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            <td>Fwd: Updated APRC review policy</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:44:47 -0400</td>
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            <th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <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>
            National Libertarian Party<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
          From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carla Howell</b> <span
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              moz-do-not-send="true">carla.howell@lp.org</a>></span><br>
          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"
            moz-do-not-send="true">eric.d.dixon@gmail.com</a>>,
          "Robert S. Kraus" <<a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true">robert.kraus@lp.org</a>>, Bob
          Johnston <<a href="mailto:bob.johnston@lp.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true">bob.johnston@lp.org</a>>, Nick
          Dunbar <<a href="mailto:nick.dunbar@lp.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true">nick.dunbar@lp.org</a>><br>
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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
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                  <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>
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                              <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>
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                            <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>
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                              <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>
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                              <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
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                            <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
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