P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 623a
In addition to others granted by this chapter and any other law, the Director in charge of the Contributions and Expenditures Audit Division shall have the following general powers, duties, and functions:
(a) To discharge the functions, duties, and responsibilities imposed under this chapter, or under any other law insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) To establish the organizational structure necessary for the proper operation of the Contributions and Expenditures Audit Division.
(c) To prepare and maintain the administrative files, in digital format, of the issues under the consideration of the Contributions and Expenditures Audit Division, which shall be available for public inspection at the Office of the Election Comptroller during business hours.
(d) To investigate referrals of the Board of Election Comptrollers regarding any alleged noncompliance with the legal provisions of the Office of the Election Comptroller in connection with raising, expending, and using funds for political campaigns.
(e) To advise the Board of Election Comptrollers on the filing of writs with the Court of First Instance requiring refunds or halting fundraisers, suspending payments or the broadcasting of advertisements if he/she concludes that such actions have been carried out in violation of the applicable laws or regulations, or that these will cause an overdraft in the campaign contribution and expenditures limits established in this chapter.
(f) To recommend the correction of repairable errors, as these are defined by regulations, in any determination issued by the Office of the Election Comptroller.
(g) To provide the Commonwealth Election Commission, through the Election Comptroller, any information required by the former, and assist such entity in the oversight of political campaigns and any other relevant matter, by virtue of the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable laws and regulations.
(h) To verify compliance by the officials under his/her supervision with the terms established in this chapter, and any applicable regulations, in the process of evaluating and issuing a final determination.
(i) To recommend to the Board of Election Comptrollers the text of the regulations to be adopted by the Office of the Election Comptroller to oversee contributions received and expenditures made in political campaigns, referendums, plebiscites, and any other event in which fund raising is permitted to promote political candidates, status ideologies, and political parties.
(j) To examine any contribution and expenditure report that shall be submitted to the Office of the Election Comptroller including, but not limited to the Report on Contributions and Expenditures and the Report on Media Expenditures to evaluate if funds are sufficient to cover the cost of said advertisements, as well as any other recommendation deemed pertinent.
It is hereby provided that the Board of Election Comptrollers shall be empowered to take any pertinent action, as authorized in this chapter, without the consent of the Audit Division Director.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 4.001; Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 15.