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Presidential Elections Act (No. 15 of 1981) - Sect 114

Candidate's right to send matter relating to election post free

114.
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a person who is nominated as a candidate at an election shall, at any time between the day of nomination and the day which is the seventh day before the day of the poll to be taken at such election, be entitled to send free of any charge for postage to each elector whose name appears in the register of electors for any electoral district one postal communication by ordinary post containing matter relating to such election only.
(2) The right to send a postal communication conferred on a person by subsection (1) shall be subject to the following conditions, and if any such condition is not complied with, such communication may be rejected by the Postmaster-General or any person acting under his authority
(a) such communication shall be open for examination, and shall not exceed thirty grams in weight; and
(b) the length and width of, and the manner of franking, arranging and handling, such communication shall be as determined from time to time by the Postmaster-General.


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