Neighborhood Council Campaign Guidelines

Campaign Financing

No campaign is to spend more than $20.00 (if any money at all) on their campaign.
Submit copies of all receipts with your name and the position you are running for to your Coordinator of Student Development (CSD) at your Neighborhood’s Front Desk.
Candidates are responsible for any campaign-related purchases and will not be reimbursed.
For assistance in accessing poster making supplies, please contact your Student Leader or CSD.

Prior to posting, ALL signs must be approved by the CSD for your Neighborhood.
Approval process: Email a photo of the electronic design/physical (handmade) posters to your CSD. They will either stamp or sign the front of one poster for you to copy and distribute with that approval on it.
If unapproved/inappropriate signs are posted, judicial action may be taken, and you may be disqualified from the election.
Signs may only be posted in public places (e.g., lounges, main lobby, etc.).
Signs must be hung up using blue painters’ tape, provided for you at your front desk. That is the only item that University Housing/your Neighborhood is permitted to contribute to your campaign.
Signs may not be posted on railings, windows, doors, floors, or safety equipment (e.g., fire alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency equipment, etc.). Sidewalk chalking is prohibited.
No signs can, in any way, cover up another candidate’s sign that was hung previously.
If a person running for a Council position, or an acquaintance of that person, removes or damages any of their competitors’ signs, they will be disqualified.
Signs must be taken down by 11:59pm the day after Council Training Day.

Approval process: Email advertisement to your CSD before posting.
Candidates may campaign via personal social media accounts, but should keep all communications appropriate. If inappropriate campaign-related communications take place, judicial action may be taken, and you may be disqualified from the election.

Monday September 22nd – Sunday September 28th	IHC Neighborhood Council Recruitment Events (Various locations, check with your Student Leaders for details)
Tuesday September 23rd – Friday September 26th	Neighborhood Council Zoom Info Sessions (Various Times) Zoom Link Here & on IHC Linktree
Monday, September 29th	Neighborhood Council Election Campaigning can begin!
Monday, September 29th	Candidate Registration Deadline at 9:00 pm. NO late registrations accepted.
Tuesday, September 30th	“Meet the Candidates” Night at 8:00 pm (Various Locations)
Monday, October 6th	Election Day! 7:00 am – 9:00 pm. Vote through Survey Ballot link sent to your Cal Poly e-mail.
Tuesday, October 7th	Election Reveal Party in the evening!!!
Thursday, October 9th	Pre-training Mixer: IHC Executive Board host mixer for Council Officers & Senators
Saturday, October 11th	Inter Housing Council (IHC) Council Training Day for all newly elected leaders. Hosted in the yakʔitʸutʸu Community Center.
Monday, October 13th	Week of First Full Neighborhood Council Meetings!
Thursday, October 16th	First Advocacy Board Meeting!