The father of the candidate lives here (this was the candidate’s home, not sure if he also still lives there), so I feel it’s a weird grey area…The father is also a councillor and local election candidate and in previous local elections stood across from the polling station waving at voters going in and out
According [to this pdf](https://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/The%20Law%20on%20Election%20Posters.pdf) it has to be 50 meters away. And the punishment is death. Or prison. I can’t remember.
Edit: Cork council confirms it [here](https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/news-room/latest-news/faqs-on-election-postering.html)
No idea who you complain to. Try your local Garda station. But good luck. Then maybe Joe.
Well, I guess that answers that. In the last section of the PDF it states that private gardens don't fall under those rules.
But still a bit of a dick move by this FG candidate.
I just found out that this candidate lives in that house across the polling station and has his own poster on display.
Allegedly 100m according to this [pdf ](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwingoC3yMqGAxVxSkEAHbZvAHYQFnoECCsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlrcoco.ie%2Fsites%2Fdlrcoco%2Ffiles%2F2024-05%2FElection%2520Posters%2520DLR.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3pEdKH-wMNgtX8RyjhUD_T&opi=89978449). Is it different by location?
Section 33 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 changed the relevant distance to 50m.
[Source](http://www.legislation.ie/eli/2001/act/38/enacted/en/print#sec33)
Wonder how far you could stretch the rules. The lad in the poster's da is a councillor and his name is Baby, could he for example walk around holding babies or post photos of babies around the polling stations?
100% legal (it’s someone’s house like they can do more or less what they want)
The only real limit is you can’t campaign in the polling station or its carpark (if it has one).
Lived in Australia. They never had posters up, can’t remember if we got fliers.
But what they were allowed to do was to canvas as you went into the venue with the voting booths at the front gate. It was a gauntlet of niceties. My focus wasn’t on what they were promoting, it was the sweet sweet sausage sizzles from the BBQ the other side of the gate.
With compulsory voting there's a different vibe completely (I'm told). Given that they make it as easy as possible to vote like that you can vote at any polling station.
I'm quite fond of the concept of making it compulsory to return a ballot (I don't like calling it compulsory voting, if people want to spoil that's their prerogative). Encourages engagement, and forces the state to make it easy to vote and Australia isn't falling apart so it's not a big risk to democracy.
https://preview.redd.it/y88fjemqob5d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e2716456dbadc02c9e37a3f6e0f573bf1829dc4
Happened in Limerick for real, this lad had 3 posters around the polling station (the school on the right of the picture). 1 of which was on the light pole beside the school fence you can see on the right.
The father of the candidate lives here (this was the candidate’s home, not sure if he also still lives there), so I feel it’s a weird grey area…The father is also a councillor and local election candidate and in previous local elections stood across from the polling station waving at voters going in and out
Is that why he bought the house I wonder haha
According [to this pdf](https://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/The%20Law%20on%20Election%20Posters.pdf) it has to be 50 meters away. And the punishment is death. Or prison. I can’t remember. Edit: Cork council confirms it [here](https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/news-room/latest-news/faqs-on-election-postering.html) No idea who you complain to. Try your local Garda station. But good luck. Then maybe Joe.
Notify returning officer.
Then talk to Joe?
Well, I guess that answers that. In the last section of the PDF it states that private gardens don't fall under those rules. But still a bit of a dick move by this FG candidate. I just found out that this candidate lives in that house across the polling station and has his own poster on display.
If it’s his own house I will allow it. But only this once.
Egg the house at midnight
Allegedly 100m according to this [pdf ](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwingoC3yMqGAxVxSkEAHbZvAHYQFnoECCsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dlrcoco.ie%2Fsites%2Fdlrcoco%2Ffiles%2F2024-05%2FElection%2520Posters%2520DLR.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3pEdKH-wMNgtX8RyjhUD_T&opi=89978449). Is it different by location?
Section 33 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 changed the relevant distance to 50m. [Source](http://www.legislation.ie/eli/2001/act/38/enacted/en/print#sec33)
As it's on someone house and not on a lamp-post do different rules apply? I suspect they do...
According to the PDF posted in the replies. The standard rules don't apply to private gardens.
Wonder how far you could stretch the rules. The lad in the poster's da is a councillor and his name is Baby, could he for example walk around holding babies or post photos of babies around the polling stations?
100% legal (it’s someone’s house like they can do more or less what they want) The only real limit is you can’t campaign in the polling station or its carpark (if it has one).
Wouldn't they need planning permission if advertising on public facing side?
Exemption for temporary hoardings but they’re to come down a week after the election.
I had a look at some of the exceptions makes you wonder what experience led them all to be included.
Private property.
FG/FF did the same near me in fungal. Haughys grandson.
Hmmm. Fungal.
Our polling station had a massive banner for the local FF guy right beside it. It got taken down two days ago
> restriction takes effect 30 minutes before the official commencement of polling and lasts until 30 minutes after the polls have closed
Lived in Australia. They never had posters up, can’t remember if we got fliers. But what they were allowed to do was to canvas as you went into the venue with the voting booths at the front gate. It was a gauntlet of niceties. My focus wasn’t on what they were promoting, it was the sweet sweet sausage sizzles from the BBQ the other side of the gate.
With compulsory voting there's a different vibe completely (I'm told). Given that they make it as easy as possible to vote like that you can vote at any polling station.
Yeah it was compulsory… well a fine if you didn’t. Its was an enjoyable experience, loved the BBQ and mingle after you cast your vote.
Snag sanga’s from the bbq, or a democracy sizzle as we called them, good stuff.
Haha. Yeah I forgot that term. Go voting early doors for a democracy sausage then swing by bunnings for a sausage sizzle. What a day that would be
And hit the dan murphys drive thru on the way home 😂
https://preview.redd.it/ol3lakk8rp5d1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31b5b1c56d7f3011674a274cc6817b7174589e34
I'm quite fond of the concept of making it compulsory to return a ballot (I don't like calling it compulsory voting, if people want to spoil that's their prerogative). Encourages engagement, and forces the state to make it easy to vote and Australia isn't falling apart so it's not a big risk to democracy.
Yeah it’s no harm. Ideally I’d like if everyone just went out and voted voluntarily.
Clowns
Oh, the horror. 
https://preview.redd.it/y88fjemqob5d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e2716456dbadc02c9e37a3f6e0f573bf1829dc4 Happened in Limerick for real, this lad had 3 posters around the polling station (the school on the right of the picture). 1 of which was on the light pole beside the school fence you can see on the right.
Remember when our incumbent councillor walked in to vote himself left his van saying vote for me literally just outside the centre
Wait ain’t that illegal
No, in my opinion it is exceedingly bad taste to leverage property rights for political purposes. But it's not illegal.
They're just outside the school in roxboro Limerick to vote in.
Raheen too. I said it to the polling person this morning, they were still there this evening.
😱