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6 Membership News
8 Upcoming Events
12 Maine News
14 Massachusetts News
16 Rhode Island News
18 Vermont News

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

CAI LAC Basics
Most Frequently Asked Questions
What is a LAC?

LAC stands for Legislative Action
Committee. A LAC is CAI’s official
voice with legislators and regulators in a
state. A LAC allows CAI to speak with
one voice on legislative and regulatory
matters that affect community associations, community association managers,
and CAI business partners. A LAC is
made up of a balance of CAI members
and appointees from within a state. The
LAC is a committee of CAI’s national
office and is a partner with CAI’s chapters within its state. There are currently
LACs in all New England states.

How is a LAC structured?

Each LAC must have a balance of CAI
members so that no one membership
category has a majority of seats on the
LAC. A LAC ranges in size from six
to 20 members. Each LAC is made
up of a mix of chapter delegates and
at-large delegates.

Why are LACs committees
of CAI’s national ofﬁce?

The Board of Trustees (BOT) structured LACs as a committee of CAI’s
national organization to ensure that
CAI advocates for consistent public
policy positions across the country
as guided by our member-developed
public policy statements. Also, because
the LAC represents all members of
CAI within a given state, regardless of
their “home” chapter, this structure
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ensures that there is oversight in the
LAC activities on the legislative front,
but also in the LAC’s obligation to
serve all of CAI chapters.

What is the ofﬁcial
name of the LAC?

In states where they operate, the LAC
is referred to as the [State name]
Legislative Action Committee.

Can a LAC make a contribution to a candidate for ofﬁce?

No. Because CAI’s LACs are funded
by a mandatory advocacy support fee
charged to all members, federal law
prohibits such funds from being contributed to political campaigns. All
advocacy support fees are required to
be used solely for LAC advocacy or
support expenses.

How does one get to
serve on a LAC?

LAC service is based on self-nominations. Nominations can be submitted
to a chapter board or to the LAC
itself during the appointment process.
Nominations are reviewed and approved by the chapter or by the LAC,
depending on the type of delegate
position under consideration. All
nominees approved by the LAC and
chapter are given a final review and
approval by the president of the BOT.
LAC members serve at the discretion
of the president of the BOT.

For more information about serving
on a LAC and a nomination form,
contact the chapter office at info@
caine.org. CM

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