The Oversight Committee shall open the campaigning period for candidates on the fifteenth (15th) day after the beginning of the General Elections period.
The Communications Committee, alongside the Chair of Oversight, shall make available the biographical information and platform for each candidate running for that General Election period to all ASWC members no later than three (3) days after the campaign period starts.
The Oversight and Communications Committees, alongside the ASWC Advisor, shall organize and host debates for each of the Executive Council positions that are being elected in the General Elections.
All candidates should be provided with equitable opportunities to be present and participate in the debate for the Executive Council position they are running for.
The organizers shall provide streamings of the debates that are accessible to all students who are in Off-Campus Studies programs.
i. A recorded copy of the debates shall be archived, with public access, by the Communications Committee.
Candidates who seek financial support for their campaign may apply to the Travel and Student Development Fund before the end of the campaigning period.
The Oversight Committee shall internally vote to disqualify any candidate that is found to be involved in negative campaigning of any kind.
Negative campaigning is defined as any verbal or written attack, made by a candidate, that is directed at any member of the Whitman College community based on their race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religious belief, political belief, academic performance, physical or mental health condition, and/or socio-economical status.
The Oversight Committee shall initiate an investigation on any candidate that is found to be campaigning outside the established dates.
The campaigning period shall close ten (10) days after it is opened.