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Regulation 320.15: Campaign Expenses

01: Campaign Expense Amounts

  1. For Executive and Board of Governors Elections:

      1. No Candidate shall accrue more than five hundred and fifty dollars ($550.00) in Campaign Expenses, all of which shall be paid by the Students’ Union.

      2. No joke Candidate shall accrue more than two hundred and twenty five dollars ($225.00) in Campaign Expenses, all of which shall be paid by the Students’ Union.

  2. For General Faculties’ Council and Students’ Union Council Elections:

    1. No Candidate shall accrue more than thirty dollars ($30.00), plus six dollars ($6.00) for every one thousand (1,000) students’ in their faculty beyond three thousand (3,000) in Campaign Expenses, all of which shall be paid by the Students’ Union.

    2. Where the number of students in a faculty beyond three thousand (3,000) is not a multiple of one thousand (1,000), the amount of money in excess of the base amount as set out in Section 02(1a), shall be prorated and rounded to the nearest cent.

    3. No joke Candidate shall accrue more than two thirds (2/3) of the expenses set out in Sections 02(1a) and 02(1b).

  3. For Referenda or Plebiscites:
    1. No side shall accrue more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) in Campaign Expenses, all of which shall be paid by the Students’ Union.

02. Campaign Expense Reporting

  1. Each Candidate or side shall submit to the C.R.O. the record, as set out in Bylaw 320, Section 15(1), no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the end of voting or at the discretion of the C.R.O.

  2. No Candidate or side shall incur any Campaign Expenses within two (2) Business Days of the end of voting, except where those Campaign Expenses have been reported in the record submitted to the C.R.O. as set out in Bylaw 320, Section 15.

  3. Where the C.R.O. determines that a Candidate or side has exceeded or falsified its Campaign Expense limit

    1. the Candidate or side manager shall be disqualified;

    2. that Candidate or side shall be prohibited from engaging in further Campaign activities;

    3. notice of this shall be posted with the Campaign Expense records;

    4. the violation will be communicated directly to the Candidate or side manager in question;

    5. the C.R.O. may recommend to the D.I.E. Board that further action be taken against that the Candidate or side manager, and/or any Volunteers.

  4. The C.R.O. shall review all Campaign Expense records, and shall post summaries of the same no more than one (1) Business Day prior to the end of voting.

  5. The C.R.O. shall assess a penalty to a Candidate or side who does not submit their expense report as set out in Section 18.

03. Fair Market Value Assessment

  1. A Candidate or side wishing to receive a Fair Market Value assessment in advance shall make a written request to the C.R.O, including:

    1. A full and accurate description of the product or service; and

    2. The supplier of the product or service, along with contact information for the same; and

    3. The Candidate’s or side’s estimation and rationale of the product or service’s Fair Market Value.


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