Code of Campaign Conduct
Code of Campaign Conduct in San Jose City Council District 7
Candidates have a
responsibility to provide voters with truthful, fair and clean campaigns for
public office and to conduct themselves in a manner conducive to a civil,
issue-oriented exchange with their fellow candidates.
Personal attack-oriented
campaigns are a major factor in the growing cynicism, alienation, and
non-participation among American voters. They demean through use of innuendo
and rumor our valued political process.
Therefore:
I shall conduct my campaign
openly and publicly, focusing on the issues as I see them, presenting my record
and policies with respect, sincerity, honesty, and fairness, and challenging
without fear or favor the record and policies of my opponents if provable and
relevant to the campaign.
I shall not use or permit the
use of personal attacks against my opponents’ personal or family life based on
race, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical health
status, or age.
I shall immediately and
publicly repudiate support from any individual or group that resorts to
activities on behalf of my candidacy or in opposition to that of my opponents
that violate the spirit of this code; this includes any tactics designed to
interfere with voter contact.
I shall ensure that my
campaign staff will observe this Code of Campaign Conduct. I will accept
responsibility for all paid advertising and other official campaign materials
created for use on my behalf by my staff. I will encourage my campaign
supporters to do so as well.
Should I discover violations
of this Code, I will contact my opponents directly, and without malice request
that corrections be made.
We, the undersigned,
candidates for San Jose City Council District 7, do solemnly pledge to conduct
our respective campaigns in accordance with the above principles and
practices.
Signed this day,