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There are 540 or so totally individual nomination ‘processes’. So long as they submit their slates in one of three approved manners, their method to arrive at their decision is pretty much however they want to do it. I am sure that you could find ‘factual’ information to support whatever statement you wished. I personally know of MOCs who have left candidates off the list simply because they had LOAs and I know of instances where LOAs have been awarded principal nominations. There is reasoning to support both approaches.</p>