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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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