It’s 6 days till the elections, and we’ve had all sorts of leaflets through our door. People campaign for residents to vote one way or another, depending on their pet issue.

Any written material trying to influence a vote must show who created it and is responsible for the content.

“Election material is published material that can reasonably be regarded as intended to influence voters to vote for or against a political party or a category of candidates.

“Whenever election material is produced, it must contain certain details (which we refer to as an ‘imprint’) to show who is responsible for the production of the material. This helps to ensure there is transparency about who is campaigning.

“The rules on imprints apply to all non-party campaigners, whether or not you are registered with the Electoral Commission. This factsheet explains the rules you must follow.”

This is the law.

• Friends of Louie Memorial Fields in Botley
• The Green Belt Rally in Abingdon
• makeourvotescount.org (who specifically call themselves “law abiding”)

You may mean well, and think you are within your rights to distribute flyers intended to influence how people vote. You certainly can do that. But you must tell the world who you are; it is illegal during a campaign for your campaign materials to hide behind an anonymous email address.

**source in link belowELECTORALCOMMISSION.ORG.UKwww.electoralcommission.org.uk