356OCanvassing on election days

#### 356O Canvassing on election days 356O Canvassing on election days > > (1) Canvassing in or near polling place A person must not— > > > > > (a) canvass for votes, or > > > > > (b) solicit the vote of any elector, or > > > > > (c) induce any elector not to vote for any particular candidate, or > > > > > (d) induce any elector not to vote at the election, > > > > on election day— > > > > > (e) within a polling place, or > > > > > (f) within 6 metres of an entrance to a polling place. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (2) Amplified canvassing audible in or near polling place A person must not contravene this subsection. This subsection is contravened if on election day each of the following paragraphs apply— > > > > > (a) the person engages in— > > > > > > > (i) canvassing for votes, or > > > > > > > (ii) soliciting the vote of an elector, or > > > > > > > (iii) inducing an elector not to vote for a particular candidate, or > > > > > > > (iv) inducing an elector not to vote at the election, and > > > > > (b) the person engages, in any public or private place, in that activity 6 metres or more from an entrance to a polling place, and > > > > > (c) the person uses any of the following to engage in that activity— > > > > > > > (i) a loud speaker, > > > > > > > (ii) a public address system, > > > > > > > (iii) an amplifier (whether fixed or mobile), > > > > > > > (iv) a broadcasting van, > > > > > > > (v) a sound system, > > > > > > > (vi) radio equipment, > > > > > > > (vii) any other equipment or device for broadcasting, and > > > > > (d) that activity is audible— > > > > > > > (i) within the polling place, or > > > > > > > (ii) within 6 metres of an entrance to the polling place. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (3) Canvassing includes distributing electoral material Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a reference to canvassing for votes includes a reference to distributing electoral material, whether or not the material is registered in accordance with Subdivision 6. > > > (4) Application of this section to grounds of enclosure If— > > > > > (a) a building used as a polling place is situated in grounds within an enclosure, and > > > > > (b) the appointment by the election manager of the polling place does not indicate whether or not the grounds are part of the polling place, > > > > the grounds are not, but the building is, taken to be part of the polling place for the purposes of this section, unless a notice to the contrary is displayed under section 356U. If such a notice is displayed, the grounds are taken to be part of the polling place for the purposes of this section.