Subject: [ Nokia Club Bangladesh ] Fund raising for a political party - what does the electoral rule say about it?
Fund raising for a political party - what does the electoral rule say about it?
This is one of the most important aspect of reforming politics - but we often tend to ignore this. Have you heard a meaningful dialogue or debate on this topic in the national level?
Following are few important question that should be clarified about fund-raising to support political activities (throughout the year) and election activities (spending that happens related to a specific election). Absence of these clarifications often are often the underlying reason for many of the problems that we have in our political system:
1. On principle, no political party should be allowed to spend money without proper documentation.
2. Who can donate to a political party?
3. Can a political party pay salary to the office bearers?
4. Should there a minimum or maximum amount of salary that a political party should be allowed to pay to its office bearers or operatives?
5. Can a political party accept money from foreign source?
6. Is collecting money from Non-resident Bangladeshis considered as foreign source?
7. Can a political party spend money for any specific candidate's election - either at the national election or local election?
8. Can a candidate in a election go beyond his or constituency to collect money?
9. Are business entities or any other organizations (including NGO) allowed to donate to candidate?
10. If at all possible, what is the maximum donation allowed for a candidate by entities other than individual?
11. What is the maximum donation allowed for a candidate by individuals?
12. If I am not a voter for a candidate's constituency, can I still donate for that candidate? Under what circumstances?
These are just a few of the important issues. Sure, there are more that our readers can add to the list.
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