User:Mozart/Draft authorisation processes

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Position statements

 * 1) Position statements are drafted at the initiative and under the direction of the Policy Development Committee.
 * 2) Position statements expand upon and complement the Party platform and policies by
 * 3) applying the principles in the Party Constitution, platform and policies to a specific issue, or
 * 4) combining parts of separate policies into a statement on a specific issue.
 * 5) Position statements must not contradict the Party Constitution or existing platform and policies.
 * 6) Position statements must be developed following the Policy Development Committee's internal processes.
 * 7) If the Policy Development Committee approves a position statement the Policy Development Officer must present it to the National Council.
 * 8) If the National Council votes to adopt a position statement it becomes an official Party document.
 * 9) A position statement that meets the description in subsection (2)(a) must be ratified by the next National Congress after its adoption or it will cease to be an official Party document.

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