SGA Election Code: Sec VI

Section VI. Rules of Campaigning

A. Campaigning

1. The Election Committee Chair judges what constitutes campaigning.
2. No candidate shall state any qualifications to which the candidate is not entitled.
3. No candidate or his/her supporters may remove, deface, destroy, or obscure any campaign material of any candidate.
4. Signs shall be allowed inside and outside of buildings with permission of authorized personnel.
5. In the event that signs or flyers are posted in places that have not been designated to post flyer or signs, this violation should be reported. The Election Chair is the only official designated to remove flyers or posters.
6. There shall be no painting, stenciling or whitewashing on buildings, sidewalks, or any physical property, including trees of Prairie View A&M University
7. On the day of election, no campaigning or campaign materials will be allowed within the building of the designated election polls. Candidates are subject to disciplinary action if this occurs. This includes t-shirts, buttons, stickers, etc.
8. Each candidate shall be responsible for the removal and disposal of all displayed campaign materials within forty-eight (48) hours of the announcement of election results, with the exception that candidates proceeding to run-off elections have twenty-four (24) hours following the announcement of run-off election results. Penalty shall be $5.00 per violation per day.
9. All candidates shall conduct themselves according to the Rules and Regulations of Prairie View A&M University. Any candidate or member of a candidate’s staff who violates the rules shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Election Committee.

B. Campaigning Staff

1. A candidate may form a campaign staff prior to the campaign period in order to help the candidate prepare for the campaigning period.
2. The candidate will be held responsible for the actions taken by his/her supporters.

C. Contacting The Election Committee Chair

1. The Election Committee Chair shall set hours in which a candidate may contact him/her.
2. If there is any doubt about the integrity of campaign materials, a candidate should contact the Election Committee.