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Instructions

1. Download Questionnaire from www.IVIIPO.org
2. Fill out questionnaire. Save the File. Email to iviipopac@yahoo.com.
3. Contact the IVI IPO point person on your postcard and schedule an interview
4. Attend the interview with 10 printed questionnaires

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2. Your email should include ALL of your contact information: phone number, email address and street address of your campaign office.
3. Contact the IVI IPO point person (name and contact information is on the bright orange postcard mailed to your home)  to schedule your interview.  Interview sessions will begin Dec 1st.

Independent Voters
of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization

2008 FEBRUARY
Primary Election Candidate Instructions

In order to be favorably considered for an IVI-IPO endorsement, you should follow these instructions carefully.

IVI-IPO is widely recognized as having one of the most comprehensive issue questionnaires.  We often receive requests from reporters who use candidate responses as background material for their stories.  All or part of your questionnaire also may be posted to our web page.  We hope you will consider this in completing your questionnaire and provide us with thoughtful, thorough responses.

Feel free to explain your answers in greater detail if you wish.  Your responses should include both the questions and the answers; otherwise, the reader will be confused.   

You will be asked to bring 20 copies of your completed questionnaire to the interviewing session.  You must provide hard copies of your questionnaire.  IVI-IPO will not make copies of your questionnaire for you. 

Prior to the final endorsement, completed questionnaires will be available for review only by IVI-IPO members.  Candidates, even if they are members, will not be able to view their opponents' responses until after the interviewing session.  After an endorsement has been made, completed questionnaires will be available for review by members, candidates, the press or the public. 

The Interview

Candidates for each office are interviewed separately and consecutively by IVI-IPO members residing in the affected electoral district.  Each candidate will make a brief presentation, followed by questions from our members.  The allowed time in your race will be determined by the chair of your endorsement session.

Interviews will be scheduled according to the information printed on the post card sent to all candidates.  Follow the instructions as to whom to contact to schedule your session..  Although every effort will be made to accommodate your personal schedule, the dates for the sessions are fixed, and it is not always possible to give each candidate the time slot of his or her choice.  If you are unable to attend, you may send a surrogate to make a presentation and answer questions on your behalf. 

Candidates may not be present for their opponents' interview, nor for the deliberations of members.  With those exceptions, the entire interviewing process is open to the public and the press.

After candidates for an office have been heard, the members will evaluate each candidate on the basis of agreement with IVI-IPO positions, past record (for incumbents), political independence, and campaign viability.  A vote will be taken to endorse a candidate or to make no endorsement.  A 3/5 vote of a quorum of eligible members present is required to make a final endorsement of a candidate.  If either the quorum or the 3/5 majority requirement is not met, the vote is a recommendation to the IVI-IPO Board.

If you have any questions, please direct emails to iviipopac@yahoo.com

You may also contact the IVI-IPO office at 312-939-5105.