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total countries/territories: 39
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Albania
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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The publication of electoral opinion polls shall include the name of the pollster, the
sponsor, the sample size, the margin of error, and the time period during which the poll
was taken.
Source:
Art 134 electoral code
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2012/02/21
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Algeria
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
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Source:
http://www.arabo.com/links/,197,211,202,221,202,199,193,199,202/,200,225,199,207/,199,225,204,210,199,198,209/
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2005/05/07
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Austria
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g. None
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2005/06/10
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Bahrain
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
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Source:
http://www.arabo.com/links/,197,211,202,221,202,199,193,199,202/,200,225,199,207/,199,225,200,205,209,237,228/
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2005/05/16
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Belarus
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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Polling subject, methods of information gathering, criteria of respondents selection, full list of the posed questions with the number of the respondents on each not answered question, copies of the information quality assurance protocols if quality assurance was carried and also published poll based
material.
Source:
Regulation of the Council of Ministers on the Opinion Poll Commission at the National Academy of Sciences
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2006/04/06
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Belgium
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
d. Size of the sample
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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g. None
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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g. None
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2005/03/29
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Brazil
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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Article 33.
Entities and companies that conduct public opinion polls related to the elections or candidates, for public knowledge, are required, for each poll, to register with the Electoral Court up to five days before publication, the following information:
I – who commissioned the poll;
II – the amount and source of the resources spent on the work;
III – the methodology and period of the poll;
IV – the sampling plan and weighting for sex, age, education level, economic status, and geographic area where the work is to be conducted, confidence interval, and margin of error;
V – internal system for control and verification, audit, and oversight of data collection and fieldwork;
VI – the complete questionnaire used or to be used;
VII – the name of the person or entity that paid for the work and a copy of the corresponding invoice.
Source:
Elections Law – Law No. 9,504, of September 30, 1997, Article 33:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-1997
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2024/10/21
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Canada
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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Election opinion surveys must also disclose the name of the person or organization that conducted the survey and, when it is transmitted to the public by means other than broadcasting, the wording of the survey questions. See Canada Elections Act s. 326.
Source:
Elections Canada
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2006/12/11
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Croatia
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g. None
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Source:
Act on election of representatives to the Croatian Parliament. Art. 27.
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2005/11/14
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Cyprus
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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f) Sample of the questionnaire
Source:
Law 7(I)/1998 regulating radio and television stations, Art. 46(2)
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2012/04/27
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Czech Republic
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
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In short information pieces found online (television, radio channels and another online information sources) only the information of point A, was marked.
Opinion poll results found on this web page (see source) specify the polling information in details.
Source:
http://archiv.soc.cas.cz/enindex.phtml
http://archiv.soc.cas.cz/english/online_en.phtml sociological data archive
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2006/11/30
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Djibouti
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g. None
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Source:
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=6411
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2005/05/10
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Eritrea
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g. None
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2011/06/22
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France
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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f) The name and quality of the purchaser of the survey;
The dates on which the survey was carried out;
A statement indicating the right of the public to have access to more information
Source:
Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication of opinion polls, Art. 2
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2012/05/03
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Germany
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g. None
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2005/04/13
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Greece
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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f. 1) The company which conducted the opinion poll 2) The questionnaire
Source:
Law 3023/2002, Art. 30:6
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2012/04/13
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Italy
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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a) The agency/body/institution that carried out the poll,
b) how the information was collected and elaborated,
c) the questions that were asked,
d) the percentage of people that answered each question,
e) the exact date of the poll
Source:
Law of 22 February 2000, n. 28, Art. 8
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2012/04/17
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Kenya
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g. None
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2012/03/28
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Kiribati
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g. None
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Official sources do not provide information relating to opinion polls.
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2020/05/05
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Liechtenstein
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g. None
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So far, there have not been any opinion polls published prior to elections.
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2005/06/09
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Lithuania
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g. None
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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When public opinion polls on candidates, political parties and groups of
voters in the election campaigns are announced, the name of the institution or head of
the institution that organized the survey, the date, methodology, size and structure of
the sample, and the name of the person who commissioned the polls, shall be given.
Source:
Art 52 Law on election of MP's
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2005/03/23
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Morocco
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
g. None
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Source:
Part 3, Chapter 1, Sections 1 to 7 of the Moroccan Election Law.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020014250675&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2007/01/29
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Niger
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b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Palestine
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g. None
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Source:
Ministry of Information
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2005/06/22
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Portugal
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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f) The date or dates on which the survey took place; The sampling method used and the the rate of response obtained; The method used for collecting information; The basic questions raised
Source:
Law no. No. 10/2000 of 21 June 2000, defining the legal status of the publication or dissemination of polls and opinion surveys, Art. 7(2)
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
f. Other
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Time of the performance of the opinion poll.
Source:
Law on the Election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, 2004, article 65.
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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ad f) name of the agency that conducted the opinion poll; methodology of information collecting; exact question asked during the inquiry.
Source:
Act on Election of the President of Russian Federation of 2003. N19/F3.Art. 47.(2).
Federal Act on Election of Deputies of State Duma of Russian Federation of 2002. N175/F3.Art.55.(2).
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2005/03/29
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Sierra Leone
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g. None
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2005/06/09
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Somalia
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f. Other
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Non regulated.
Source:
http://www.cpj.org/attacks02/africa02/somalia.html
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2005/05/04
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Spain
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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a) Name and address of agency or entity, public or private or individual who has conducted the survey and who has commissioned the implementation.
b) Technical characteristics of the survey, which necessarily include the following points: sampling system, sample size, margin of error, level of representation, method of selection of participants and date of completion of the questionnaire
c) Full text of the questions raised and number of people who have not responded to each question.
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 69(1)
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2012/04/18
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Switzerland
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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f) The period the survey was conducted
Source:
Guidelines for the Declaration of responsibilities and rights of journalists:
http://www.vsms-asms.ch/uploads/pdf-vsms-fr/Annexe_II_Directive_elections.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/14
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Tunisia
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g. None
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No opinion polls are conducted.
Source:
The Tunisian Election Law.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020013249846&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2005/05/08
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Turkey
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g. None
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Neither the electoral code nor Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Broadcasts Law No. 3984 of 20 April 1994 prescribes
Source:
Electoral code, Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Broadcasts Law
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2015/06/01
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Ukraine
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
c. Characteristics of the sample
d. Size of the sample
e. Margin of error
f. Other
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7. In any case of promulgation of results of public opinion polls related to the election of deputies, mass media shall make references to the organization that conducted the poll, the time when it was held, the number of respondents, the methods of data collection, the exact wordings of any posed questions and the statistical value of a possible error.
Source:
Art. 53. para. 7. of parliamentary electoral law
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2006/11/20
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Yemen
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a. Person or agency that commissioned the opinion poll
b. Geographical coverage
d. Size of the sample
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Source:
Part 5, Section 4 of the Electoral Law of Yemen 2001.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=181120033455535&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2006/11/20
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