56. Which institution(s) is responsible for examining financial reports and/or investigating violations?
Dominica
“The Law s of the Commonwealth of Dominica do not place any limit on the total amount that a party or a candidate is permitted to spend. There is also no provision for the public funding of parties, either directly or indirectly. The main powers of the Chief Elections Officer, in this regard, is to initiate investigations into possible acts of election fraud based largely on complaints from the public, and as outlined in the House of Assembly Elections Act Chapter 20:01 of 1951, under Part V which deals with Elections Offences ..“ Source: Organization of American States (2009) Final Report of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission to the General Elections in the Commonwealth of Dominica, December 18 2009 , OAS
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