Sample Formats for Petitioner Submissions

• Sample A: Letter of Intent (.pdf)
• Sample B: Future Submissions (.pdf)
• Sample C: Materials Previously Submitted, Identified On Preliminary Inventory, Not Certified by Members of Governing Body (.pdf)
• Sample D: Certification of Membership List, Separately Certified by Members of Governing Body (.pdf)
• Sample E: Address Change, Notified by Members of Governing Body (.pdf)
• Sample F: Change of Leadership, Notified by Members of Governing Body (.pdf)
• Sample G: Request from the Governing Body for Copies from Its Own Documented Petition (.pdf)
• Sample H: Letter of Introduction from the Governing Body of a Petitioning Group (.pdf)
• Sample I: Letter Requesting Second Technical Assistance Review (.pdf)
• Sample J: Letter Requesting to Be Placed on “Ready, Waiting for Active Consideration” List (.pdf)
• Sample K: Group’s Name Change, Notified by Members of Governing Body (.pdf)

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