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ASG ENDORSEMENT PROCESS
Candidate Endorsement Process for 2003 Alexandria Mayoral and
City Council Election
Supporting Documents
Alexandrians for Sensible Growth (ASG) has established a two-phase
candidate endorsement process--first, an endorsement process for
the City Council candidates in the Democratic Caucus and the Republican
Caucus, both of which will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2003,
and second, an endorsement process for the Mayoral and City Council
candidates (including Democratic, Republican and independent candidates)
in the general election to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003.
All candidates for Mayor and City Council, regardless of their
party affiliation, are encouraged to participate in the ASG candidate
endorsement process. Endorsements will not be based on party affiliation
but rather on each candidate's positions and proposals for preserving
and improving the quality of life in Alexandria.
Phase 1: The ASG Endorsement Process for the Republican Caucus
and Democratic Caucus
All Democratic and Republican City Council candidates competing
for their respective parties' nominations were asked to complete
a Candidates' Questionnaire and
submit it to ASG by 12:00 noon, January 6, 2003.
In addition to Democratic and Republican City Council candidates,
all announced Mayoral candidates (Republican, Democratic and independent)
and independent City Council candidates were requested to submit
the ASG Candidates' Questionnaire by 12:00 noon, January 6, 2003.
Phase 2: The ASG Endorsement Process for the General Election
The second phase of the ASG endorsement process will determine
the slate of Mayoral and City Council candidates endorsed by ASG
in the general election to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003.
After the February 1 Democratic Caucus and Republican Caucus,
all ASG-endorsed City Council candidates who win their respective
parties' nominations, as well as any independent Council candidates,
will be invited to participate in the second phase of the ASG
endorsement process. This phase will include an interview with
the ASG Board of Directors and possibly a supplemental questionnaire.
City Council candidates are advised that being endorsed by ASG
prior to the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Caucus does not
guarantee endorsement by ASG for the general election for Mayor
and City Council to be held on May 6, 2003.
Also, after February 1, 2003, all Democratic, Republican and
independent candidates for Mayor will be interviewed by the ASG
Board of Directors and may be asked to respond to a supplemental
questionnaire.
Then, after the interviews and any supplemental questionnaires
have been completed and evaluated, ASG will announce a slate of
ASG-endorsed candidates for Mayor and City Council in the Tuesday,
May 6, 2003 general election.
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