The BBC reports:
Labour general secretary Peter Watt has resigned following the revelation that a property developer made donations to the party via three associates.
…Under the law, those making donations on behalf of others must give details of who is providing the money.
Watt said he was unaware of the precise reporting requirements at the time of [...]

In response to allegations from the the Supreme Electoral Tribunal that they accepted money from impermissible sources during last year’s electoral campaign, the PSDB and its former presidential candidate argue that their accounts were “absolutely” regular, Folha reports (Portuguese). If they are found guilty, the PSDB would lose its free tv time for next year.

GMA News reports on ongoing efforts to enact public funding for parties in the Philippines:  
An international lawmakers’ group endorsed Saturday a Philippine proposal for state subsidy for political parties in a bid to reduce political corruption and bribery among political parties and their candidates.
…De Venecia’s state financing bill was approved at the Lower House [...]

Obama’s Hopefund PAC has been donating to state and local candidates in key primary states, reports today’s Washingon Post. A snippet:  
Scott Thomas, a Democrat and a former FEC chairman, said “there’s probably no doubt” the PAC donations were aimed at increasing support for Obama’s presidential race. “But in my experience, the commission has not [...]

Elections Canada is currently in a lawsuit with the Tories about “in and outs” – transfers from parties to candidates who are then invoiced to pay for media advertisements for the party, although the ads may have taglines that say the message was paid for by the candidates. At issue is whether these should be [...]

The Politico offers several reasons why the shift in PAC money to the Dems following their takeover of Congress is “is not as drastic as the one Republicans enjoyed after they wrested congressional control from Democrats in 1994…,” including seat swings, the “make-up effect,” and (of course) ideology.

Today the print edition of the New Zealand Herald carried a rare front page editorial against the far-reaching Electoral Finance Bill which restricts public advocacy and campaigning in an election year.
The editorial begins:
When is the Government going to get this message: democracy is not a device to keep the Labour Party in power.
As I’ve covered [...]

Latinnews.com($) reports of a new scandal that broke in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul for the PT. The allegations are that the PT governor granted over-priced contracts to advertising companies in exchange for their donations to PT candidates, including candidates to the federal congress and senate. At least one of these candidates, Senator [...]

The NYTimes posted a front page article on how FEC and Supreme Court decisions has led — and will continue to lead — to a “shift away from 527 groups toward operating in the form of nonprofit, educational organizations” as a way for non-profits to spend unlimited amounts in the upcoming election (purportedly but not [...]

An opposition lawyer intends to file legal proceedings alleging that the government’s attempts to finance with public money the campaign for Chavez’s proposed constitutional reforms is in violation of the (existing) 1999 constitution, reports Venevision (spanish).

Opposition parties in Ethiopia complain about governmental control over the disbursement of public funds to parties ahead of local elections, reports the Jimma Times:
While addressing their concerns about scheduled local elections, the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP) and the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM) cited a need to [...]

El Universal reports of various allegations about narco-finance, organized crime, and overspending in the municipality of Playas de Rosarito.

Azzaman.com reports that in militia groups, political “factions,” political parties are trying to milk the oil industry to finance their operations:
Political factions and militia groups now play a bigger role in the country’s oil industry, senior officials and experts said.
They said filing stations in major cities are under the control of militias suspected of using [...]

The Nigerian Tribune issued this editorial worried about the PDP’s possible use of state funds to build its party headquarters. The crux of the argument is:  
… THE erection of the PDP’s secretariat in Abuja then, is probably a fait accompli considering all the factors in its favour in terms of influence and finance. But the [...]

The Electoral Commission issued this handbook on the new regulations in Northern Ireland. Based on the UK’s 2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act, the new regulations have a list of persmissible donors. For N.I., however, the enumerated list includes a variety of Irish organizations (p. 8 of handbook):

3.4 PPERA specifies a list of individuals [...]

The Belfast Telegraph reports an interview with the UK’s Electoral Commission’s new regulations regarding political party finance in Northern Ireland. In brief, parties are now required to disclose their sources of income, which can only come from particular sources in the UK and in Ireland. There are no contribution limits and none of the information collected by [...]