Behind the scenes campaign drama may have started before spring term even began, but week three is when ASUO campaigning is unleashed upon the masses.

Primary voting opens on DuckWeb April 14, and with it comes campaigning. According to the elections rules dictated by the ASUO, direct voter interaction includes canvassing, telephone campaigning, public events or appearances by campaigns and anything that involves in-person contact between a campaign and an elector.

Students can expect to see campaign workers carrying clipboards and posing with puppies long after voting begins. Unless one of the three presidential candidates wins by 50 percent of the vote in the primary elections that start week three, voting will move into the general elections process during week four — when students will vote for the top two presidential candidates.

Prepare yourself to be stopped by countless campaign workers in the next two weeks.

Here’s everything students should know about elections, besides how to avoid being stopped on 13th Avenue and University Street by campaigners:

• Primary voting opens on DuckWeb Monday, April 14 and closes the following Friday.
• There will be a neutral voting site located in the former ASUO office in the EMU.
• Unlike previous years, voting at campaign stations is not allowed.
• Campaigns can offer advertising materials like shirts, pens, etc. However, advertising materials cannot be exchanged for votes.
• No campaigning is allowed in the ASUO office, which is currently in EMU South.
• No incidental fee money can go to any candidates or campaigns. This means that resources from funded student groups cannot go towards any campaign.
• No campaign materials can be posted on vehicles or bicycles without the owner’s permission.
• Campaigns must respect indication by an elector that campaign contact is unwanted.