Section III – Campaigning

1. Candidates may begin campaigning on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – not before. Campaigning during election days is permitted.  Campaigning includes but is not limited to displaying poster boards/flyers on the MCC student portal, on bulletin boards and MCC-approved social media platforms: X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
   
   
   1. Flyers
      Any violations of these rules will result in a report to the Elections Coordinator resulting in possible sanctions including but not limited to removal of your promotion privileges.
      1. Each opposed candidate/team will be allowed to have 150 copies of their flyers made for the office. Up to 50 flyers can be posted around campus, and the remaining materials can be used for handouts. 
      2. The Elections Commission and the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development are not responsible if your copies are not clear, and you will not be allowed new copies.
      3. All flyers will be a black and white or color design on your choice of colored paper.  We will make the copies for you but you will need to tell us what color paper you desire.
      4. Placement of your flyers will be at the discretion of the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development Operations, who will post them.  Do not post your own flyers as they will be taken down and not allowed to go back up.
      5. Do not remove any opponents’ flyers.  If you see an opponent’s flyer in the wrong place, you are to report them to the Elections Coordinator who will address the problem.
      6. There will be no negative campaigning on the flyers.
      7. All of your flyer designs must be given to the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development by April 21, 2025.
   2. Posters
      Any violations of these rules will result in a report to the Elections Coordinator resulting in possible sanctions including but not limited to removal of your promotion privileges.
      1. Each candidate will be allowed three (3) 12 x 18 posters to be posted around campus.
      2. We will provide you with the poster-making materials; only materials supplied may be used.
      3. Placement of your posters will be at the discretion of the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development Operations, who will post them.  Examples of some locations that we might use are, the Marketplace, Building 10 hallway, and the North Atrium.
      4. Do not post your own posters as they will be taken down and not allowed to go back up.
      5. Do not remove any opponent’s posters.  If you see an opponent’s poster in the wrong place, you are to report them to the Elections Coordinator who will address the problem.
      6. There will be no negative campaigning on the posters.
      7. All posters must be given to the Office of Student Life & Leadership Development by April 21, 2025.
      8. Posters will be placed around campus on or before, April 23, 2025.
   3. Social Networking
      All candidates are encouraged to email a headshot with an original campaign tagline to Melissa Gue (mgue@monroecc.edu). This tagline can describe your intentions as a student government candidate and/or vision for MCC student life. Please submit these materials no later than April 21, 2025. Sloppy, ill-prepared promotion(s) or those that do not follow the aforementioned guidelines will result in a report to the Elections Coordinator and may result in the promotion(s) being deleted.
      1. Each candidate may use social networking to promote their campaign with Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and/or Instagram beginning on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The use of all other forms of social media is prohibited.
      2. Must tag an MCC official account (SGA) on the platform, or it isn’t official. SGA tagline on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) is monroeccsga.
      3. The candidate/agent may use computer-generated images created specifically for the campaign, provided images are chosen with discretion and do not shed negative light on an opponent’s campaign.
      4. Misrepresentation, misconduct, or dissemination of false or inaccurate information or other violations of the election rules may result in candidate sanctions up to and including removal from the election, as deemed by the Elections Commission.
      5. There will be no vulgar language and no use of negative campaigning against an opponent.  If other people are allowed to post, there can be no negative comments against another candidate. Candidates/Agents must monitor their own pages.
      6. Complaints regarding another candidate’s use of material on social networks may be submitted to the Elections Coordinator for consideration by the Elections Commission.
      7. Promotions may begin no sooner than Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
2. Removal of Campaign Materials
   
   1. The Office of Student Life & Leadership Development Operations Staff will be responsible for removing all campaign materials following the elections.
3. Ethics
   The Elections Commission will monitor campaigns. Candidates are expected to be honest and use integrity. There will be no vulgar language and no use of negative campaigning against an opponent. Misrepresentation, misconduct, or dissemination of false or inaccurate information or other violations of the election rules may result in candidate sanctions up to and including removal from the election, as deemed by the Elections Commission.