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Which of the following types of television stations provide paid broadcast time to the EMB for voter information campaigns?


total countries/territories: 28
Country/Territory Answers Comments Verified
Albania e. None
 only the free broadcast time is governed by the law
Source: art 138 electoral code 		2012/02/21
Algeria a. Publicly owned
b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
 None, because it is for free.
Source: Section 4, Part 1, Articles 172 to 183 of The Algerian Election Law 		2006/04/03
Australia c. Privately owned
 2005/05/12
Austria e. None
 To date, the Federal Electoral Board has never used any paid broadcast or print space for voter campaigns or any such information. On certain occasions, the Federal Minister of the Interior put advertisements into newspapers for general information purposes of the electorate. 2005/06/13
Bahrain e. None
Source: Part 3, articles 22 and 26 of the Law of the Shura Council and the Parliament issued by Law by Decree no 14 for 2002, exercising political rights. 		2005/05/16
Belarus e. None
 Not governed by law
Source: Electoral code 		2006/04/03
Belgium a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
 2005/06/15
Benin c. Privately owned
Source: Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou). 		2005/06/30
Bosnia and Herzegovina c. Privately owned
Source: Suad Salkic Election Support Unit Cabinet of the Head of Mission OSCE Mission to BIH 		2006/12/11
Brazil e. None
 Art. 36. § 2º No type of paid political advertising will be allowed on radio and television.
Source: Elections Law – Law No. 9,504, of September 30, 1997, Article 36 - 57-J: https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-19 		2024/10/22
Canada a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
Source: Elections Canada (www.elections.ca) 		2006/12/11
Djibouti b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
d. Owned by political parties
Source: Elections in Africa A Data Handbook.1999, Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, and Michael Krennerich 		2005/05/10
Greece a. Publicly owned
 2005/06/15
Ireland a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
 2005/06/23
Italy e. None
 It is always free and regulated by the Communications Regulatory Authority (Agcom).
Source: Law of 22 February 2000, n. 28, Art. 9 		2012/04/17
Kenya b. Government owned
c. Privately owned
 2012/03/28
Lithuania e. None
 2005/03/29
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
 not excluded by the law
Source: law on election of MP's 		2005/03/24
Malaysia e. None
Source: Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia 		2007/01/21
Niger c. Privately owned
Source: Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye 		2005/06/07
Romania e. None
 2005/03/30
Russian Federation a. Publicly owned
c. Privately owned
Source: http://www.cikrf.ru/rcoit/default.htm 		2005/03/29
Sierra Leone e. None
 2005/06/09
Somalia c. Privately owned
Source: http://www.unsomalia.net/media/2003/Stories/20030326_1.asp 		2005/05/05
Sudan b. Government owned
Source: Article 6 of the Law to stop bad acts. http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=&LawBookID=021020015496088&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH= 		2006/11/20
Tunisia b. Government owned
Source: Articles 9, 37 and 45 of the Amendment on Tunisian Election Law. http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/LoadLawBook.asp?SC=021020018498827 		2005/05/08
Turkey e. None
Source: Additional Article 1 electoral Code 		2015/06/01


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