Election Campaigns

General

Is campaign information, such as regulations, schedules, rally permits, and media and/or public resource allocation, consolidated at the national level? If not, at what sub-national levels is it available?
Are there any legal barriers preventing CSOs from accessing campaign information from the government or contesting parties/candidates?
What government body (or bodies) is responsible for maintaining and disseminating campaign schedule and permit information? What about media and public resource allocation?

What is the timeline for releasing campaign regulations and schedule information? What about media or public resource allocations?
Do you anticipate receiving campaign information with enough time to analyze it and report findings while they are still relevant? For instance, in time to include it in planned pre-election statements?

What level of detail will campaign information include? For instance, if campaign or rally permits are rejected, are justifications, timing, personnel provided?

What is the likelihood that campaign data will be available for free on the internet? Will at least some data be available online?
If some data is not available for free on the internet, where can you find it?
Will any data have to be collected in person, or can it be emailed or otherwise accessed electronically? If so, what data will have to be collected in person?
Do you have to pay for access to any campaign related data?

Will campaign information for all candidates/parties from all constituencies be made available? At the same time? If not, why not?

In what format will campaign regulations, schedules, permits, etc., and be available? Is this machine readable?
In what format will media and/or public resource allocation information be available? Is this machine readable?

Do you have to go through any application or registration process to obtain campaign data?
Is there any reason some organizations or stakeholders would be granted access to campaign information but not others? If so, why?

Are there any prescribed limits to using campaign data that groups must adhere to? If so, what and by whom?
Do you have to agree to any terms of use before accessing campaign data? If so, what and by whom?

Are you able to access at least some campaign data from previous elections? What is available and what is not? Why not?
What happens to campaign data after the elections?