Voting day.

When is election day?

20th september 2014.  Saturday √ 

What hours can you vote on election day?

9:00am - 7:00pm √

What date does this year’s election officially end?

Saturday 4th october.  √

Why is there a gap between election day and when the election ends?

Other parties may not have enough voters to win the election so they need time to sort it out. √  

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

Hoardings:

• All all election signs must be taken down or covered up before midnight tonight. √

Sign-written vehicles:

• Cover up or place away from public view vehicles advertising parties or candidates (this includes flags and bumper stickers). √

Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices:

• You can leave your sign up at your office.

Delivery of election material prohibited.

• No letters in mail boxes on election day. 

Websites and social media.

• Keep what you had posted before election day, but no posts on election day.

Processions and demonstrations.

• You are nit allowed to protest before before 7pm, you can't use a loudhailer.

Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc.

• Can wear but can’t say the party name, logo.

Clothing promoting the party or candidate.

• No te-shirts, can wear party colours.

Imitation ballot papers.

• Do not print, publish or distribute, on election day or after midnight on the Tuesday before election day.

Assistance to get to a voting place.

• An MP or a party member to help someone that can't get to the poling room by giving them a ride.

At the voting place.

MP are only allowed to cast there own vote.

Campaigning around advance voting places.

• Your not allowed to campaign.