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Election Register / Vol. 1, No. 2 / Monday, February 25, 2013 / Notice & Regulation
Candidates may only run in teams of three (3), and there must be a candidate for each distinct position. Failure by any one of the three (3) candidates to submit fifty (50) signatures shall result in the preclusion of a team from the ballot and the election. Nomination forms must be submitted by the end of the nomination period. Copies or duplicates of any sort shall not be accepted. Where the handwriting of a nominator is illegible or the RRRA elections office is unable to verify the information provided by a nominator the signature shall not be counted. Apart from a candidate, only an OFFICIAL AGENT may pick-up or drop-off nomination forms. All regulations are in-force during the nomination period. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES are to present themselves as an individual for the duration of the nomination campaign and may not canvass for nomination signatures in conjunction with any other POTENTIAL CANIDATE. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES are the sole individual who may canvass for nomination signatures. Communication by a POTENTIAL CANDIDATE of their team name, platform, policies or any communication that solicits or attempts to solicit support for the POTENTIAL CANDIDATE shall be considered campaigning during the nomination period which is explicitly prohibited. Communication that can be reasonably construed by the elections office to be a solicitation or attempted solicitation of support shall be treated in the same manner. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES are explicitly prohibited from canvassing for nomination signatures in any university office or enterprise, any RRRA office or enterprise, any enterprise being run by a third party on campus, and residence buildings (which includes the floor, the floor lounge, private rooms, the lobbies and stairs). Nomination forms shall be accepted until Five (5) PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the last day of the nomination period. Following the nomination period the elections office shall administer the validation period which shall run twenty-four (24) hours. NOTE: This regulation sets out standards during the nomination period and registration standards for POTENTIAL CANDIDATES but is not to be considered all inclusive and shall be administered alongside the Electoral Code, other regulations set out by the elections office and the interpretations of the Electoral Code as per the CEO and DEO. EFFECTIVE: February 25th, 2013 at 12:01 AM EST.