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Section 138: Rights of candidates in local elections

138.Rights of candidates

(1)Every candidate in an election shall be afforded reasonable access to and use of State-owned communication media, if he or she requires it.

(2)Subject to any other law, during the campaign period any candidate may, either alone or in common with others, publish campaign materials in the form of books, booklets, pamphlets, leaflets, magazines, newspapers or posters intended to solicit votes from voters.

(3)A person shall not, during the campaign period, print, publish or distribute a newspaper, circular, book, booklet, leaflet, magazine or pamphlet containing an article, report, letter or other matter relating to the elections unless the author's names and addresses are appended to it.

(4)Any person who contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten currency points or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.

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Every candidate has the right to reasonable access and use of state-owned communication media for their campaign. You may publish campaign materials l...

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