tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post2073718673069645530..comments2024-03-20T11:36:53.907+00:00Comments on Restoring Mayberry: Election DayBrian Kallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-59997512984062699872009-06-12T15:26:13.935+01:002009-06-12T15:26:13.935+01:00Leo,
I didn't know the legal details well en...Leo, <br /><br />I didn't know the legal details well enough to include them, but I thought campaign commercials were illegal here. It's something my own country, the USA, should consider, rather than allowing candidates to be marketed like toothpaste.Brian Kallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-12586992766099879492009-06-07T17:42:05.079+01:002009-06-07T17:42:05.079+01:00A quick note on your comment about there being a s...A quick note on your comment about there being a strict election season - it's not as cut-and-dried as you imply. What happens is that all those posters that go up would normally be considered as littering. But there's an exemption in the month before an election, and as you say, they have a week afterwards to get them all down. Outside of this time candidates are perfectly free to advertise using normally adrvertisement channels.<br /><br />Also, I believe that you have never seen or heard an political advertisement on television or radio becuase they are not permitted. Parties are given a brief (5 minutes at most) broadcast in the fortnight before the election to make their case. This is fairly similar to the system in the UK.Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760109773610919877noreply@blogger.com