See ListServ Request Below.
How to Use the Listserv
1. To send a message to all of the people currently subscribed to the list, just send mail to MOPAMEMBERS@LISTS.APAPRACTICE.ORG.
2. To receive messages in digest form, send a SET MOPAMEMBERS DIGEST command to LISTSERV@LISTS.APAPRACTICE.ORG
3. To leave the listserv, send a SIGNOFF MOPAMEMBERS command to LISTSERV@LISTS.APAPRACTICE.ORG.
2. To receive messages in digest form, send a SET MOPAMEMBERS DIGEST command to LISTSERV@LISTS.APAPRACTICE.ORG
3. To leave the listserv, send a SIGNOFF MOPAMEMBERS command to LISTSERV@LISTS.APAPRACTICE.ORG.
Use Agreement & Policy:
If you break these rules then you will be unsubscribed because these rules govern the very heart of our arrangements with our service provider. The process for removal from the list is as follows:
What Is Permitted:
For example, a communication on the listserv can:
What Is a Not Permitted*:
For example, a message on the listserv cannot:
Commend individuals who have contributed to a specific candidate or PAC fund. This is not allowed because it encourages financial support to a specific political candidate.
* List Owners are required to comply with all relevant federal Internal Revenue Service and Federal Election Committee laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, and engage only in legally appropriate communications regarding political activity.
For example, this list can be used to openly discuss political advocacy activities generally; however, this list cannot be used to advocate for a particular candidate or to raise money for a particular candidate or Political Action Committee (PAC).
- A warning (via email) will be sent to the violator with a reminder of the rules and explanation of the violation.
- If the member continues to violate the rules of the list, they will be unsubscribed from the listserv without further notice.
- In egregious cases, a member can be immediately suspended.
What Is Permitted:
- Providing factual information about a PAC
- Providing information about the amount of money the PAC has raised, and from whom
- Providing factual information about which candidates have been supported by the PAC
For example, a communication on the listserv can:
- Announce the existence of a candidate, or the existence of a PAC and explain the laws and regulations that govern its activities
- Provide information about how much money a candidate has raised, or how much money a PAC has raised, the number of contributors, and the number of candidates supported
- Identify federal candidates who have been supported by a PAC, as long as the message does not suggest that financial contributions to the PAC would help elect or defeat those candidates
What Is a Not Permitted*:
- Any straightforward request for financial contributions to a candidate or PAC.
- Providing information about a candidate or PAC if it:
- Publicizes the candidate or PAC in a way that encourages contributions to the candidate or PAC;
- Provides information on how to contribute to the candidate or PAC; or,
- Encourages financial support for the candidate or PAC.
For example, a message on the listserv cannot:
Commend individuals who have contributed to a specific candidate or PAC fund. This is not allowed because it encourages financial support to a specific political candidate.
* List Owners are required to comply with all relevant federal Internal Revenue Service and Federal Election Committee laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures, and engage only in legally appropriate communications regarding political activity.
For example, this list can be used to openly discuss political advocacy activities generally; however, this list cannot be used to advocate for a particular candidate or to raise money for a particular candidate or Political Action Committee (PAC).
