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Governed by Vancouver Street & Traffic By-law 2849

• Advertising on voting day
  • Partisan election advertising is not allowed on general voting day. Candidates who do place election advertising on general voting day, and any media that accept such advertising, could face a fine of up to $5,000 and up to one year in prison.

Does not apply to the City of Vancouver's Election Office, which advocates for the voting process, not particular candidates or political parties.

For more information, visit:

http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2008/pdf/2008CandidateInfoPackage.pdf Section 3.0, tabs 4-1 and 4-2

Amendments current as of 2008
Date of OMAC update: November 2009