Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

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Parliament Elections Act (No. 1 of 1981) - Sect 75

Candidate not to visit residences for canvassing & c

75.
(1) Any candidate or a member of the family of a candidate, who, at any time during the period commencing on the last day of the nomination period and ending on the day immediately following the day of the poll, visits the residence of any elector for the purpose of
(a) soliciting or canvassing the vote of such elector, or
(b) persuading such elector not to vote for a particular recognized political party or independent group, or
(c) persuading such elector not to vote at such election, or
(d) distributing or exhibiting any handbill, placard, poster, drawing, notice, photograph of a candidate, symbol or sign,
(2) For the purposes of this section, " member of the family" means the spouse, son, daughter or parent, of a candidate, or the spouse of the son or daughter of a candidate.


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