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total countries/territories: 41
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Answers |
Comments |
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Albania
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e. Other (specify)
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There are no rules concerning exit polls
Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Albania, Questions 9. 1 et seq
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2012/02/21
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Algeria
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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No exit polls were mentioned
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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2005/05/08
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Australia
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b. Outside the polling station
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Electoral code prohibits canvassing (including polling) 6 metres from the entrance and exit of a polling place.
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2005/05/12
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Austria
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e. Other (specify)
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Due to the fact that there is no uniform closing time for Austrian polling stations, exit polls are rarely carried out. Besides, institutes and organizations doing empirical social research usually have quick access to partial preliminary results.
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2005/06/10
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Bahrain
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e. Other (specify)
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Opinion polls are not taken manually. Through the internet
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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f. Not applicable
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Not governed by law
Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Belarus
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2006/04/03
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Belgium
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b. Outside the polling station
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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c. Not permitted
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Source:
Decision N°113-00/HAAC concerning the regulation of pre-campaigning and campaigning in media for the legislative election in March 2003, Part 2, Chapter 4, Article 65.
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2005/06/28
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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f. Not applicable
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No rules on this issue.
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2005/03/29
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Brazil
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c. Not permitted
d. No exit polls conducted to date
f. Not applicable
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Art. 39.
§ 5º Constitute crimes, on election day, punishable by detention from six months to one year, with the alternative of community service for the same period, and a fine ranging from five thousand to fifteen thousand UFIRs:
II – the recruitment of voters or "door-to-door" propaganda.
Source:
Elections Law – Law No. 9,504, of September 30, 1997, Article 39:
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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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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Source:
Elections Canada (www.elections.ca)
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2006/12/11
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Cyprus
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
Electoral Law 72 of 1979 as amended;
Ministry of Interior: http://moi.gov.cy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223%3A2011-02-12-14-06-56&catid=41&Itemid=128&lang=en (2012)
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2012/04/27
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Czech Republic
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
Source:
Act NO. 247 On Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and on Amendments of Certain Other Acts, Dated September 27, 1995
Article 16:The Election Campaign, (5)
and
A questionnaire of the exit poll in 1996:
http://www.gesis.org/en/data_service/eastern_europe/data/questionnaire/3124que.pdf
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2006/11/30
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Djibouti
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Elections in Africa
A Data Handbook.1999, Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, and Michael Krennerich
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2005/05/10
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Egypt
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Ministry of Information
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2005/06/22
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Eritrea
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f. Not applicable
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2011/06/22
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France
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication of opinion polls, Art. 11
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2012/05/03
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Germany
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b. Outside the polling station
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2021/11/29
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Greece
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
P.D. 96/2007 (Codification of the legal provisions on parliamentary elections), Art. 49:2 and 87:4
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2012/04/13
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Ireland
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b. Outside the polling station
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2005/06/22
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Italy
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b. Outside the polling station
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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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b. Outside the polling station
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IEBC ACT
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2012/03/28
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Kiribati
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f. Not applicable
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Official sources do not provide information relating to exit polls.
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2020/05/05
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Liechtenstein
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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2005/06/09
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Lithuania
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b. Outside the polling station
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
Art 52 Law on election of MP's
INSTRUCTION
Concerning the application of Article 52 (3) of the Law on Election of MPs
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2005/03/24
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Malaysia
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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Source:
Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia
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2007/01/21
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Morocco
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a. Inside the polling station
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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. Outside the polling station
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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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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 84 to 87, Electoral Law
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020013748088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2005/06/22
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Portugal
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b. Outside the polling station
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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. 11
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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b. Outside the polling station
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Source:
Law on the Election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, 2004, article 67.
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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c. Not permitted
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Source:
Act on Election of the President of Russian Federation of 2003. N19/F3.Art. 47.(3).
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2005/03/28
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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f. Not applicable
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No official information provided.
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2020/04/27
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Sierra Leone
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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2005/06/09
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Somalia
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
The law of the referendum constitution of he republic of Somalia article 1
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2005/08/26
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Sudan
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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Source:
Law of Election in Sudan.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=051120013054741&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
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2006/11/20
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Tunisia
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d. No exit polls conducted to date
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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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c. Not permitted
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Not permitted
Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections, Turkey
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2015/06/01
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Yemen
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b. Outside the polling station
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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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