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Endorsements Policy
Approved April 8, 2004

1. All requests for endorsements must:
   • Have a direct relation to the mission statement of the MSIC
   • Concern Oakland Montclair District in order to garner an opinion/approval.
   • Not be for political candidates
2. The Endorsements Committee arranges presentation of both sides of an issue if all guidelines in #1 are met.
3. Once proposed and presented, endorsements are tabled for 2 weeks to allow discussion among Steering Committee members. Organizations should allow for a window of discussion before expecting a response.
4. All endorsements must be approved by a majority vote of the Steering Committee to be approved. E-mail voting is acceptable.
5. The level to which MSIC receives publicity regarding endorsements will be decided on a case-by-case basis, and under the following guidelines:
   • Only MSIC-approved endorsements may carry the name of the organization or an affiliation with MSIC; all other endorsements must be clearly stated as “speaking as private citizen.”
   • All reporters are to be given a written statement, spelling out either “this is an MSIC- endorsed position,” or, “this is a personal position and is not to include reference in any way to MSIC.” In no case is it to be left to the reporter to get it right.

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