Inside Spainelection law stipulates a broadcast ban surveys 5 days until the elections. in other countries European Union And United States of America There are other cases, ranging from a more restrictive law such as Italian law to absolute freedom of the United States. Some of those:
United Kingdom
Survey publication allowed in the UK until the opening voting stations. In the days leading up to the election, parties and the media are free to discuss campaign issues, publish polls, and disseminate candidate statements, because publishing this information does not undemocraticly alter citizens’ voting feelings.
The law prohibits the publication of any statement of voters announcing their election and any prediction of outcome based on this information during the voting period. The Communications Office (Ofcom) is responsible for enforcing the rules for the publication of elections. unbiased. In case of contradiction, the Law on Representation of Persons is applied. Fines of up to £5,000 (approximately 5,700 Euros) and fines prison up to six months. LUCAS FONT (London)
France
In France, polls can be published until: 48 hours ago Election legislation prohibits the publication of studies of the intention to vote during an election. reflection journey, almost always falls on a Saturday, at eight o’clock in the evening, the same day as the election before the polls close. This rule applies to both presidential and legislative, municipal, European or regional elections. Despite everything, Belgian or Swiss mediaNot subject to French electoral law, it continues to publish polls on election day and during elections.
This rule applies in the neighboring country. since 2002. Until then, the regulations were very similar to those in Spain: electoral work was banned during the last week before the vote. The authorities decided to change it due to a decision of the Supreme Court. The French equivalent of the Supreme Court is that this limitation against freedom of expression. ENRIC BONET (Paris)
Germany
in Germany no restrictions for the distribution of polls that would somehow become the “sovereigns” of election night. The only thing prohibited is to advance results. exit polls during election day and before facilities close. These polls will be broadcast on public and private television as well as digital media in the minutes after schools close, even if some of them have voters waiting to vote – if they’re already inside buildings, they can just wait in line. About an hour later, until the first real vote estimates, they will be the main indicator of the results, and especially those broadcast separately by the first and second national public television channels, ARD and ZDF, are usually quite accurate.
It should be noted that in Germany there is no day of reflection. Most parties celebrate the closing campaign with central rallies on the Friday before election day. But on the same Saturday, that is, on the eve of the elections, leaders or candidates are again looking for their voters in their own districts with reduced format actions. MARINA FERRER (Berlin)
Italy
In the Transalpine country, the legislation appears to be very strict in terms of election polls. As established, the dissemination of surveys of any kind is prohibited. 15 days ago until the polls close on the day (or days) of elections and appointment. Despite this, they have discovered since 2013 various web pages that circumvent this ban to write down the data as if they were fake horse races, votes from a papal convention, or other fictitious names, and reflect each party’s position at that time. In addition, it is also common for them to wander more or less cautiously. research done abroad and with a little skill it is possible to achieve it. Italian legislation also does not prohibit pollsters from continuing to conduct polls in the previous 15 days, only prohibiting the press from publishing them, so the parties continue to ask them to adjust their decision and deal with possible disadvantages. IRENE SAVIO (Rome)
United States of America
In the United States, where the publication of polls is seen as an integral part of freedom of expression, There is no law restricting Conducting or publishing federal or state-level opinion polls prior to an election and World Opinion Survey between 2021 and 2022, as confirmed in an email by Timothy Johnson of the University of Chicago’s National Center for Opinion Research.
The only restrictions in the country exit pollsis held on the same day as the elections and is not even prohibited. Six of the 50 states in the country, distance from voting center This is where such polls can be conducted, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. These are Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana, and Wyoming, and in the latter case, this physical distancing imposition does not affect polls conducted by the media. İDOYA NOAİN (New York)