The Elections Committee shall define any rule infringement on the following scale:
Severity |
Description |
Informal warning |
A reminder to a candidate of the elections rules. Will not appear on the warnings list or voting portal. |
Formal warning |
Will not appear on the voting portal, but the Elections Committee is persuaded that a rule breach might have occured. |
Mild rule breach |
Candidate may not have intended to break a rule, but the infringement is severe enough to go on the voting portal. Rule breach does not directly impact another candidate. |
Moderate rule breach |
Candidate did have some knowledge that they were breaking a rule. The Elections Committee may be satisfied that repetition is unlikely. Rule breach does not significantly impact another candidate. |
Severe rule breach |
Candidate may have been dishonest to the election committee, or have intended to break a rule with an element of deception. Rule breach represents serious risk to the fairness of the elections, or may have badly impacted another candidate's campaign. |
Very severe rule breach |
Candidate has committed a rule infringement which is just short of disqualification. |
Disqualification |
The candidate will not be listed on the voting portal, and will be removed from all election activities. |