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ENDORSEMENT PROCESS & CRITERIA
Earning and retaining IP
endorsement for a public office is a three-step process. First, the
candidate campaigns to win the confidence of those who will vote on
endorsement. Second, the candidate must be certified by the endorsing body
as eligible to receive IP endorsement, as defined by the IP endorsement criteria
(listed below). Third, if the candidate is endorsed, endorsement is
retained by continuing to abide by the criteria to which he or she agreed as a
condition of endorsement.
The IP is unique among major
parties in that IP endorsement remains in effect through the elections and
beyond if the endorsed candidate is elected to public office. IP
endorsement may be revoked by due process if a candidate or elected official
does not abide by the criteria to which he or she agreed. Endorsement
revocations are announced to the press and public. To date, no revocations
have occurred because no IP-endorsed candidate has failed to abide by the agreed
criteria.
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eligible for IP endorsement, a candidate must: |
1. |
Demonstrate
competency for public service. |
2. |
Read the United
States and Minnesota constitutions. |
3. |
Support and
defend these constitutions as the foundation of governance by law. |
4. |
Abide by the IP
principles. |
5. |
If elected, work
to enact the IP platform planks with which the candidate agrees. |
6. |
Publicly state
the differences the candidate has with the IP platform. |
7. |
Conduct
issue-oriented campaigns and political dialogue with civility and decorum. |
8. |
Deliver to the
IP copies of all campaign literature, questionnaires, press releases,
finance reports, and other such items that document the candidate's policy
positions and campaign promises. |
9. |
Keep one's
campaign promises. |
10. |
Accept no PAC
money where public campaign financing is available. |
11. |
Where public
campaign financing is not available:
(a) Publicly disclose the source and dollar amount of each PAC
contribution.
(b) State in writing the affinity the contributing PAC's principles,
policies, and operations have with the IP principles.
(c) Truthfully certify that the principles, policies, and operations
of
the contributing PAC do not substantially conflict with the IP
principles. |
A packet for those seeking endorsement is available by clicking here. It is in Adobe's Acrobat Reader (PDF) format. If this format is not accessible to you, please contact the Campaign and Candidate Support Committee and request that a printed copy be mailed to you. |
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Click here for a packet of materials for individuals seeking endorsement. |
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