encompassing most of the members, such as kinship organizations, formal or informal economic cooperation, or religious organizations. (v) The group has met the criterion in paragraph (3) using evidence described in paragraph (3)(B). (3) The petitioner has maintained political influence or authority over its members as an autonomous entity from historical times until the present. (A) This criterion may be demonstrated by some combination of the evidence listed below and/or by other evidence that the petitioner meets the definition of political influence or authority: (i) The group is able to mobilize significant numbers of members and significant resources from its members for group purposes. (ii) Most of the membership considers issues acted upon or actions taken by group leaders or governing bodies to be of importance. (iii) There is widespread knowledge, communication and involvement in political processes by most of the group’s members. (iv) The group meets the criterion in paragraph (2) at more than a minimal level. (v) There are internal conflicts which show controversy over valued group goals, properties, policies, processes and/or decisions. (B) A petitioning group shall be considered to have provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate the exercise of political influence or authority at a given point in time by demonstrating that group leaders and/or other mechanisms exist or existed which— (i) allocate group resources such as land, residence rights and the like on a consistent basis