NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY
2015 REPORT OF THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Overview
The 2015 Plan of Organization Committee (the “Committee”) was created by the
North Carolina Republican Party in accordance with the 2014 NCGOP Plan of
Organization. Committee members were appointed by Chairman Claude Pope and the
respective Chairs of the North Carolina Congressional District Republican Executive
Committees. Participating Committee members are named below.
The Committee conducted its business meetings via economical and efficient
telephone conference calls with proper electronic notice to all members. Committee
members were provided with proposed amendments, in writing, prior to each call.
Business was not conducted unless a quorum was present during each telephone
conference call.
The Committee considered a number of proposals. After discussion, the Chair
called for motions on each. Action was taken on several proposals, while certain
proposals were not the subject of a motion and the consideration of those proposals
ceased.
Through submission of this Report, the Committee recommends modifications to
the North Carolina Republican Party Plan of Organization. Each proposed modification
will be set forth below and are set out in the document. The recommended changes are
generally self-explanatory.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Proposed Amendment #1
Article: VI
Section: A.4.a
Current Language
Proposed Amendment
If Adopted, Will Read
a. A Presidential Election
Year State Convention shall
be called in every
Presidential Election Year
between the date of the
Presidential Preferential
Primary Election and 35
days prior to the Republican
National Convention of said
Presidential Election Year,
by the Chairman of the
Republican State Executive
Committee after giving 60
days written notice of the
time and place for holding
same to all Members of the
State Executive Committee.
a. A Presidential Election
Year State Convention shall
be called in every
Presidential Election Year
on or before the date
specified by the
Republican National
Committee Rules of the
Republican Party for the
selection or election of
delegates to the national
convention, by the
Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee
after giving 60 days written
notice of the time and place
for holding same to all
Members of the State
Executive Committee.
a. A Presidential Election
Year State Convention shall
be called in every
Presidential Election Year
on or before the date
specified by the Republican
National Committee Rules
of the Republican Party for
the selection or election of
delegates to the national
convention, by the
Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee
after giving 60 days written
notice of the time and place
for holding same to all
Members of the State
Executive Committee.
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Proposed Amendment #2:
Article: VII: General Administrative Procedure
Section: H: Party Officers as Candidates
Current Language
Proposed Amendment
If Adopted, Will Read
In the event that the
chairman or vice chairman
of the State Party, or any
District, Legislative,
Judicial or County Party,
shall announce his
intentions to run for public
office or shall file a notice
of candidacy with the Board
of Elections, that person
shall be deemed to have
resigned his office within
the Party, effective seven
days after the close of
filing, and the then existing
vacancy shall be filled as
provided for herein. In
those cases where the Party
office held by said person is
at the county level, the
Party official may petition
the County Executive
Committee for exemption
from this provision and the
County Executive
Committee may, for good
cause shown, grant such an
exemption with a two
-thirds affirmative vote.
This exemption shall be
deemed void if any other
Republican files with the
Board of Elections for the
same public office within
that election cycle.
In the event that the
chairman or vice chairman
of the State Party, or any
District, Legislative,
Judicial or County Party,
shall announce his
intentions to run for public
office or shall file a notice
of candidacy with the Board
of Elections, that person
shall be deemed to have
resigned his office within
the Party, effective seven
days after the close of filing,
and the then existing
vacancy shall be filled as
provided for herein. In those
cases where the Party office
held by said person is at the
District, Legislative,
Judicial, or County level,
the Party official may
petition the relevant
Executive Committee for
exemption from this
provision and the relevant
Executive Committee may,
for good cause shown, grant
such an exemption with a
two-third affirmative vote.
This exemption shall be
deemed void if any other
Republican files for the
Board of Elections for the
same public office within
that election cycle.
In the event that the
chairman or vice chairman
of the State Party, or any
District, Legislative,
Judicial or County Party,
shall announce his
intentions to run for public
office or shall file a notice
of candidacy with the Board
of Elections, that person
shall be deemed to have
resigned his office within
the Party, effective seven
days after the close of
filing, and the then existing
vacancy shall be filled as
provided for herein. In
those cases where the Party
office held by said person is
at the District, Legislative,
Judicial, or County level,
the Party official may
petition the relevant
Executive Committee for
exemption from this
provision and the relevant
Executive Committee may,
for good cause shown, grant
such an exemption with a
two-third affirmative vote.
This exemption shall be
deemed void if any other
Republican files for the
Board of Elections for the
same public office within
that election cycle.
