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total countries/territories: 71
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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for campaign period, 30 days before voting
Source:
Art 133 et seq. ELectoral Code
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2005/03/21
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Algeria
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 168 to 171, Electoral law
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2005/04/29
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Argentina
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c. Not applicable
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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2005/03/30
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Bahrain
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution
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2005/05/02
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Belarus
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Election campaign is the period from the day of official publication of the decision of the President of the Republic of Belarus or of the state body authorised by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus or by this Code on the appointment of elections as from the day of official publication of the election results;
Source:
Art 155 Electoral Code
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2005/03/29
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Belgium
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c. Not applicable
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2012/05/04
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Benin
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi enseignant de droit a l'universite au benin.
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2005/05/06
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Botswana
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c. Not applicable
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2006/10/17
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Bulgaria
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c. Not applicable
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2006/11/03
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Burkina Faso
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Assemblee Nationale
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2005/04/13
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Cambodia
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c. Not applicable
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2006/11/07
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Canada
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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a) Controls apply during the referendum period s. 2 of the Referendum Act defines the referendum period as starting the day the text of the referendum question is approved and ending on referendum day.
Source:
The Referendum Act of Canada
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2006/12/10
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Chile
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c. Not applicable
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2005/04/05
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Croatia
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b. Other (specify)
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none
Source:
Mr. Damir Azenic, GONG
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2005/11/14
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Côte d'Ivoire
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
DOGOU ALAIN, Rapporteur de la sous commission des operations electorales de la COMMISSION ELECTORALE INDEPENDANTE
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2005/04/07
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Egypt
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c. Not applicable
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Not applicable. The date of referendum is only announced in the public newspaper.
Source:
Article 23, Political Rights Law
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2005/05/22
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Eritrea
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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within referndum period
Source:
eritrean election handbook 2001
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2005/08/29
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Estonia
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c. Not applicable
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c) No specified time. The Political Parties Act fixes the allowed sources of income and also requires to publish these sources. These rules are applied regardless if there is a referendum or not.
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2006/11/29
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Finland
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c. Not applicable
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2005/04/13
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Gambia
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Annually
Source:
MR. KAWFU CEESAY- FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE GAMBIAN IEC
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2005/04/03
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Guam
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director Guam Election Commission
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2007/01/10
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Iraq
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
IECI Regulations 2005
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2007/01/03
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Israel
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c. Not applicable
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2015/03/15
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Italy
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c. Not applicable
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2012/04/17
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Kenya
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Election Act of 2011 Article 50(2)(f)
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2012/03/15
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Kiribati
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c. Not applicable
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2020/05/03
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Latvia
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c. Not applicable
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2005/03/21
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Lebanon
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c. Not applicable
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2005/05/17
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Lesotho
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c. Not applicable
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2015/03/15
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Liechtenstein
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c. Not applicable
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2005/05/03
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Lithuania
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c. Not applicable
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2005/03/23
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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For the campaign period.
Law on Referendum, Article 42: The public propaganda on the referendum shall end no later than 48 hours prior to the day of voting.
Law on Referendum, Article 30: The decision for announcing referendum shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia. From the day of announcing the referendum until the day of holding the referendum it may not pass less than 60 nor more than 90 days.
Law on Referendum, Article 32: The decision for announcing a referendum shall be announced in the media no later than 15 days before the day of holding the referendum. The text of the decision upon which it will be decided on the referendum shall also be announced in the media.
Law on Referendum, Art. 41 (2): The provisions from the Law on Election of MPs in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia shall be applied for the conduct and the way of voting on the referendum, unless otherwise determined by this Law.
Electoral Code, Art. 69-a: (2)The election campaign shall begin20 days before Election Day and in the first and the second round of elections, it cannot continue over the last 24 hours before Election Day and on Election Day.
