If convicted, offenders will be liable to a fine or a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Various election do’s and dont’s have been shared and reiterated ad nauseam over the last few weeks in the lead-up to May 8, but there seems to be continued confusion over what voters can and cannot do at election stations and the ballot box on the all-important day.
It is an offence to take and publish photographs which reveal your vote on a ballot paper. Rather take a selfie/thumbie once you've left your voting station.
Damage or remove election posters, billboards or placards – this is not allowed from the date that an election is proclaimed until the election results have been given out by the Electoral Commission;Prevent the Electoral Commission from doing their duties in running the election;Electoral laws prohibit officials and party agents from wearing any political party affiliated clothing or regalia inside a voting station on Election Day.
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