Existing campaign finance legislation

Currently, campaign financing in Guyana is regulated by the Representation of the People Act., Cap 1:03.

Section 104 (2) provides that a candidate may only expend up to $25,000 for personal expenses related to the elections, and requires the candidate to provide a written statement of said expenses to the elections agent of his group of candidates.

Section 106 (1) provides that a group of candidates may not expend more than $50,000 multiplied by the number of candidates on the respective list of candidates, which list must not contain more than 53 candidates.