Annual Council

Election Nominations

105^th Annual Council Nomination Form

Election Campaign Guidelines

NSTU Guidebook Excerpt

CONSTITUTION Section III – Standing Orders

8. Campaign Guidelines

1. 1. These guidelines apply to any election campaign within the NSTU.
   2. Active campaigning within Council Chambers is prohibited except for the normal address to Delegates by Presidential and First Vice-Presidential Candidates. Passive campaigning within Council Chambers is permitted.
   3. Active or passive campaigning for elections or activities not related to the structure or operations of the NSTU are prohibited within Council Chambers.
   4. Active campaigning shall be considered any display or action that involves the presentation of partisan information in a manner that is difficult for a group of Delegates to avoid. Examples of such active campaigning include, but is not limited to, the display of campaign posters, the shouting of campaign slogans, shouting out in support of a candidate other than during the normal address to delegates, distributing materials throughout Council Chambers including the placing of campaign materials anywhere within Council Chambers prior to, during, or following a Council session, and demonstrations in support of a given candidate.
   5. Passive campaigning shall be considered any display or action that is observable only by people in the immediate vicinity of the campaign material and involves no explicit action to promote or advance those materials at the time at which the material is seen or heard. Examples of such passive campaigning include the use of written materials containing references to a candidate, the wearing of campaign clothing, buttons, or ornaments, and the presence of a single copy of a candidate’s campaign literature at delegates’ seats and table spots.
   6. A candidate or representative of the candidate is permitted to place up to one (1) item per delegate per session at the tables in Council Chambers prior to the start of the session. This would replace campaign material distribution at other times. A candidate would still be permitted to greet delegates as they enter Council Chambers.
   7. Paid advertisements in any medium (press, radio, TV, The Teacher) are prohibited.
   8. The use of employer email is prohibited for campaigning purposes.
   9. The use of the Membership Registry is prohibited for campaigning purposes by individual candidates.
   10. The number of campaign posters/banners on display in the hotel(s) at Annual Council may be controlled by the hotel(s). If the hotel(s) do limit the number of posters/banners candidates will be informed of such limitations the week prior to the start of Council. A campaign poster shall include any poster, banner or sign posted by or for a Member running for an elected position that makes a reference to the candidate and/or the position being sought.