CANDIDATE FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND STAFF

Any Rocky Mountain Chapter staff member is authorized to attend candidate or
general political party fundraising events at his or her discretion, provided
the following conditions have been met.

1. A budget line within the Political Committee's budget has been
established for this kind of expenditures.  No general funds may be used, nor
may the budget amount be exceeded.

2. The candidate whose function is being attended may not have an active
opponent who has been endorsed by the Sierra Club.  However, the candidate
need not be endorsed.

For purposes of this rule, an endorsement is not considered final until all
required Sierra Club entities have approved the endorsement.

3. The Executive Committee Chair and the Political Committee Chair must be
notified in advance.  Either leader may instruct the staff member not to
attend if in his or her opinion there is significant reason to not support
the candidate.

In addition, the staff member will make a good faith effort to discuss the
proposed attendance with potentially affected regional groups.

4. We recognize the rights of the staff member as an individual to support
candidates of his or her own choosing at his or her own expense regardless of
Sierra Club policy.  This policy shall not abrogate those rights, and only
covers functions and candidates for which Sierra Club money will be used and
for which the staff member will attend in his or her official capacity.