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total countries/territories: 43
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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d. Other (specify)
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There are no rules concening 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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e. Not applicable
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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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Argentina
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e. Not applicable
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2021/12/26
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Australia
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d. Other (specify)
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At the discretion of those carrying out the exit poll.
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2005/05/12
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Austria
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a. Before all polls close
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In Austria there is no legal provision governing the publishment of exit poll results.
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2005/06/13
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Bahrain
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d. 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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e. Not applicable
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Not governed by law
Source:
ACEEEO questionnaire on Media and Elections
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2006/04/03
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Belgium
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b. After all polls close
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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c. Results cannot be disseminated via the media
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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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e. Not applicable
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2005/03/29
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Brazil
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e. Not applicable
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Article 35-A.
The publication of electoral polls by any means of communication is prohibited from the fifteenth day prior to the election until 6:00 PM on election day.
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 35-A, 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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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Elections Canada (www.elections.ca)
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2006/12/11
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Croatia
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b. After all polls close
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Source:
Act on election of representatives to the Croatian Parliament, Art. 26.
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2005/11/14
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Cyprus
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b. After all polls close
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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. After all polls close
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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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e. 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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e. 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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e. Not applicable
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2011/06/22
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France
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b. After all polls close
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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. After all polls close
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The publication of results of surveys conducted among voters after they have cast their votes shall be inadmissible before the end of polling hours.
Source:
Federal Elections Act, Section 32 (2).
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2021/11/29
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Greece
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b. After all polls close
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Source:
P.D. 96/2007 (Codification of the legal provisions on parliamentary elections), Art. 49:2
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2012/04/13
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Italy
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b. After all polls close
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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. After all polls close
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IEBC ACT
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2012/03/28
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Kiribati
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e. Not applicable
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2020/05/05
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Lithuania
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e. Not applicable
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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b. After all polls close
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Source:
Art 52 law on election of MP's
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2005/03/23
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Malaysia
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e. Not applicable
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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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b. After all polls close
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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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Palestine
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e. 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. After all polls close
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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
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2012/04/20
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Romania
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b. After all polls close
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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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e. Not applicable
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2005/03/28
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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e. 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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e. Not applicable
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2005/06/09
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Slovakia
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b. After all polls close
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Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act provides that It is banned to publish polls on results of the voting during the election.
Source:
Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act
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2005/04/02
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Somalia
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e. 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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e. Not applicable
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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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e. Not applicable
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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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e. Not applicable
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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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Ukraine
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b. After all polls close
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Source:
Art. 56. para. 19. of the parliamentary electoral law
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2005/04/02
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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b. After all polls close
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Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, ch. 2, Part I, Section 66A
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2012/05/09
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Yemen
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d. Other (specify)
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not mentioned
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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