SoE.

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