Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 2017
150Prohibition of canvassing near polling booths
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150 Prohibition of canvassing near polling booths
(1) A person must not, on polling day, and on all days to which the polling is adjourned, at an entrance of or within a polling booth, or in any public or private place within 6 metres of an entrance of a polling booth:
(a) canvass for votes; or
(b) solicit the vote of a voter ; or
(c) engage in conduct with the intention of inducing a voter not to vote for any particular candidate; or
(d) engage in conduct with the intention of inducing a voter not to vote at the election; or
(e) display a notice or sign (other than an official notice) relating to the election.
(2) For subrule (1), grounds within an enclosure are taken to be part of a polling booth if:
(a) a building used as a polling booth is situated in the grounds; and
(b) the Returning Officer displays during the hours of polling at each entrance to the grounds a notice signed by him or her stating that the grounds are, for subrule (1), part of the polling booth.