My Vote Counts (MVC) Launched in 2012 as a campaign to improve transparency on political party funding Registered in April 2014 as a non profit company.

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My Vote Counts (MVC) Launched in 2012 as a campaign to improve transparency on political party funding Registered in April 2014 as a non profit company. Working to advance constitutional principles of transparency, accountability and inclusiveness in our political and electoral systems. Project areas: Money & Politics and Electoral Reforms

My Vote Counts Background Interactions with Parliament MVC Constitutional Court case PAIA Requests(2016) MVC High Court Case

My Vote Counts The Ad Hoc Committee’s Process The Committee’s Membership-Considerations Submissions from political parties Lack of data Policy vs Regulation Political party financial requirements Independent Candidates requirements Submissions from Provincial Legislatures/NCOP

My Vote Counts Principles for Political Party Funding Model Transparency Accountability Openness Trust

Regulating Political Party Funding Proposal on Disclosure and Transparency Requirements Frequent, Periodic and Mandatory Election years vs Non-election years Disclosure Threshold Aggregated information below threshold Disaggregated information above threshold Disclosure reports should be published proactively

Regulating Political Party Funding Proposal on Private Funding Allowed Regulated to discourage corruption and limit undue influence Set a threshold for disclosure Proposal on Foreign Funding No direct funding Funding through a ‘Separate Fund’

Regulating Political Party Funding Proposal on Public Funding Consider an increase to public funding Strengthen oversight role of IEC Auditor-General role Greater transparency before any increase

Regulating Political Party Funding cont… Proposal on Local Government Level Funding Public Funding Disclosure and Regulation Proposal on Provincial Government Level Funding Distributed from National Level

Regulating Political Party Funding cont… Proposal for a ‘Separate Fund’ for Private Political Donations Accepts foreign funding Accepts funding above a ‘cap’ No conditions to funding Donations from companies that do business with the state Funding from NGOs and Trade Unions Anonymous Donations

Regulating Political Party Funding cont… Proposal for a Ban on Some Funding Sources State Owned Enterprises Third Party Payments Proposal on Political Party Expenditure Annual Public Disclosure

Thank You! Contact Details Website: www.myvotecounts.org.za Twitter: @MVC_SA Facebook: My Vote Counts Email: janine@myvotecounts.org.za