Election Day Rules

Task:

Election day rules
When is election day?
Saturday 20th September.

What hours can you vote on election day?
Between 9:00am - 7:00pm

What date does this year’s election officially end?
Saturday 4th October (2 weeks)

Why does it there a gap between election day and when the election ends?
Because they have to collect the data and calculate how many seats people get plus the place where you vote needs to travel to parliament.

Summarise each of these rules for election day in your own words.

Hoardings - Not allow to display any Hoardings on election day, should be taken down the day before.

Sign-written vehicles - Not allowed to display election advertising on the day, that cover up vehicles objects etc.

Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices - You can leave your sign up.

Delivery of election material prohibited - No letters in mailbox on election day.

Websites and social media - You can keep what you have got but it must be published before the election day.

Processions and demonstrations - You are not allowed to change peoples mind by influencing people using a loud hailer.

Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc - It can be in the party colours but it must not have the party name or a logo.

Clothing promoting the party or candidate - No tshirts that have it but you can have the party colour.

Imitation ballot papers - Can't hand out cards that look like a ballot card.

Assistance to get to a voting place - You can do it but you can't talk about parties or leaders

At the voting place - No MPs in the voting place doing nothing but, they can stay in if they are voting.

Campaigning around advance voting places - You are not allowed to campaign on the day.