57. What power is granted to the institution(s) responsible for examining reports and/or investigating violations?
Tunisia
Article 34, Decision No. 17 of 2022 of the Independent High Authority for Elections dated July 1, 2022, regulating the rules, procedures, and methods of financing the referendum campaign:
The Authority undertakes, on its initiative or at the request of any party, to monitor participants’ compliance with the campaign financing rules and methods. It works to enforce its respect in cooperation with various public structures.
Article 40, Decision No. 17 of 2022 of the Independent High Authority for Elections dated July 1, 2022, regulating the rules, procedures, and methods of financing the referendum campaign.
Article 42, Decision No. 17 of 2022 of the Independent High Authority for Elections dated July 1, 2022, regulating the rules, procedures, and methods of financing the referendum campaign.
Article 91, organic-law,2014-16, 2014, 26th May, of the election and referendum: The Court of Accounts is responsible for monitoring the resources and expenses of each candidate list, candidate, or party allocated to the campaign, verifying compliance with the unity of account, and implementing its oversight over the resources and expenses of the single bank account.
Article 93, organic-law, 2014-16,2014, 26th May, of the election and referendums: the Court of Accounts’ oversight of campaign financing aims to verify: campaign-related expenses for candidates, political parties, or candidate lists through the only bank account opened for this purpose and authorized by the Authority, that each candidate, political party, or candidate list maintain a credible accounting that includes comprehensive and accurate data on disbursements related to campaign financing, generated income from legitimate sources, and electoral crimes.
Unofficial English translation.
Especially fines and transfer of electoral criminal offenses to the criminal court.