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Canvassing the day before an election

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  • 04-06-2009 8:40pm
    #1
    holidayhere
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    I thought that there was no canvassing allowed on the day before an election. Is this not the case.
    Should it not be the case.?????
    They are all over the place.


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    Breezer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭Breezer


    I'm fairly sure it's a media blackout, but the candidates themselves can continue canvassing. I also don't think there's any law against the print media reporting on it, but that it's voluntarily self-imposed by most publications - I could be wrong on that though.


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    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    holidayhere wrote: »
    Should it not be the case.?????

    Why?
    Breezer wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure it's a media blackout, but the candidates themselves can continue canvassing. I also don't think there's any law against the print media reporting on it, but that it's voluntarily self-imposed by most publications - I could be wrong on that though.

    It's not a media blackout, just radio and TV.


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    Sizzler
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    monument wrote: »
    It's not a media blackout, just radio and TV.
    The radio was a little bit more boring today as a result it has to be said !


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    garbanzo
    Registered Users Posts: 742 ✭✭✭garbanzo


    Breezer wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure it's a media blackout, but the candidates themselves can continue canvassing. I also don't think there's any law against the print media reporting on it, but that it's voluntarily self-imposed by most publications - I could be wrong on that though.


    Bang on the nail here Breezer.


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    holidayhere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭holidayhere


    monument wrote: »
    Why?



    It's not a media blackout, just radio and TV.
    Yes, I found that out later.
    We will miss th bit of politics at night now.
    Made for good conversation.


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    This is pretty much the same thread as this one down the page, with the same answer.

    (yes. I'm totally aware you started this one first:), I could have kept either but not both so I just kept the longer one)


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