What is SF4Ds process for endorsing candidates?
A. . For the 2004 San Francisco Supervisor election we began by finding out who the candidates were and where each candidate stood on issues through written questionnaires. Candidates who shared our principles and goals were then interviewed by the SF4D Coordinators Council, (the Steering Committee and specific project coordinators), who then made recommendations to the general membership. The entire membership then voted, also using Instant Run-off Voting. It is important to point out the recommendations were only that, and non-binding. Our membership is educated and makes up it’s own collective mind. We may revise this process to make it more efficient, but having the endorsement process involve so many different people insures that it is open, inclusive, democratic, and fair.
