Tuesday 6 April 2010

Electoral Publicity on Internet and Social Networking Material

I set out below guidance issued by the Electoral Commission in respect of such matters. This advice is contained on page 36 of the Guidance to Candidates and Agents- Local Government Elections.

INTERNET and SOCIAL NETWORKING MATERIAL

The rules on including an Imprint do not apply to material that appears on a website, on a social networking site or any such system. However, websites that contain material by or on behalf of a candidate should have an Imprint as a matter of good practice.

The Imprint to be included should be the same as for printed material, except that there would be clearly no requirement to give the printers details.


Any posters that are available for download from a website should, however, carry the full imprint, i.e. include the full details of both the printer and the promoter.

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