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34 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS DURING COVID-19

Annexure - 4

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Streamers in the colours that are ordinarily
associated with a registered political party,
are an example of an election sign.

Although the following items are excluded
from the definition of an election sign, the
underlined items may fall within the items
prohibited from being set up in the area
around an ordinary polling booth, if used
for a purpose related to the election:
The regulations create a new offence in
relation to the setting up and display of • an official sign
signs at polling booths.
• an item of clothing being worn by a
Effective immediately, and up until 5am on person
polling day, Saturday 28 March 2020, a
person must not display an election sign • an umbrella or portable shade
or set up a table, chair, umbrella, structure
portable shade structure or other thing • a small thing, including for example,
to be used for a purpose related to the a lapel pin, a badge, a hat, a pen or
election, in the area around an ordinary pencil, or a sticker.
polling booth.
The area around an ordinary polling
An election sign includes -
booth is the area within 100 metres of the
• a continuous sign (that is, a sign building in which the voting compartments
comprised of a length of continuous for an ordinary polling booth are to be
flexible material); or pieces of flexible located.
material joined together; or
streamers; or bunting, that contain However, if the building is located in
anything that could influence an grounds, the prohibited area will include:
elector in relation to voting at the
election; or • anywhere in the grounds;
• a sign that could otherwise affect the • on a boundary fence or another
result of the election; or structure or feature that marks the
boundary of the grounds; and
• a sign that is the colours that are
ordinarily associated with a • anywhere within 100m of any
registered political party. entrance to the grounds.

If you need more information relating to the 2020 elections, please contact ECQ on 1300 881 665 or
by emailing ecq@ecq.qld.gov.au.
Current as at 26 March 2020