SFGP Conflict of Interest Policy re: SFGP Endorsements
Approved by the CC, 6/8/05

This policy is to codify policy regarding active member privileges
regarding participation in the SFGP endorsement process.

The purpose of our endorsements is to take positions on initiatives
and support candidates that best reflect the Green Party's values. Our
endorsements are distributed to registered members of the Green Party
and other progressive voters in SF to help inform their vote.

As per our bylaws, any registered Green may solicit active membership
status and participate in our party's endorsement process. Any active
member is entitled to vote at endorsement meetings.

As the SFGP is an activist political party, we encourage our members
to participate in local elections; this builds the capacity of our
activists and promotes cooperation and solidarity with other
progressive organizations working for social change.

In order to accommodate activists involvement, all Green Party
activists who are active members in good standing shall have the right
to participate in all endorsement decisions during the election, even
for races that they are working on as either paid staff or as a
volunteer.

Individual working groups may set their own internal structure for
conflict of interest policies.

The CC informally calls upon WG chairs with conflicts in campaigns to
disclose and recuse if appropriate.

Active members with financial conflicts of interest in a vote should
disclose this before voting.