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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by bigthymer on Sunday July 21, 2024 @05:25PM (#41028272)
> electioneering is still essentially contained to a month before the election proper.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the one-month limit is by law. Candidates are not allowed to campaign for longer than that. Just a little context I wanted to add for those that are unfamiliar.

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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by Erikun on Sunday July 21, 2024 @05:48PM (#41028472)
You are wrong, there is no such law in Sweden. But the person you’re replying to isn’t really correct either. Electioneering ramps up slowly over the calendar year but since the election always is on the second Sunday in September there is a lull in July during vacations and then way more activity in August.
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by bigthymer on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @05:29PM (#41051130)
> You are wrong, there is no such law in Sweden

:thumbs_up

I forget which country but there is one that limits campaigning to a single month. It has been proposed as a way to remove money from influencing politics but hasn't really gotten much traction elsewhere.

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