A review of the proposed Election Expenses Act, 2009
AS the nation swings into election year mode, step one of the formal preparatory process has already been made with the government's introduction just before Christmas of the draft bill for the much-anticipated Election Expenses Act, 2009.
Various observers have noted with some suspicion the somewhat stealthy way the bill was officially presented for public consumption - in the hectic week leading up to the X-Mas and New Year festival season, and in the form of paid adverts in a few select local newspapers...
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