1999 District Councils Election
Report on the 1999 District Councils Election (3.4.2000)
Nature |
No. of cases received from the public |
No. of cases referred by CC/other depts |
Total no. of Cases received |
Progress |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Action completed |
Being followed |
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1 |
Election advertisements |
769 |
129 |
898 |
898 |
0 |
2 |
Electioneering activities on private premises |
92 |
33 |
125 |
125 |
0 |
3 |
Entitlement to vote |
10 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
Allocation of polling stations |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Nomination and candidature |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Election expenses |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
False statements |
113 |
3 |
116 |
116 |
0 |
8 |
False claims of support |
24 |
2 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
9 |
Omission of printing details on election advertisements |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
Corruption and illegal practices |
26 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
11 |
Employment of young persons under 18 years of age for canvassing/electioneering activities |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
False/mass registration |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
Disturbances to electors caused by use of loudspeakers/telephone canvassing/shouting electors' names in common areas of the premises |
93 |
2 |
95 |
95 |
0 |
14 |
Personal data privacy |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
Unfair and unequal treatment by the media |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
Polling arrangements |
9 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
No-canvassing zone arrangements |
18 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
Canvassing activities in no-canvassing zones/no-staying zones |
118 |
3 |
121 |
121 |
0 |
19 |
Conduct of exit polls |
8 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
Complaints against Returning Officers |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
Complaints against polling staff |
13 |
4 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
22 |
Complaints outside the Complaints Committee's purview |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Others |
51 |
10 |
61 |
61 |
0 |
Total |
1371 |
190 |
1561 |
1561 |
0 |
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