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1. This regulation governs the details of the disclosure requirements for the financing of campaigns for elections to the Grand Council, the Executive Council, and the Bernese members in the Council of States, as well as for cantonal referendums.

1. In this ordinance, the following terms mean

a. Revenue: one-time or recurring inflows in the form of money or tangible assets, services received free of charge or below market value that service providers typically offer commercially, as well as monetary equity that political actors contribute to a campaign.

b. Monetary contributions: financial benefits granted by natural or legal persons or partnerships in the form of cash, bank transfers, assumption of debt, or debt forgiveness.

c. Non-monetary contributions: tangible assets or typically commercially offered services provided free of charge or below market value by natural or legal persons or partnerships, when it is apparent to the recipient from the circumstances that the contribution is made to support a campaign.

d. Campaign: planning and executing activities to influence an election for the Great Council, the Executive Council, or Bernese members of the Council of States or a cantonal referendum.

e. Joint campaigns (Art. 49a para. 3 PRG): campaigns in which natural or legal persons or partnerships jointly plan the campaign and appear jointly in public.

f. Expenditures: all expenses in the form of money or tangible assets, including services typically offered commercially, provided free of charge or below market value.

1. Political actors must report their budgeted income and both monetary and non-monetary contributions no later than 45 days before the election or referendum, provided that the campaign is expected to exceed the values according to Article 49a paragraph 1 or Article 49b paragraph 1 letter a PRG.

2. The notification pursuant to Article 49a paragraph 2 letter b PRG must be made within seven working days from the awareness of the campaign's disclosure obligation or upon receipt or awareness of the granted contribution.

3. The report on the digital platform must include the following information

a. Name, first name, address, and residential municipality or company name and registered office of the political actor,

b. Information about which candidates (name, first name, residence, and party affiliation) or which voting result has been supported with the expenses,

c. Budgeted income,

d. For monetary and non-monetary contributions subject to disclosure: cash value or in-kind value and date of the contribution as well as the name, first name, and residential municipality or company and location of the originator of the contribution,

e. For non-monetary contributions subject to disclosure additionally: type of service and calculation of the reported value under market conditions,

f. For prohibited anonymous contributions that could not be refunded: value and date of the contribution.

1. Political actors must report the total income no later than 60 days after the election or vote, provided that more than the amounts pursuant to Article 49a paragraph 1 or Article 49b paragraph 1 letter a of the PRG were spent on the campaign.

2. The report on the digital platform must include the following information

a) Name, first name, address, and municipality of residence or company name and business location of the political actor,

b) Information regarding which candidates (name, first name, place of residence, and party affiliation) or which voting outcome were supported with the expenditures,

c) Total income,

d) In the case of declarable monetary and non-monetary contributions: monetary value or value in kind and date of the contribution, as well as the name, first name, and municipality of residence or company and location of the contributor,

e) For declarable non-monetary contributions additionally: type of service and calculation of the reported value under market conditions,

f) In the case of prohibited anonymous contributions that could not be refunded: value and date of the contribution.

1. The modalities of reporting according to Articles 3 and 4 apply mutatis mutandis to joint campaigns.

1. The Office for Government Support and Political Rights (GSP) of the State Chancellery provides the digital platform and is responsible for its operation.

2. It is also the competent authority for

a) the validation and publication of the reported information,

b) the receipt of prohibited anonymous donations,

c) the exchange with municipal authorities.

The ARP publishes the reported information pursuant to Article 3, Paragraph 3, and Article 4, Paragraph 2, as well as the date of their submission on the digital platform after verification for plausibility. It points out that it does not guarantee the accuracy of the published information. The information remains published for five years.

**Political Actors' Retention of Information and Documentation**

Political actors shall retain all their complete information and documentation related to a conducted campaign for one year following the respective election or vote.

1. Anonymous donations exceeding 1,000 francs must be returned within 30 days of receipt.

2. If a return is not possible or reasonable, the donation must be delivered to the competent authority within five days after the period specified in paragraph 1.

1. The Disclosure Requirement for the Financing of Election Campaigns pursuant to Article 49a Paragraph 1 PRG shall first apply to the general renewal elections on March 29, 2026.

2. The Disclosure Requirement for the Financing of Referendum Campaigns pursuant to Article 49a Paragraph 1 PRG and Election Campaigns pursuant to Article 49b PRG shall first apply to campaigns for any potential cantonal referendums or elections on June 14, 2026.

This regulation shall come into effect retroactively on March 30, 2025.

It shall cease to be in effect on June 30, 2032.