The Information Regulator (Regulator) has launched a guidance note to guide how political parties and independent candidates use the personal information of voters for campaigning purposes in the run-up to the national and provincial elections on 29 May.

"The Information Regulator (Regulator) has launched a guidance note to guide how political parties and independent candidates use the personal information of voters for campaigning purposes in the run-up to the national and provincial elections on 29 May 2024": Guidance Note on the Processing of Personal Information of Voters, and the Countering of Misinformation and Disinformation during Elections. "The new guidance note is an update to the Guidance Note issued by the Regulator in the run-up to the local government elections in 2019."