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213 appendix a Our survey was administered between February 10, 2010, and February 5, 2011. Survey Questions Round 1: Initial questions. 1. Do LMOs exist in the national legislature of [country]? 2. If yes, what are they called? 3. Can you provide advice, citations, or websites where we might be able to learn more about how LMOs operate in [country]? (e.g., information about LMO registration, membership, etc.) Round 2: If a respondent indicated that LMOs exist and that s/he can provide additional information, we sent a follow-up inquiry that asked a series of contextual questions: 1. Does the [name of legislature] require that LMOs be formally registered with the [name of legislature]? Or is it possible for informal groups to form and exist without formal registration? 2. Who can join the LMOs? Is it only MPs or can outside groups (NGOs, firms, organized interests, etc.) join the LMOs? 3. Are there rules about the partisan makeup of the LMOs? In other words, can they be made up of MPs from only one party, or are they required to be cross-party? If there are requirements about the partisan makeup, can you describe them? 4. Does the [name of legislature] provide funding for the LMOs? If not, where do they get funding (if they have any at all)? 214 appendixes 5. Can you provide a brief description of the primary functions of the LMOs? What do they do in general? 6. Can you provide any anecdotes about how the LMOs have gotten involved with parliamentary affairs? ...

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