Philipsburg: The Electoral Council would like to remind all eight registered political parties that the annual report for 2014 should be submitted to the Electoral Council before April 1st, 2015, as stipulated in article 27 of the National Ordinance registration and finances of political parties. This means that the final day to submit the annual reports of the political parties is Tuesday March 31st, 2015. The annual report should include:
a. The composition of the board during 2014.
b. The amount of contributing members at the beginning and the end of 2014.
c. The amount of contribution received during 2014.
d. An overview of activities carried out in 2014.
The 2014 annual report should be accompanied by a financial report as laid down in article 28 of the aforementioned National Ordinance which states that the financial report should at least include:
a. The financial position at the start and end of 2014.
b. A specified statement of income and expenditure, as well as an auditor’s report by a registered accountant regarding the accuracy of the financial report.
c. Donations of ANG 5,000 or more from a source other than an individual donor.
d. The total amount of donations other than contributions from party members.
The Electoral Council would like to remind all parties concerned that violation of and non-adherence to the National Ordinance registration and finances of political parties may result in a penalty being imposed.
The Electoral Council is currently in the process of finalizing the review of the registers of donations of the candidates and the initial review of the donations registers of the political parties.