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Early voting is so convenient (lemmy.nz)
submitted 4 days ago by to c/politics@lemmy.nz
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I just voted for opportunity.

I hope everyone got their registration in and that you vote.

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[–] [S] 2 points 4 days ago (8 children)

On election day you can remind people to get out and vote, and even tell them that you’ve just voted – but you should take care not to post anything that encourages other voters to vote (or not to vote) for a particular candidate or party.

I believe I'd be covered by this, as all said was what I did, not what you should do.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    You will likely achieve a similar outcome by just telling people who might have forgotten to "get out and vote". You seem to want change and most "people that always vote" do not want change. All you need to do is convince more people to vote and it is likely that those voters will align with your goals.

    It reminds me of the Rock the Vote campaign. Just activate the sleeping voters. Get change.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (6 children)

    but what if we all hold you in such high regard that we think what you say really matters?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    And I think there's an argument that we do!

    The same page I linked says:

    We recommend you don’t use profile pictures, filters, or frames that support a candidate or party, to avoid the risk of committing an offence if you post using the picture or frame on election day. Photos, filters and frames saying you’ve voted or which encourage others to vote are fine.

    I feel like saying who you voted for could fit into the same sort of offence if you caught the enforcer (Police?) on a bad day.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    From the elections website

    Election advertising does not have to be removed from social media as long as:

    • it was published before election day
    • it’s only made available to people who voluntarily access it, and
    • no advertisements promoting the page or site are published on election day
    • you don’t repost the material on election day, even if the information was posted before election day.

    So what I posted looks fine; as long as I don't repost or link to it on election day

    Source: elections.nz

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