[This change] would also make candidates in elections liable to criminal prosecution for making any false statement to win votes.

While I think this is amazing and should be the standard everywhere, it’s also quite hard to prove intent beyond a reasonable doubt in this sort of scenario. It just means politicians need to maintain some amount of plausible deniability.

As much as I’d like to see corrupt politicians in jail, I have to wonder if somehow making it a civil offence rather than criminal wouldn’t be better, since it would only require proof on the balance of probabilities, rather than the higher standards of beyond reasonable doubt.