Campaign rules and regulations
a. Students may not announce or begin campaigning until applications have been officially reviewed and all candidates have received an official email approving their candidacy. This official email will contain the dates in which campaigning my take place and the regulations that will govern those campaigns. If any student announces or begins campaigning without prior approval they will be immediately removed from the election.
b. General Guidelines:
i. Libelous or slanderous campaigning is not permitted. Candidates must be respectful of all other candidates, all students, faculty, and staff during this process.
ii. No person may personally or through an agent intimidate, harass, use or threaten the use of force, violence, or restraint in order to compel or induce any person to vote, abstain from voting, or vote or abstain from voting for a particular candidate.
iii. No campaigning may take place at or within view of any polling location during polling hours on the election days. Nor may any campaign materials be present or in view at a polling location during polling hours.
iv. Before campaigning all candidates must submit a Campaign strategy overview to Ms. Lewis in the Future Center.
v. Violations of these rules may result in penalties of up to ten (10) percent of votes received or removal from the election process, this will be at the discretion of the Election team.
