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<td>Fwd: Updated APRC review policy</td>
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<td>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:44:47 -0400</td>
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<td>Carla Howell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:carla.howell@lp.org"><carla.howell@lp.org></a></td>
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<td>Wes Benedict <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><wes.benedict@lp.org></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr">Carla Howell<br>
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From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carla Howell</b> <span
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Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 9:14 PM<br>
Subject: Re: Updated APRC review policy<br>
To: Carla Howell <<a href="mailto:carla.howell@lp.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">carla.howell@lp.org</a>><br>
Cc: "<a href="mailto:aprc@hq.lp.org" moz-do-not-send="true">aprc@hq.lp.org</a>"
<<a href="mailto:aprc@hq.lp.org" moz-do-not-send="true">aprc@hq.lp.org</a>>,
"Eric D. Dixon" <<a href="mailto:eric.d.dixon@gmail.com"
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"Robert S. Kraus" <<a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">robert.kraus@lp.org</a>>, Bob
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<div dir="ltr">Please note that, with Geoff's approval,
clarification to the APRC review policy is contained in the
updated version below.
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<div>The sentence, "<span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial">Barring any
objections, it is approved." is added to the middle of
the </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial">second to
last paragraph to </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial">clarify that
this applies to both cases cited within this
paragraph.</span></div>
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<div class="im"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">-- </span><br
style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Carla Howell</span><br
style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Executive
Director</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">
<span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">National
Libertarian Party</span><br>
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<p><span
style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">This
policy proposal for APRC review is
intended to:</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Ensure
LP publications are compliant with the
party’s bylaws, platform and Policy
Manual.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Provide
a mechanism for oversight by the APRC.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Allow
for the fact that LP publications are
often time-sensitive for a variety of
reasons, and</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Minimize
unnecessary steps that reduce staff
productivity.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ol>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> Definitions:</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Violation
= statement within an LP publication
that contravenes the party’s bylaws,
platform or Policy Manual.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Objection
– phone call or email communication
from an APRC member citing a violation
in the copy.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Approval
– statement of APRC member indicating
copy is devoid of violations.</span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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. </span><span
style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial">Barring
any objections, it is approved. </span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> </span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"> .</span></p>
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<span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">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.</span><span><font
color="#888888"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></span></p>
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