Source:
Law on Referendum and civil initiative, Official Gazette of RM no. 24/98, art. 30, 32, 1, 42
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/5640
Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia (IFES consolidated version as of February 2019), Art. 69-a: https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/22
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Madagascar
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/forskning/publ/nr/2003/04/nordem_report-The-4.html
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2005/08/25
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Malaysia
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c. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Mali
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 118 , 119 120 de la constitution
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2005/06/05
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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b. Other (specify)
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In the months leading up to the election
Source:
Johnathan John, Director, FSM Elections
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2007/01/08
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Moldova, Republic of
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c. Not applicable
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Regulated in ad hoc laws
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
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2021/03/30
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Morocco
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 114, Electoral Law
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2005/05/02
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Netherlands
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c. Not applicable
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2005/09/06
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Niger
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Articles 128 133 et 136 du code electoral
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2005/06/07
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Norway
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b. Other (specify)
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Regulated in ad hoc laws
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
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2007/01/07
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Palestine
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c. Not applicable
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2007/06/11
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Peru
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c. Not applicable
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2005/08/25
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Poland
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b. Other (specify)
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No such time limit exists.
Source:
Mr Henryk Bielski, Specialist in the National Electoral Office
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2005/11/13
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Portugal
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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15 days after the decree of the referendum until 90 days after the official results are published.
Source:
Law no. 15-A/98 of 3 April 1998 as amended by Organic Law no. 4/2005 of 8 September 2005 and Organic Law no. 3/2010 of 15 December 2010, on the legal regime governing referenda
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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c. Not applicable
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2005/03/20
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Russian Federation
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Representative of the referendum fund who is responsible for the book-keeping and disclosure of the expenditures shall hold his office until the 70 (seventy) days period (commencing with the day of voting)ends.
Source:
Federal Constitutional Act on the Referendum of Russian Federation of 2004. No 5/FK .Art.49.(5).
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2005/03/30
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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c. Not applicable
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Not explicitly stated.
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2020/04/20
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Senegal
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Selon Tanor Thiendella Fall
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2005/06/06
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Seychelles
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Seychelles Election Commission Manual
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2005/08/30
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Sierra Leone
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c. Not applicable
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2005/06/13
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Solomon Islands
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
David Clark, Electoral Capacity Development Coordinator, Solomon Islands Election Commission
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2007/01/09
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Somalia
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/referendum-law-english.htm
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2005/08/26
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South Africa
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c. Not applicable
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2006/10/17
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Spain
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b. Other (specify)
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The campaign cannot last less than 10 and more than 20 days and it must end one day before the voting for the referendum.
Source:
Law 2/1980 of 18 January ("Ley Orgánica de Regulación de las distintas modalidades de referendum"), Art. 15
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2012/04/18
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Sudan
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 128, Constitution
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2005/05/03
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Sweden
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Act on National Referenda (SFS 1979:369): http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/06/97/09/436f8d27.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/16
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Switzerland
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 10A: Official website of the Swiss administration: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2012);
Official Website of the Swiss Chancellery: http://www.ch.ch/abstimmungen_und_wahlen/01253/index.html?lang=fr (2012)
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2012/05/14
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Taiwan
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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2020/03/31
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Togo
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi enseignant de droit a l'universite au benin.
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2005/05/16
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Tonga
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c. Not applicable
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2021/09/15
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Tunisia
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 2, 47 and 72 of Constitution and Electoral Law
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2005/05/03
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Turkey
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Electioneering activities shall commence on the morning of the tenth day in advance of the election day and terminate at 18:00 hours on the day before the date of election.
Source:
Art 49 Electoral Code
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2016/01/21
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Uganda
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
ELECTORAL POCKETBOOK http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/how/pocket/sec1.htm
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2005/08/24
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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a) referendum period as defined in the legislation.
Source:
The Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000
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2012/05/09
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Uruguay
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b. Other (specify)
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No se efectúan ningún control durante la campañas de aplicación de los mecanismos de democracia directa.
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2006/04/11
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Vanuatu
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Electoral Commission of Vanuatu
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2016/01/27
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Viet Nam
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c. Not applicable
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2021/03/25
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Western Sahara
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Article 85, Electoral Law
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2009/08/14
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Yemen
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a. Fixed time period (specify)
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Source:
Article 85, Electoral Law
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2005/05/03
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