All candidates are expected to adhere to any and all regulations concerning the campaigning process or they risk elimination from the election process.

Rules of the Campaign

1. There is to be no implied or expressed libel or slander of fellow candidates in any form, including on social media (yours or your supporters' accounts).

2. There is to be no tampering with campaign materials of fellow candidates. This includes defacing, removal , obscuring from view, or anything that the president or Student Council sponsor deems tampering.

3. Signs may be hung as soon as campus opens the first morning of the campaigning period. The space that is available includes: aluminum railings, picnic tables, unpainted surfaces, and bulletin boards outside of classrooms (with the teacher's permission). String or zip ties may be used to hang posters.

4. The following are prohibited: tape on painted surfaces, anything on windows or glass, anything in a classroom, and unsolicited handbills.

5. Candidates are responsible for cleaning up any litter on campus that results from their campaign. Handing out flyers requires a clean up by candidates. All staples must be removed. All string and zip ties must be cut off of railings and disposed of properly. All signs and materials must be removed before results can be announced.

6. Excessive funds are not to be used in campaigns. The only promotional gifts that are acceptable are stickers or labels. Campaign t-shirts may be worn only by the candidates themselves.

7. There is to be no campaigning in the classrooms, including verbal campaigning. Nothing is to be posted inside the classrooms. Teachers are not to be solicited.

8. Candidates are not to miss class without written consent of their teachers for campaigning purposes.

9. Candidates are held responsible for the actions of their supporters and family members. Please make sure these rules are known to anyone who may attempt to engage in illegitimate activity on your behalf.

10. Incumbents are not to make use of official influence in campaigning. Officers are not to discuss reelection during meetings and are not to make use of any school materials that are not available to others.

11. Candidates are expected to engage themselves in fair and honorable conduct in any situation which may arise. Please use discretion.

12. Any questionable actions or conflicts should be reported to the sponsor or a board member immediately. Failure to report an incident is to your disadvantage . Attempts at revenge will not be tolerated in any form.