GUIDELINES

Adopted December 10, 2009

The Local Candidate Recommendation Committee (“LCRC”) of the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS (“BHGLAAR”) will operate under the following guidelines: 

1. Trustees will follow the California Association of REALTORS (“CAR”)  “Local Candidate Recommendation Committee Policies & Procedures”.
2. Trustees may choose to hold meetings via in-person meetings, teleconference, or electronically.  Meetings will be facilitated by the Government Affairs Director.
3. All actions of the LCRC Trustees will be CONFIDENTIAL until released by the Chair and/or Government Affairs Director.
4. No candidate will be funded without an interview by the LCRC Trustees.
5. LCRC Trustees and Government Affairs Director will create questions for candidates to answer during the interview process.
6. When there are several candidates in a race, Trustees may, at their option, create a questionnaire for candidates to complete before any interviews take place.
7. Candidates will be notified of the decisions of the LCRC Trustees by the Chair or the Government Affairs Director.
8. LCRC Trustees may select a maximum of ONE candidate per elective office.
9. Trustees are limited to financial contributions to candidates, commonly known as “support”.
10. Trustees are encouraged to interview candidates for State offices and make recommendations to the California Real Estate Political Action Committee (“CREPAC”), for State offices.
11. All candidates supported by the Trustees may be promoted via the communications systems of BHGLAAR with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer.
12. Endorsements occur when a candidate has a proven track record on BHGLAAR issues AND established relationship with BHGLAAR.
13. Endorsements are not made by LCRC Trustees.  Trustees may request that the Board of Directors of BHGLAAR consider an endorsement.
14. The BHGLAAR Board of Directors has the sole discretion of granting an endorsement. 
15. Endorsement would include:  Increased Fundraising efforts for candidate; and, BHGLAAR sponsoring fundraisers for the candidate, and, BHGLAAR Directors make individual contributions to candidate to, at least, match LCRC contribution, and, allow candidate to use BHGLAAR logo on promotion material.
16. Trustees must make every effort to search out information on upcoming candidates and elections.  Trustees should share any information with all the other Trustees and the Government Affairs Director.