Officials of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday reported that rules surrounding the amount of money permitted to be expended by candidates ahead of the April elections have been established and communicated.
Election campaigns are scheduled to start in just 13 days. But before then, Presidential and Provincial Council candidates are expected to send representatives to the IEC to submit a report on their planned finances for campaigning.
The IEC warned that any candidate found in violation of the procedure and limits laid out would be referred to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) and could possibly be disqualified from the race.
Based on the Election Law, Presidential candidates are allowed to expend 10 million AFG while Provincial Council candidates can only spend 500,000 AFG.
"Those who spend more money in their campaigns will be treated according to the law," said Noor Mohammad Noor, the IEC spokesman.
Meanwhile, officials of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) have also said that measures have been undertaken to ensure the safety of candidates during their election campaigns.
"We have formulated new security measures for those who work in the election commission, election campaigns and the candidates," said Sediq Sediqi, the MoI spokesman.
Based on the Election Law, the Presidential election campaigns start on February 2 and will continue through March 13, while the Provincial Council candidates will be be allowed to start their election campaigns on March 4 and continue through April 2.