35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?

86.3. Venues (buildings, rooms) which are suitable for holding meetings with voters and which are owned by the state or municipalities shall be provided free of charge by their owners, at the times agreed to by registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, authorized representatives of referendum campaign groups, or their agents, and the election commission. If a venue (building, room) is allocated to one of the registered candidates, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group for conducting preelection (pre-referendum) campaigning, the owner may not refuse to allocate the same venue (building, room) with the same conditions txo another candidate, political party, bloc of political parties, or referendum campaign group. Election commissions shall create equal conditions for the registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups to conduct preelection campaigning using mass actions.

Source: Article 86.3, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2017)

70.1. The administration of the state/municipal body, institution, or organization where the candidate is studying, or working, or the commander of the military unit in which the candidate is serving, should release the candidate, on the basis of unpaid vacation, for the period mentioned in their submitted leave request application the day the candidate is registered until the day of the official announcement of election results. During the period the candidates is released from employment, study, or service, the relevant election commission should pay him/her the amount of his/her average wage, but not more than 20 times the minimum wage determined by legislation. This wage should be paid from the budget allocated for the preparation and conduction of elections. Monetary compensation shall be provided to registered candidates for the period of their release from work, on the basis of a statement proving they have been given unpaid leave from their study/workplace..

Source: Article 70.1, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2017)

70.2. Transport expenses determined by this Code shall be paid to registered candidates from the day of registration until the day election results are officially announced. Expenses for taxis and arranged journeys services shall not be reimbursed. Expenditures for traveling to suburbs and other cities shall be reimbursed on the basis of submitted roundtrip tickets, while urban transport costs shall be reimbursed on the basis of roundtrip tickets used during the applicable period of time.

Source: Article 70.2, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2017)

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