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PACIFICA FOUNDATION 2004 FAIR CAMPAIGN PROVISIONS
The bylaws require every candidate and staff member (paid
and unpaid) to sign this statement that they have read and
understand these fair campaign provisions. Candidates must
submit signed statements to the Election Supervisor no later
than September 25, 2004.
- No Foundation or radio station management or staff (paid
or unpaid) may use or permit the use of radio station air
time to endorse, campaign or recommend in favor of, or against
any candidates for election as a Listener-Sponsor Delegate,
nor may air time be made available to some Listener-Sponsor
Delegate candidates but not to others.
- All candidates for election as a Listener-Sponsor Delegate
shall be given equal opportunity for equal air time, which
air time shall include time for a statement by the candidate
and a question and answer period with call in listeners.
- No foundation or radio station management or staff (paid
or unpaid) may give any on-air endorsements to any candidates
for Listener-Sponsor Delegate.
- The Board of Directors may not, nor may neither LSB nor
any committee of the Board or of an LSB, as a body, endorse
any candidates for election as a Delegate. However, an individual
Director or Delegate who is a Member in good standing may
endorse or nominate candidates in his/her individual capacity.
- In the event of any violation of these provisions for
fair campaigning, the local Elections Supervisor and the
National Elections Supervisor shall determine, in good faith
and at their sole discretion, an appropriate remedy, up
to and including disqualification of the candidates and/or
suspension from the air of the offending staff persons (paid
or unpaid) for the remainder of the elections period.
- All candidate, programmers and staff members (paid or
unpaid) shall sign a statement certifying that they have
read and understood these fair campaign provisions.
In addition to the foregoing provisions, in order to certify
a fair election the National Elections Supervisor has adopted
the following rules:
- Website endorsements: All programmers that maintain a
website with a Foundation Radio Station logos and/or references
to their own a Foundation Radio Station programming are
subject to, and shall be bound by these rules:
a. Programmer Website candidate endorsements are not
permitted. Any programmer Website reference to a specific
candidate is not permitted, either explicitly or via
hyperlink to another web page. This directive includes
all programmer Websites linked through www.pacifica.org
or a Foundation Radio Station's own site.
b. Endorsement emails (web-based & list serve)
are permitted.
c. Email endorsements shall be fact based and contain
no personal attacks.
- Station Resources: No station resources, including, but
not limited to staff services, equipment, and meeting space
may be provided unequally to some candidates but not others.
- When Fair Campaign Provisions Begin: A listener member
will be deemed a candidate, and thus subject to the fair
campaign provisions, once the individual has requested a
nomination packet from the Local Election Supervisor. The
Local Election Supervisor will provide to the General Manager,
and post on the elections web site, a list of all Listener-Sponsor
Delegate Candidates. Staff will be expected to check this
list before scheduling any guests, or participating in a
call-in show, etc. in order to assure compliance with the
fair campaign provisions.
- Prospective candidates: Pacifica and station staff and
management are prohibited from making endorsements on the
air, or on any Pacifica or station-identified web site,
or at any other Pacifica controlled venue or facility, of
either prospective candidates before the nomination deadline,
or actual candidates after the nominations are closed.
- Listener-organized meeting announcements: Any listeners
may organize community meetings to bring together listeners
and prospective candidates for the purpose of learning about
prospective candidates and collecting petition signatures.
Any such events may be announced on-air provided they have
been approved by the Local Election Supervisor, are open
to any listener, are in a handicap-accessible location,
do not endorse any candidates, and do not raise money for
any candidates, or promote events to raise money for any
candidates.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THESE 2004 FAIR CAMPAIGN PROVISIONS
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PER THE NATIONAL ELECTION SUPERVISOR
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