Comparitive analysis of regulations

Table summarising DSU and JCR election regulations

OrganisationProposersPublicity MaximumNegative campaigns?RON campaigns?Husting RestrictionsManifesto size limitPublicity restrictionsDoor-door canvassingAssistants?Other notes
DSU2Distribution LimitYes [a]Yes[b]500-word +100 summarySome [c]Where college allows Yes, if registered. Cannot mention college anywhere during campaign.
Aidan's2 [d]Expenditure Limit of zeroundefinedundefinedundefinedHand-written A1 +A5 summaryYesundefinedundefined
Chad's 3 [d,g]No campaigning allowed No No [o][b]UnlimitedNot allowedNoNo
Collingwood 2-3 [d,e]Expenditure Limit No No[b]A4Some [f]undefinedundefined
Cuth's 2 [g] Expenditure Limit £10, Distribution Limit 50 A4 [h]NoNo[b,i,k]A4Discretionary [j]undefinedundefined
Grey 2+ 50 manifestos + potentially unlimited other [j] undefined undefined [b,k]A4Excluding manifestos, discretionary [j]until start of votingundefined
Hatfield?No publicity allowed???Probably?Not allowed?NoNoHave two hustings, one sensible, one silly.
John's 2 Expenditure Limit £10 No Yes [b,k]250 wordsSome [l]Noundefined
Mary's 2 [g,d recommended]Distribution limit [m] undefined undefinedYesA2[m]?Required!undefined Must canvass 90% of livers-in before hustings start.
Trevs 2 [g,d] [j]! [j] undefined [b]150 words +A4 letter[j]Yesundefined Uses whatever STV rules DSU is using.
University2 [d] See restrictions undefined No [o][b]100 words and A4 and ArialVisit slips only [n]YesNo [o]
Van Mildert 2 [d,e recommended] Distribution Limit 200 No No [o] Not [b]!A4Manifesto copies onlyYes, between hustings and before voting onlyNo

Can't find a copy of either of the QC colleges, Hild-Bede's doesn't appear to contain any mention of ballots outside meetings. Ustinov doesn't have elections of this sort.

Hatfield's regulations are a summary given by an alumnus. If anyone from Hatfield wants to provide a copy of the regulations to give a more comprehensive answer, please do.

  1. No-one ever has but the SOs don't forbid it.
  2. All questions must be applicable to all candidates.
  3. No commercial advertising, stickers, telephone/fax-based campaigning, shouting. Paper + web always allowed. Others at SRO discretion.
  4. Exec cannot propose/second.
  5. Past Exec canot propose/second.
  6. No group/list email. DUO/Web/Paper allowed. Others at SRO discretion. Paper publicity locations restricted to 7 types of location, and no more than one item/candidate/location.
  7. Not by current incumbent.
  8. Limits are separate - distribution cannot be spent on non-paper, expenditure cannot be spent on paper.
  9. Other candidates not present during speeches.
  10. All forms at discretion of SRO.
  11. Proposer speaks on behalf of candidate first.
  12. No door slips, electronic campaigning except web, stickers, telephone/fax-based campaigning, shouting. Paper + web always allowed. Others at SRO discretion.
  13. 60 A4 sheets for manifesto copies, 20 A4 sheets for canvassing calling cards.
  14. Name, position, husting/voting times only. Can also carry but not leave a single manifesto copy.
  15. Implicit from other rules