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Proposed Amendment #3:
Current Language
Proposed Amendment
If Adopted, Will Read
ARTICLE III - COUNTY
ORGANIZATION
1. Amend Article III B.2. to read ARTICLE III - COUNTY
as follows:
ORGANIZATION
B. COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
The County Executive
Committee shall cooperate with
the District and State
Committees in all elections and
Party activities; shall encourage
qualified candidates for office
within the County; shall adopt a
budget; and shall recommend
nominees to the State Chairman
for appointments for County
Board of Election in accordance
with Article VII D.2.d. and shall
have active management of Party
affairs within the County. It shall
approve a Finance Committee
and an Auditing Committee of
not less than 3 Members each
and may approve such other
Committees as may be deemed
necessary. The County Chairman
and Vice-Chairman shall be Exofficio Members of all
Committees indicated in this
paragraph. In the event that it is
determined that the County Plan
of Organization is not consistent
with the State Party Plan of
Organization, the County
Executive Committee must at the
next called meeting bring the
County Plan of Organization into
compliance with the State Party
Plan of Organization. Under any
circumstances, the County Plan
of Organization must be brought
into compliance within 90 days.
If permitted by the County Plan
of Organization the County
2. Powers and Duties
The County Executive
Committee shall cooperate with
the District and State
Committees in all elections and
Party activities; shall encourage
qualified candidates for office
within the County; shall adopt a
budget; and shall recommend
nominees to the State Chairman
for appointments for County
Board of Election; and shall have
active management of Party
affairs within the County. It shall
approve a Finance Committee
and an Auditing Committee of
not less than 3 Members each
and may approve such other
Committees as may be deemed
necessary. The County Chairman
and Vice-Chairman shall be Exofficio Members of all
Committees indicated in this
paragraph. In the event that it is
determined that the County Plan
of Organization is not consistent
with the State Party Plan of
Organization, the County
Executive Committee must at the
next called meeting bring the
County Plan of Organization into
compliance with the State Party
Plan of Organization. Under any
circumstances, the County Plan
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B. COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
2. Powers and Duties
The County Executive
Committee shall cooperate with
the District and State
Committees in all elections and
Party activities; shall encourage
qualified candidates for office
within the County; shall adopt a
budget; and shall recommend
nominees to the State Chairman
for appointments for County
Board of Election in accordance
with Article VII D.2.d. and shall
have active management of Party
affairs within the County. It shall
approve a Finance Committee
and an Auditing Committee of
not less than 3 Members each
and may approve such other
Committees as may be deemed
necessary. The County Chairman
and Vice-Chairman shall be Exofficio Members of all
Committees indicated in this
paragraph. In the event that it is
determined that the County Plan
of Organization is not consistent
with the State Party Plan of
Organization, the County
Executive Committee must at the
next called meeting bring the
County Plan of Organization into
compliance with the State Party
Plan of Organization. Under any
of Organization must be brought
into compliance within 90 days.
If permitted by the County Plan
of Organization the County
Executive Committee may
amend the County Plan of
Organization upon a 2/3 vote
after providing written notice via
first class United States Mail of
the meeting advising members
regarding the substance of the
proposed amendment and
provided a quorum is present.
County Republican Parties shall
submit, by certified United
States mail, return receipt
requested, their county plans of
organizations, and amendments
thereto, to the NCGOP State
Headquarters Executive Director,
Political Director, and District
Chairman within 30 days after
their adoption, in order for the
Plan and/or amendment to be
considered valid.
Executive Committee may
amend the County Plan of
Organization upon a 2/3 vote
after providing written notice via
first class United States Mail of
the meeting advising members
regarding the substance of the
proposed amendment and
provided a quorum is present.
County Republican Parties shall
submit, by certified United
States mail, return receipt
requested, their county plans of
organizations, and amendments
thereto, to the NCGOP State
Headquarters Executive Director,
Political Director, and District
Chairman within 30 days after
their adoption, in order for the
Plan and/or amendment to be
considered valid.
Amend Article VI C.4.a. to read
as follows:
a. The State Chairman, with the
ARTICLE VI - STATE
advice and consent of the Central
ORGANIZATION
Committee, shall have general
supervision of the affairs of the
C. STATE EXECUTIVE
Party within the State. He shall
COMMITTEE
preside at all Meetings of the
State Executive Committee and
4. Duties of Officers
shall perform such duties as may
be prescribed by the State
a. The State Chairman, with the Executive Committee. He shall
advice and consent of the Central appoint, with the approval of the
Committee, shall have general
State Executive Committee, a
supervision of the affairs of the Finance Chairman and Assistant
Party within the State. He shall Finance Chairman, who shall
preside at all Meetings of the
serve at the pleasure of the State
State Executive Committee and Chairman. The State Chairman
shall perform such duties as may shall appoint the Temporary
be prescribed by the State
Officers of the State
Executive Committee. He shall Conventions. In accordance
appoint, with the approval of the with Article VII D.2.d. the
State Executive Committee, a
Chairman shall nominate
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circumstances, the County Plan
of Organization must be brought
into compliance within 90 days.
If permitted by the County Plan
of Organization the County
Executive Committee may
amend the County Plan of
Organization upon a 2/3 vote
after providing written notice via
first class United States Mail of
the meeting advising members
regarding the substance of the
proposed amendment and
provided a quorum is present.
County Republican Parties shall
submit, by certified United
States mail, return receipt
requested, their county plans of
organizations, and amendments
thereto, to the NCGOP State
Headquarters Executive Director,
Political Director, and District
Chairman within 30 days after
their adoption, in order for the
Plan and/or amendment to be
considered valid.
