1. Release of any news about popular boycotts of elections, decreased popular participation in elections, publication of logos of proponents of boycott of the election and providing a link to such materials.
2. Release of insulting materials with regard to the election and candidates.
3. Character assassination of the candidates, personalities and movements related to the elections.
4. Release of any news which disrupts the election.
5. Release of lies with regard to which candidates qualify for running for president, releasing of news regarding counting of the votes, releasing news of election fraud or irregularity, news with regard to abstention of the candidates to run for president, release of election opinion polls, and the like.
6. Release of the names and reasons behind disqualification of candidates without their written permission.
7. Disclosing the number of voters and release of information about complaints and name of those against whom there are complaints filed before the legal process.
8. Disclosure of classified materials of the election authorities.
9. Announcing purchase of the vote and other fraud methods.
10. Instrumental use of pictures of women and sexist behavior in internet electioneering.
11. Release of announcement of illegal groups and publication of critical comments about the election.
12. Campaigning prior to the authorized date.
13. Disclosure of the opinions of state officials without their permission and consent.
14. Abuse of names with similarity to the names of state officials.
15. Abuse of statements of civic groups.
16. Disclosures about the private lives of the candidates and their family affairs.
17. Use of publicly-owned servers and internet sites to propagate on behalf of certain candidates.
18. Releasing false information about the candidates such as background and academic degrees which are unreal.
These simple, straightforward rules should go a long way to making our elections the cleanest anywhere.
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