Chương VI Luật Bầu cử đại biểu Quốc hội và đại biểu Hội đồng nhân dân 2015: Tuyên truyền, vận động bầu cử

Chapter VI

ELECTION PROPAGATION AND CAMPAIGNS

Article 62. Responsibilities of agencies and organizations in charge of election communications, propagation and campaigns

1. National Election Commission shall direct the activities in terms of election communications, propagation and campaigns nationwide; Election Commissions shall direct the activities in terms of election communications, propagation and campaigns, and settlement of complaints or denunciations in relation to election campaign of local governments.

2. National press agencies shall report the organization of election activities and election campaign nationwide. Local press agencies shall report the second conference of electors; give an interview with candidates for National Assembly deputies and People’s Council deputies and local election campaigns.

3. The Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee of each province shall organize the second conference of electors for the National Assembly candidates. The Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee of each province, district or commune shall organize the second conference of electors for the People’s Council candidates at the same administrative level, each People’s Committee shall cooperate with Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee at the same administrative level in organization of the second conference of electors for National Assembly candidates and People’s Council candidates.

4. Every regulatory agency, political organizations, socio-political organization, social organization, public service provider, business organization, people's armed unit and local government shall facilitate the contact between National Assembly candidates and People’s Council candidates and electors of their agencies.

5. The funding for election propagation and campaigns shall be ensured by government budget.

Article 63. Rules for election campaigns

1. The electioneering shall be conducted in a democratic and equitable manner, in accordance with law while it must ensure social order and safety.

2. Each candidate for National Assembly or People’s Council election in a constituency shall carry out electioneering in such constituency.

3. Electoral organizations and their members are prohibited from electioneering for any candidate.

Article 64. Length of election campaigns

The election campaigns shall begin from the date on which the official list of candidates is announced and end 24 hours before the voting time.

Article 65. Forms of election campaigns

The election campaigns for candidates shall be carried out in following forms:

1. Through their meetings and contacts with electors in the second conference of electors where the candidates stand for election in accordance with the provisions of Article 66 of this Law;

2. Through means of mass media in accordance with Article 67 of this Law.

Article 66. The second conference of electors

1. The Standing Board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee of each province and the People’s Committee of the constituency shall jointly organize the second conference of electors for National Assembly and People’s Council candidates of the province. The second conference of electors shall be composed of representatives of agencies, organizations and units and electors of the province.

The Standing Board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee of each district or commune and the People’s Committee of commune of the constituency shall jointly organize the second conference of electors for People’s Council candidates of the district or commune. The second conference of electors shall be composed of representatives of agencies, organizations and units and electors of the district or commune.

The People’s Committee where the second conference of electors is organized shall inform electors of time and place of the conference.

2. The contents of the second conference of electors:

a) Statement of reasons;

b) The representative of the Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee at the same administrative level shall preside over the second conference of electors, introduce and read brief biography of candidates;

c) Each candidate shall report their Action Program to electors if he/she wins the National Assembly and People’s Council election;

d) Electors give their opinions and aspirations to candidates. The candidates and the electors shall discuss their interested issues in democratic, straight and open-minded manner;

dd) The conference chair shall close the conference.

3. After the second conference of electors, the Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee of the province shall send a report on organization of the second conference of electors for the National Assembly and People’s Council candidates of the province, and comments of electors on every candidate to National Election Commission and the Standing board of Central Commission of Vietnamese Fatherland Front. The Standing board of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee at each administrative level shall send a report on organization of the second conference of electors for the National Assembly and People’s Council candidates at the same administrative level to the Election Commission at the same administrative level and the Standing board of superior Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee.

Article 67. Election campaigns through means of mass media

1. When a National Assembly candidate attends an interview through means of mass media in the local government where he/she stands for election and on the website in terms of election to the National Assembly deputies of National Election Commission, the candidate shall report their Action Program to electors if he/she wins the National Assembly election.

2. When a People’s Council candidate attends an interview through means of mass media in the local government where he/she stands for election and on the website in terms of election to the People’s Council deputies of the Election Commission, the candidate shall report their Action Program to electors if he/she wins the People’s Council election.

3. National Election Commission and the Election Commission shall direct agencies in charge of websites to comply with regulations of law on posting election campaigns.

4. People's Committees of provinces shall post Action Programs of the National Assembly and People’s Council candidates on means of mass media of the provinces.

Article 68. Prohibited acts in terms of election campaigns

1. Misuse election campaigns to distribute propaganda contrary to the Constitution and the law or infringe the honor, dignity, prestige, other legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and individuals.

2. Misuse their positions and powers to use the means of mass media in the election campaigns.

3. Misuse election campaigns to campaign for funding, donations from domestic and foreign organizations for them.

4. Use or promise to donate money, property or material benefit to entice or bribe electors.