For example: “Tomorrow begins the ban on the silver side in Lake San Jorge”, “A Chinese ship has been accused of violating the ban in US territorial waters”, “Fox hunting is prohibited in these countries”. Another regulation of the prohibition to vote is the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages in order to prevent voters from being tempted by alcohol and therefore not voting because they are not in conditions. The Electoral Tribunal of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay stipulates in its circular No. 10856 that the ban on voting must begin 48 hours before polling day. During this period, it is forbidden to make political propaganda, as well as any partisan action. This ban expires on voting day. The Veda is the act and effect of Vedar (forbidding something by law or order). The term is also used to refer to the period during which hunting and fishing are prohibited (prohibited). In this sense, the ban is generally applied to prevent the plundering of natural resources and to allow the reproduction (and therefore subsistence) of animals. In the case of Spain, for example, the electoral ban stipulates that the electoral campaign will last a maximum of fifteen days and must end in order to allow a day of reflection during which no media cover information on the political parties and their respective programmes. It is known as a voting ban for the time when various legal bans related to political propaganda are in place ahead of the next election. The usual thing is that the voting ban starts a few days before the vote and ends a few hours later, with the aim of giving citizens time to reflect and decide on their vote without influence.

As election surveys became more accurate and widespread, provisions were also included on the same prohibitions that prohibited the dissemination of their results during the period of the ban. In this case, the goal would be to prevent them from maliciously influencing voters at the last minute. One of the objectives of these bans would be to allow participants to reflect theoretically and without influencing their vote in the period immediately preceding the election, which is why in Spain the term “day of reflection” is used for the eve of a political election to which the ban applies. Finally, each of the Sanskrit sacred books that form the basis of the religious tradition of Hinduism is called Veda. The voting ban also aims to minimise the risk of incidents between activists from different political parties during elections. It is forbidden to go to the polling station with party banners or to organize public demonstrations in support of candidates. More precisely, it is the “láyur-veda”, the “rig-veda”, the “sama-veda” and the “átharva-veda”, each corresponding to the use of sacrifices, poetic recitations, songs and rituals. For example, it is known that it was a maxim that the aforementioned closures could only be communicated verbally. To such an extent, the basic principle was that it was stipulated that anyone who wrote it down would suffer a terrible curse. On the other hand, Electoral Law 17.239 provides for a ban on alcohol one day before the elections and remains in force until the end of voting.

During this period, the sale of alcoholic beverages is totally prohibited throughout the territory of the Republic. [11] The ban, silence or retreat is the period during which a number of legal prohibitions related to political propaganda apply, which apply to elections or referendums and can begin a few days or hours before and end a few hours later. From the second day before the election, the armed forces took control of the polling stations. Similarly, from that moment on, all political propaganda or public demonstrations are prohibited until four hours after the polls close. In Argentina, the following prohibitions apply:[2][3] In this sense, we cannot ignore the existence of a religion called Vedism, which predates Hinduism and is based on these four documents. Around the sixth century BC. A.D., it seems that the end of this happened, which was very strict in some respects. This is regulated by Law 18,700, Constitutional Organic Elections, in its title VI. [4] Some of the bans, such as the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages or the ban on public performances, have historical origins, as they refer to times when they could have been used to prevent certain sections of the population from voting. Perhaps they are not as relevant today and are maintained mainly because of their symbolic value in order to increase the importance of the referendum. On election day, from midnight to the beginning of the election until two hours after the reception desks close, alcoholic beverages may not be sold or artistic or sporting events may be held.

Another objective would be to prevent possible incidents between supporters of different political parties during the electoral act. In Spain, the “Day of Reflection” includes the eve of the elections (from 00:00) and the day of the elections themselves until 20:00, when voting ends with the closing of the polling stations. The limits of the electoral procedure are laid down in Organic Law 5/1985 of 19 June 1985 on the General Electoral System (LOREG). [6] Law 834/96 of the Electoral Law of the Republic of Paraguay defines the scope of the legal regulation of electoral propaganda and political propaganda. Likewise, the functions, allowances and sanctions established for those who violate the articles of the above-mentioned regulations. The electoral judiciary, in accordance with the laws in force, endeavours to ensure that citizens are informed of these rules. [12] In some countries, this rule is called “electoral silence”. [1] Legislation varies from country to country and even in some, such as Germany, the United States or the United Kingdom, there is no legislation and there are no known restrictions. We must also not forget the existence of the non-profit organization VEDA, Volunteers in Defense of Animals, which has been operating in Bolivia since the 90s.

With regard to the disclosure of opinion polls on voting intentions, in accordance with article 37 of Law 18,700, they may not be published from the fifteenth day preceding the electoral act. [5] Nowadays, it is common to circumvent this ban on the Internet by publishing polls in foreign newspapers or referring to parties with euphemisms. [9] Although the latter practice is also expressly prohibited, the electoral council has never sanctioned those who have practiced it.