Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:30 AM

Is there a law regarding the last day polls can be made?

I know in Venezuela polls cannot be released, (or conducted, not sure) a week before the elections or closer. Is there a similar law here, say, a day or two before the elections?

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Is there a law regarding the last day polls can be made? (Original post)	Welcome_hubby	Oct 2012	OP
Why are you worried or something...LOL n/t	Meg_Griffin_1	Oct 2012	#1
Yes, about Rasmussen's disinformation	Welcome_hubby	Oct 2012	#3
No, I don't think there are any laws regarding polls.	Ashy Larry	Oct 2012	#2
Yeah	Life Long Dem	Oct 2012	#4
of course not...	formernaderite	Oct 2012	#5
Do 27 out of 40 European countries have no freedom of thought?	Welcome_hubby	Oct 2012	#7
"Congress shall make no law.....abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"	brooklynite	Oct 2012	#6
I think I read that in the EU constitution as well (where most countries ban opinion polls)	Welcome_hubby	Oct 2012	#8
Have you ever heard of exit polls?	mainstreetonce	Oct 2012	#9
Exactly! Over here, we literally poll people as they are leaving the voting booth!	musicblind	Oct 2012	#10

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:32 AM

Meg_Griffin_1 (48 posts)

1. Why are you worried or something...LOL n/t

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:35 AM

Welcome_hubby (312 posts)

3. Yes, about Rasmussen's disinformation

Wondering how much longer he will spread his BS, as I've made clear in a previous thread.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:34 AM

Ashy Larry (913 posts)

2. No, I don't think there are any laws regarding polls.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:37 AM

Life Long Dem (8,033 posts)

4. Yeah

After the first debate, stop the polls. All kinds of polls when Romney looked good after the first debate. It's a momentum thing. Keep the appearance of a Romney momentum.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:44 AM

formernaderite (2,421 posts)

5. of course not...

grimmacing at the thought...

we have freedom of thought and expression, which conducting a poll would clearly fall under.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:11 AM

Welcome_hubby (312 posts)

7. Do 27 out of 40 European countries have no freedom of thought?

"Within the EU 27 most countries have a ban on
the publication of opinion polls, ranging from 24
hours to one month prior to voting. Only three
countries; Italy, Slovakia and Luxembourg have
bans of more than seven days. "

http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/media/housesoftheoireachtas/libraryresearch/Polling_web.pdf

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:48 AM

brooklynite (12,882 posts)

6. "Congress shall make no law.....abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"

I think I read that somewhere.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:13 AM

Welcome_hubby (312 posts)

8. I think I read that in the EU constitution as well (where most countries ban opinion polls)

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"Part II of the Constitution contains the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which attributes
basic rights to the European Union’s citizens in the application of Union law. These
include the right to life, the freedom of expression, non-discrimination and the freedom of
movement."

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/Constitution.pdf

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:15 AM

mainstreetonce (408 posts)