limiting Election Campaign Spending; Basis and ‎Challenges

Concerns about the detrimental effects of money on elections and the diversion of the electoral process to the benefit of the wealthy and exclusion of meritorious from the electoral system have prompted various legal systems to resolve this problem or minimize its effects. But limiting election spending can also be a prelude to challenges such as the restriction of freedom. Therefore, the election finance system should be formulated in such a way that while freedoms are protected, the uneven influence of money on the elections is restrained. This article attempts to identify the relationship between election finance and concept of freedom, including freedom of expression, by applying the principles of electoral taxation and examining the fundamentals of electoral spending reductions. The equalization of election campaign spending amounts to emphasizing a strategy, not solely based on numerical equality and a form of electoral expenditure, but on the basis of substantive equality between candidates in the field.