[Lnc-business] Fwd: Fwd: Updated APRC review policy

[Wes Benedict]

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Subject: 	Fwd: Updated APRC review policy
Date: 	Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:44:47 -0400
From: 	Carla Howell <carla.howell at lp.org>
To: 	Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>




Carla Howell
National Libertarian Party


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From: *Carla Howell* <carla.howell at lp.org <mailto:carla.howell at lp.org>>
Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: Updated APRC review policy
To: Carla Howell <carla.howell at lp.org <mailto:carla.howell at lp.org>>
Cc: "aprc at hq.lp.org <mailto:aprc at hq.lp.org>" <aprc at hq.lp.org 
<mailto:aprc at hq.lp.org>>, "Eric D. Dixon" <eric.d.dixon at gmail.com 
<mailto:eric.d.dixon at gmail.com>>, "Robert S. Kraus" <robert.kraus at lp.org 
<mailto:robert.kraus at lp.org>>, Bob Johnston <bob.johnston at lp.org 
<mailto:bob.johnston at lp.org>>, Nick Dunbar <nick.dunbar at lp.org 
<mailto:nick.dunbar at lp.org>>


Please note that, with Geoff's approval, clarification to the APRC 
review policy is contained in the updated version below.

The sentence, "Barring any objections, it is approved." is added to the 
middle of the second to last paragraph to clarify that this applies to 
both cases cited within this paragraph.

-- 
Carla Howell
Executive Director
National Libertarian Party

    This policy proposal for APRC review is intended to:

     1. Ensure LP publications are compliant with the party’s bylaws,
        platform and Policy Manual.
     2. Provide a mechanism for oversight by the APRC.
     3. Allow for the fact that LP publications are often time-sensitive
        for a variety of reasons, and
     4. Minimize unnecessary steps that reduce staff productivity.

      Definitions:

      * Violation = statement within an LP publication that contravenes
        the party’s bylaws, platform or Policy Manual.

      * Publication = LP written public statement including news
        releases, house letters, prospecting letters, literature, blog
        entries, Facebook posts, tweets (Twitter), postings to other
        websites in the party’s name, emails sent to the news media,
        emails sent to the party’s General email list, and emails sent
        to another constituency list, e.g. lists acquired from events
        such as Paul Fest, lists generated from an online petition. It
        includes other LP.org website pages that contain copy of
        substance, but not content used for administrative purposes such
        as membership sign-up forms or that serve as reference material
        such as event listings, candidate listings, election results
        (vote totals), approved LNC minutes, etc.

      * Copy – the text of the publication plus any images that may be
        viewed as controversial or potentially containing a violation.
        This does not include other images that serve for illustrative
        purposes only, e.g., a candidate’s headshot or a picture of an
        IRS form to go with a publication about taxes. It does not
        include copy changes of a trivial nature such as typographical
        corrections or other editing designed solely to improve
        readability or navigation.

      * Objection – phone call or email communication from an APRC
        member citing a violation in the copy.

      * Approval – statement of APRC member indicating copy is devoid of
        violations.

    For print publications, staff will transmit copy to APRC for review
    at least 24 hours before final approval of publication for printing.
    Barring any objections, it is approved.

    For electronic publications, staff will transmit copy to APRC no
    later than time of publication and will endeavor to transmit copy at
    least 2 hours before publishing except where staff believes there is
    a nontrivial downside to delaying publication. Barring any
    objections, it is approved. However if staff believes the copy may
    contain a violation, regardless of the need for immediacy, staff
    will either (1) obtain the approval of at least 3 APRC members prior
    to publication or (2) will transmit copy to APRC at least 4 hours in
    advance of publication outside of the hours between midnight and
    9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. Barring any objections, it is approved. .

    If an APRC members cites an objection, staff will either correct the
    citation to the member’s satisfaction or seek and obtain the
    approval of copy without correction from at least three APRC members
    or from the Chair before publication. If the copy has already been
    published and can be pulled (from the web site, Facebook page, or
    any medium where it is possible to take the copy down), copy will be
    taken offline until it is approved.




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