On Election Day [note the capitalisation which tells you This is Important]... it is a criminal offence to distribute or broadcast any statement that is likely to influence a voter as to the candidate or party the voter should or shouldn't vote for, or which influences people to abstain from voting...Bloggers and party supporters take note. [Hat tip No Right Turn.]
On Election Day, candidates, political parties and others must... not post any new material on websites. Existing website material does not have to be removed, as long as the website is not proactively promoted to voters.
All election advertising and other statements, by anybody including the media, which could influence voters cannot be published or broadcast on Election Day.
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Thursday, 15 September 2005
How to be a criminal on Election Day
A warning for the over-exuberant from the wonderful chaps at the Electoral Commission:
1 comment:
We welcome thoughtful disagreement.
But we do (ir)regularly moderate comments -- and we *will* delete any with insulting or abusive language. Or if they're just inane or off topic. It’s okay to disagree, but pretend you’re having a drink in the living room with the person you’re disagreeing with. This includes me.
PS: Have the honesty and courage to use your real name. That gives added weight to any opinion.
Does this mean you can't have a signature like that below attached to emails you send that day?
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Andrew Bates
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http://www.solohq.com
http://www.freeradical.co.nz
http://www.libertarianz.org.nz
Would I get special dispensation if I added:
http://pc.blogspot.com/