58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

3. If the conclusion of the Control and Audit Service states that the goods or services provided in the directions defined by Part 1 of this Article for the pre-election campaign were not included in the expenses of the pre-election fund at the market value, the Central Electoral Commission shall initiate administrative proceedings. If, as a result of the initiated proceedings, the information indicated by the conclusion of the Control and Audit Service is substantiated, an administrative penalty shall be applied to the candidate, the party participating in the elections, three times the expenses not included in the Fund's expenses.
4. If it is substantiated that the expenses incurred for the pre-election campaign of the candidate, the party participating in the elections, have exceeded the maximum amount of expenses incurred in the directions defined by Part 1 of this Article, the Central Electoral Commission shall initiate administrative proceedings. According to the information of the Control and Audit Service, an administrative penalty is applied to the candidate, the party participating in the elections. The maximum amount in excess of three-month rate of this Code.
5. If the difference between the amount spent for the pre-election campaign in the directions defined in Part 1 of this Article, the amount of the fine paid to the state budget defined in Parts 3 and 4 of this Article, the maximum amount of the pre-election fund exceeding the pre-election fund exceeds: 20% of the maximum amount defined by this Code, then on the basis of the application of the Central Electoral Commission the court invalidates the letter of the candidate, the electoral list of the party participating in the elections. worth.
Source: Article 27 (3-5), Electoral Code, 2016 (amended 2020)