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FRom para 1 of LGA “What Purdah means in practice…
For the elections on 2 May 2019, the latest date the pre-election period could start is 26 March 2019.
Publicity is defined as “any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public.”
The first question to ask is: ‘could a reasonable person conclude that you were spending public money to influence the outcome of the election?
But who polices it? Returning Officer? Electoral Commission?
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FRom para 1 of LGA “What Purdah means in practice…
For the elections on 2 May 2019, the latest date the pre-election period could start is 26 March 2019.
Publicity is defined as “any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public.”
The first question to ask is: ‘could a reasonable person conclude that you were spending public money to influence the outcome of the election?
But who polices it? Returning Officer? Electoral Commission?
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