In order to promote fair play in political campaigns, the Margaret Chase Smith Library and Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy cosponsor the Maine Code of Election Ethics. Candidates for Governor, United States Representative, and United States Senator are invited to sign the code. Those who do, agree to avoid push polling; support campaign claims with documentation; take personal responsibility for campaign advertising; renounce the use of deceptions, half truths and falsehoods; refrain from engaging in personal attacks, innuendo, or stereotyping; and at all times, show compassion for opponents.