Election Rules

Election day rules

When is election day?

The election day is Saturday 20th of September

What hours can you vote on election day?

You can vote before the election but a lot of people vote a day before the election is held. You have to vote between 9am-7pm.

What date does this year’s election officially end?

The election officially ends on the 4th of October because the day after the find out who won the election.

Why does it there a gap between election day and when the election ends?

So they have time to count up the vote or find out who has more sets in parliament. 

Summarise each of these rules for election day in your own words.
You have to take down your hoardings around public areas that have advertisement for the party you choose after the election. You are prohibited to have anything on your car that influences the election. You can have a sign that promotes your party but you cant say vote for your party on it. It is also prohibited to deliver election material which means mail. You can keep your posts on the internet but you can not put up new posts on election day. The electoral rules do not let any person at any time on election day, before 7pm, from holding or taking part in any demonstration or public address apparatus that has direct or indirect reference to the election. You can wear a party badge or rosette on your shirt or clothing on election day but it can't have the party name on it. No t-shirts but you can wear the party colours. You can not hand out cards that look like a ballet card. You are not aloud to try and influence people to vote for your party at all. You are aloud to vote for themselves but they can not hang around when others are voting. You are not aloud to campaign or try to influence people when they are just about to vote.