US EditionElection Silence in Effect. Breaking It May Lead to Heavy Fines – What You Need to Know
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Election Silence in Effect. Breaking It May Lead to Heavy Fines – What You Need to Know
Election silence is currently in force and will remain in effect until the end of voting in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday. During this period, it is strictly prohibited to publish polls or campaign for any candidate – including online. Violations can result in fines. Voting in the second round will […] The post Election Silence in Effect. Breaking It May Lead to Heavy Fines – What You Need to Know appeared first on Pola…
It lasts until Sunday at 7 p.m., i.e. until the polling stations close.
From exactly midnight from Friday to Saturday, the election silence came into effect before Sunday's second round of the presidential elections. Violating it will result in severe penalties. During the election silence, public encouragement to vote for candidates is prohibited. It is forbidden to organize meetings of an election nature, to canvass, or to distribute election materials. Materials present in public spaces, such as candidate posters…
On Saturday morning, the distribution of ballots to individual polling stations began. At the same time, election silence is in effect, which will last until the end of voting in the second round of the presidential election, i.e. on Sunday at 9 p.m. Breaking it is punishable by a severe penalty - up to a million złoty fine.
Poland is in the midst of an election silence that will remain in effect until the polling stations close on Sunday. In extreme cases, violating it could result in a fine of up to PLN 1 million.
Election silence is in effect until the end of voting in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.
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