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Election silence,^[1] blackout period,^[2]^[3]^[4] pre-election silence, electoral silence, or campaign silence^[5] is a ban on political campaigning or media coverage of a general election, before or during that election.

^ "French election: Sarkozy and Hollande keep silence". BBC News Europe. 5 May 2012.
^ Penman, Maggie (May 6, 2017). "French Candidate Emmanuel Macron Says Campaign Has Been Hacked, Just Before Election". NPR. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Fiji election: Blackout to end after extension". RNZ. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Rigby, Brittney (14 May 2019). "Liberal Democrats senator calls for abolition of election advertising black out". Mumbrella. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Campaign silence —". aceproject.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.