NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT PROCESS

1.      Five-Year Community Vision:

The Five-Year Community Vision will be the basis of all endorsement.

2.      Elected Positions / Races the Chamber will consider for Endorsement:

1. Napa City Council.
2. Napa County Board of Supervisors.
3. California State Senate.
4. California State Assembly.
5. U.S. Congress.

3.      Endorsement Working Group (9 Voting Members):

1. Four (4) Board Members at time of appointment
2. Three (3) LAC Members at time of appointment (not to be Board members)
3. Two (2) Members at Large at time of appointment
4. Chamber President/CEO (may participate in discussion but has no voting rights)
5. Working Group members will be appointed for three-year terms, staggered in 1, 2 and 3 year periods so that the Group would continue to have members with “institutional memory”. Terms will begin and end on July 1 as not to conflict with any of the election cycles.

4.      Endorsement Working Group Qualifications and Process:

1. Working group members must be registered voters in Napa County with proof of voting in prior two elections and not currently a public servant (elected or appointed).
2. Six (6) members of the working group must support endorsement of any particular candidate in order to make a recommendation to the full Board. Endorsements will be limited to one or no endorsements per open seat in any race.
3. Working Group members shall not make any public endorsements of any eligible candidate(s) prior to Board endorsement of candidates for that particular office.

5.      Board Endorsements:

1. Endorsement of any particular candidate must be supported by two-thirds (2/3) of the Board present at the meeting.
2. Endorsements shall typically be finalized a minimum of two full months prior to election.