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0 pointsjacques_chester13y ago0 comments

I'm not sure what you're driving at.

I quoted it to show that the blackout period is created by the "must not broadcast" phrases. So ... you're agreeing with me? I'm confused.

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vacri13y ago· 2 in thread

Then you've utterly misunderstood me. I'm saying that there is no electioneering between elections, only in the immediate lead-up to one - it's pretty quiet here in the intervening years.

jacques_chesterOP13y ago

What I was reacting to was:

> Australia also has a law preventing electioneering more than 30 days out from the election.

There isn't such a law. (And I misread you, thinking you said that there was a low against election ads within 30 days of an election).

You can campaign your heart out up until the blackout period.

vacri13y ago

Rereading your link, it seems I am in error. You certainly don't see much in the way of paid political advertising before an election is called though - unlike in the US where there's a frightening amount of electioneering.

My apologies.

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