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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Political associations should have equal opportunity to access public facilities.


Obligations

  • Freedom from Discrimination and Equality Before the Law

Election Parts

  • Candidacy and Campaigning

Issues

  • Equal Access to Public Places

Criteria

  • Public places were accessible to all in a nondiscriminatory fashion

Quotes

  • The fairness of a campaign will be undermined where state resources are unreasonably used to favour the campaign of one candidate or political party. State resources – such as the use of public buildings for campaign events – should be available on an equitable basis to all contestants.
  • This freedom may also be undermined by the practice of refusing political parties or other associations representing national minorities permission to use available public facilities such as town halls.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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