When is election day? Saturday 20 September 2014
What hours can you vote on election day? it is 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
What date does this year’s election officially end? it finishes on 4th of October.
Why does it there a gap between election day and when the election ends? So all the votes can be counted and finalised.
Summarise each of these rules for election day in your own words.
Hoardings : All the signs that are advising have to be removed by midnight on the 19th September.
Sign-written vehicles : You cant have any advising on your car because its an offence.
Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices :
you cant have any advertising about vote for me. You can have your signs up at your office.
Delivery of election material prohibited : Election must not be delivered through the post. You cant post anything in the post about vote for me.
Websites and social media: You can have your election on the internet only if it is published before election day.
Processions and demonstrations: they are not allowed to stand out side and protest before 7pm , they cant get people to vote for national or any party before 7pm. You cant use a loud hailer.
Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc : You can wear labels ribbons on election day. It can't have the party name, logo on it but it can be the colour of there party.
Clothing promoting the party or candidate
No tshirts, can wear party colours
Imitation ballot papers
Do not hand out cards that look like ballot cards.
Assistance to get to a voting place
You cant influence them to vote for them.
At the voting place MP are not allowed in the voting place unless they are voting.
Campaigning around advance voting places
You are not allowed to influence people or campaign out side.
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