What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions?
Afghanistan
Regulation on Managing Campaign Finance during 2014 Presidential andProvincial Council Elections Legal
Offences Article 13: Failure to observe the provisions of this regulationshall be considered an offence. In this case, the Commission shall, afterpublishing a list of the offending candidates, present them to the ElectoralComplaint Commission.
Source:
Electoral Law
Article 63
Electoral Violations
The following shall be considered as electoralviolations:
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15. Use of funds gainedthrough illegal activities.
16. Use of foreign financial resources to influencethe stages of elections.
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Article 64
Sanctions and Penalties
(1) The Central ElectoralComplaints Commission and Provincial Electoral Complaints Commissions shalltake one of the following measures, as appropriate, in case of electoralviolations:
1. Warning or issuing acorrective order to the violating person or organization.
2. Imposing a cash penalty asrequired up to 500,000 Afghani.
3. Making a decision to re-runan election or recount votes before certification of the results.
4. Removing the name of acandidate from the list, in case of justified reasons.
5. Invalidating ineligibleballot papers or issuing an order to recount ballots.
6. Preventing the violatorfrom working in any commission for a maximum of 10 years.
(2) The Central ElectoralComplaints Commission and Provincial Electoral Complaints Commissions may ban apolitical party or a candidate if the members or their supporters commit anyelectoral violations. Banning shall be valid only when it is founded onjustified evidence.
(3) The Central ElectoralComplaints Commission may, in addition to banning and cash penalty, refer aviolator for prosecution, if evidence of a crime is available.
(4) The execution of decisions made by the Central andProvincial Electoral Complaints Commissions relating to banning or penalties isthe duty of the relevant Electoral Complaints Commissions, the Commission andthe Government.
Source:
http://www.iec.org.af/pdf/legalframework/law/electorallaw_eng.pdf
