Laws



ANGUILLA

Revised Statutes of Anguilla Chapter E30 Elections Act
Showing the Law as at 15, December 2000



ARMENIA

Electoral Code

RA Law on Referendum

Regulations for Mass Media Use During the 1999 Parliamentary Campaign



AUSTRALIA

Australian Capital Territory Electoral Act 1992

New South Wales Parliamentary Elections Act 1912

New South Wales Election Funding Act 1981

Commonwealth Electoral Act of 1918

Queensland Electoral Act 1992

Referendum Act 1984

South Australia Electoral Act 1985

Tasmania Electoral Act 2004

Victorian Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1999

Western Australia Electoral Act 1907



AZERBAIJAN

The Law of The Azerbaijan Republic on elections to Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic



BAHAMAS

Parliamentary Elections Act, 1992



BELIZE

Electoral Law



BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA

Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina



CANADA

Federal Electoral Legislation

Federal Referendum Legislation

Bill C-3: An Act to Amend The Canada Elections Act and The Income Tax Act

Canada Elections Act



DENMARK

Parliamentary Elections and Election Administration in Denmark



EGYPT

Election Laws



EUROPEAN UNION

Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003



FINLAND

Election Act

The Act on the Disclosure of Election Financing (414/2000)



GERMANY

Federal Electoral Regulations

Federal Electoral Law

Law on Political Parties



GEORGIA

Law on Parliamentary Elections

Criminal Code of Georgia. Criminal liability for breaches of the election legislation

Administrative Criminal Code. Administrative liability for breaches of the election legislation



JORDAN

Election Laws



KAZAKHSTAN

Law on Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Information on Elections for the Members of Majilis

Information on Elections for the Members of the Senate



KOSOVO

Regulation No. 2004/12 on Elections for the Assembly of Kosovo

Regulation No. 2004/11 on the Registration and
Operation of Political Parties in Kosovo



KYRGYZSTAN

Code of the Kyrgyz Republic
On Elections in the Kyrgyz Republic



LIBERIA

Campaign Finance Regulations for Political Parties and Candidates, 2005



LITHUANIA

Law on Presidential Elections, 2004

Law on Elections to the Seimas, 2004

Law on Elections to Municipal Counsils, 2002

Law on Elections to European Parliament, 2004



PALESTINE

Election Laws



RUSSIA

Russian Federation Federal Law on the Election of the President of the Russian Federation

Russian Federation Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights
and the Right of citizens of The Russian Federation to participate in a Referendum"

Russian Federation Federal Law "On the Election of deputies of the
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation"

Russian Federation Federal Law "On the state automated system of the Russian Federation "Vybory"

Russian Federation Federal Law "On Political Parties"



SIERRA LEONE

The Political Parties Act of 2002 (as amended)



SERBIA

Law on Financing of Political Parties



SWEDEN

The Elections Act

Act on National Referenda

Swedish Code of Statutes
The Euro Referendum Act

Swedish Code of Statutes
Mail Voting in Certain Cases Act



TAIWAN

Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Law

Enforcement Rules of Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Law
The Euro Referendum Act

The Public Officials Election and Recall Law
Mail Voting in Certain Cases Act

Enforcement Rules of Public Service Election and Recall Law



TAJIKISTAN

Law on Presidential Elections

Law on a Referendum in Republic of Tajikistan

The Constitutional Law of the Republic of Tajikistan
"About the elctions to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan"
The Euro Referendum Act



UNITED KINGDOM

Election Act 2001

Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998

Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997



YEMEN

Election Laws

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