Purpose:

This policy is intended to provide appropriate opportunities for bonafied and registered candidates for public office (whether local, state or national) to provide information about their candidacy and/or express political viewpoints to interested students living in the Residence Hall community. It is the intent of this policy to impose reasonable time, place and manner restrictions upon political campaigning in the Residence Hall community in order to preserve the living environment of the Residence Hall and the privacy of the individual residents in their own apartments and/or rooms.

Authorization:

Establishment of this policy is authorized under Chapter UWS 18.06 (16m).

Time:

Political activities may be conducted with certain restrictions in the Residence Hall facilities between the hours of 9:00 am and 10:00 pm.

Place:

Political activities excluding political canvassing may be conducted only in the public lounges of the Residence Hall facilities.

Manner:

1. Persons wishing to conduct political activities in the Residence Hall must register that intent in writing with the Director of Residence Life no less than 24 hours in advance of the proposed activity. Candidates for local, state or national political office or political parties must be sponsored by a recognized university organization.

November 1987 (rev)