Maybe that is not enough money to canvass the whole campus. Interestingly enough, when campaign expenditure limits come up for debate in Council, the meeting always is one of the longest of the year. Instead of the representative body simply acting as a rubber stamp for the Elections Committee, it opted this semester to change the rules for its own elections. For that reason, the debate always is heated, and every dollar is debated. The body is creating rules to help their own re-election.
Incumbents already have exposure by the nature of their position or because of a past election.
A challenger is at a disadvantage from the start and now cannot publicize his ideas to place himself on equal footing. Under the cloak of ideological intentions, Council consistently reassures its own re-election with expenditure limits. Even with expenditure limits, however, the Elections Committee still could strive to ensure everyone knows about the election. On election day, it could put banners around Grounds or on telephone poles off-Grounds telling people to vote. Here, the details are crucial.