ELECTORAL BRIBERY
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1994
IT SETS OUT IN A CLEARER AND MORE CONSTITUTES ELECTORAL BRIBERY.
CONCISE
MANNER WHAT
THE REVAMPED PROVISION WOULD CATCH THE CORRUPT OFFERING,
ONE'S AND ACCEPTING OF ADVANTAGES IN RELATION TO SOLICITING
VOTING, REFRAINING FROM VOTING, OR PROCURING THE RETURN OF ANY PERSON TO SERVE ON A PUBLIC BODY.
BRIBERY IN RELATION TO STANDING AS CANDIDATE
IT
SHALL BE A "CORRUPT PRACTICE" FOR A CANDIDATE TO BRIBE TO WITHDRAW FROM AN ELECTION.
ACCEPT
A
A
FOR
MUCH
UNDER THE EXISTING CIPO, IT IS A "CORRUPT PRACTICE" TO BRIBE CANDIDATE TO WITHDRAW FROM AN ELECTION, BUT AN "ILLEGAL PRACTICE" THE CANDIDATE TO ACCEPT THE BRIBE. THE FORMER OFFENCE CARRIES A
THAN THE LATTER. HEAVIER PENALTY
SINCE BOTH
ARE OFFENCES
EQUALLY SERIOUS, THE LATTER OFFENCE IS RE-CLASSIFIED AS A "CORRUPT PRACTICE" AS WELL.
UNDUE INFLUENCE
EXERTS
IT SHALL BE AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PERSON WHO INFLUENCE ON OTHERS TO CANVASS OR NOT TO CANVASS, AS THE CASE MAY FOR PARTICULAR CANDIDATES.
UNDUE
BE,
ΤΟ
THE EXISTING PROVISIONS UNDER CIPO CONCERN ONLY
TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM,
то IT IS PROPOSED
TO COVER "PRESSURISING TO CANVASS OR NOT
VOTING,
EXPAND THE CANVASS" AS
NOT
CANVASSING. PROVISION WELL.
CONTROL OF ELECTION EXPENSES
IT SETS OUT MORE CLEARLY THE RESPECTIVE LIABILITIES OF A CANDIDATE AND OTHER PERSONS WHO INCUR ELECTION EXPENSES ON HIS BEHALF. THIS WILL FACILITATE ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION IN THE EVENT THAT THE PRESCRIBED ELECTION LIMIT IS EXCEEDED.
FALSE STATEMENT CONCERNING A CANDIDATE
MAY
A CANDIDATE WHO MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT REGARDING HIMSELF AVOID PROSECUTION IF HE IS ABLE TO PROVE THAT HE DID HONESTLY BELIEVE IN THAT STATEMENT.
THIS
BUT
PROPOSAL RECOGNISES THAT A CANDIDATE MAY WRONGFULLY, HONESTLY, BELIEVE IN SOMETHING ABOUT HIMSELF, FOR EXAMPLE, HIS ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION.
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