Amend Article VI C.4.a. to read
as follows:
a. The State Chairman, with the
advice and consent of the Central
Committee, shall have general
supervision of the affairs of the
Party within the State. He shall
preside at all Meetings of the
State Executive Committee and
shall perform such duties as may
be prescribed by the State
Executive Committee. He shall
appoint, with the approval of the
State Executive Committee, a
Finance Chairman and Assistant
Finance Chairman, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the State
Chairman. The State Chairman
Finance Chairman and Assistant
Finance Chairman, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the State
Chairman. The State Chairman
shall appoint the Temporary
Officers of the State
Conventions. In Accordance with
Article VI A.3 he shall appoint
three members to each
convention committee and a
chairman of each convention
committee from the committee's
membership. The State
Chairman may delegate authority
to the District Chairmen to act on
his behalf on any matter.
ARTICLE VII - GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE
shall appoint the Temporary
Officers of the State
Conventions. In accordance
with Article VII D.2.d. the
Chairman shall nominate persons
to the North Carolina State
Board of Elections to serve on
County Boards of Elections. In
Accordance with Article VI A.3
he shall appoint three members
to each convention committee
and a chairman of each
convention committee from the
committee's membership. The
Amend and restate Article VII D. State Chairman may delegate
to read as follows:
authority to the District
Chairmen to act on his behalf on
D. APPOINTMENTS AND
any matter.
NOMINATIONS
Amend and restate Article VII D.
1. Notification
to read as follows:
persons to the North Carolina
State Board of Elections to
serve on County Boards of
Elections. In Accordance with
Article VI A.3 he shall appoint
three members to each
convention committee and a
chairman of each convention
committee from the committee's
membership. The State
Chairman may delegate authority
to the District Chairmen to act on
his behalf on any matter.
D. APPOINTMENTS
1. Notification
It shall be the duty of the State
Chairman to transmit notice of
known vacancies on a County,
District or State level to those
persons having jurisdiction over
such appointments.
It shall be the duty of the State
Chairman to transmit notice of
known vacancies on a County,
District or State level to those
persons having jurisdiction over
such appointments.
D. APPOINTMENTS AND
NOMINATIONS
1. Notification
It shall be the duty of the State
Chairman to transmit notice of
2. Filling Vacancies
known vacancies on a County,
District or State level to those
a. When a vacancy occurs in a
persons having jurisdiction over
2. Filling Vacancies
governmental office for which a such appointments.
Party recommendation is called
a. When a vacancy occurs in a
for, the vacancy shall be filled in 2. Filling Vacancies
governmental office for which a accordance with the laws of the
Party recommendation is called State of North Carolina and the a. When a vacancy occurs in a
for, the vacancy shall be filled in terms of this Plan. The above
governmental office for which a
accordance with the laws of the mentioned recommendation shall Party recommendation is called
State of North Carolina and the be provided by the committee
for, the vacancy shall be filled in
terms of this Plan. The
having jurisdiction over the
accordance with the laws of the
abovementioned
district which is subject of the
State of North Carolina and the
recommendation shall be
vacancy.
terms of this Plan. The above
provided by the committee
mentioned recommendation shall
having jurisdiction over the
b. In multi-county offices or state be provided by the committee
district which is subject of the
legislative offices, the
having jurisdiction over the
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vacancy.
responsibility for calling the
meeting rests with the State
b. In multi-county offices or state Chairman. The State Chairman
legislative offices, the
may delegate this authority to the
responsibility for calling the
appropriate district or county
meeting rests with the State
chairman or the Congressional
Chairman. The State Chairman District Chairman if the county
may delegate this authority to the or congressional district, as the
appropriate district or county
case may be, encompasses all the
chairman or the Congressional
district or county in which the
District Chairman if the county vacancy occurs.
or congressional district, as the
case may be, encompasses all the c. Unless otherwise provided by
district or county in which the
law, notice to committee
vacancy occurs.
members of the time, date,
location and purpose of the
c. Unless otherwise provided by meeting at which a
law, notice to committee
recommendation for filling the
members of the time, date,
vacancy will be considered, must
location and purpose of the
be made by certified United
meeting at which a
States Mail to the last known
recommendation for filling the
address of the committee
vacancy will be considered, must member. Notice must be mailed
be made by certified United
at least ten (10) days prior to the
States Mail to the last known
date of the meeting, unless good
address of the committee
cause exists for shortening the
member. Notice must be mailed time period. In no case may the
at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting be scheduled for a date
date of the meeting, unless good and time less than five (5) days
cause exists for shortening the
after the mailing of the notice to
time period. In no case may the committee members.
meeting be scheduled for a date
and time less than five (5) days d. Nominations to the County
after the mailing of the notice to Boards of Election for a full
committee members.
term by the State Chairman to
the North Carolina State
d. In those cases where the State Board of Election shall be
Chairman or, by appointment,
subject to the following
the county, district, or
procedures:
Congressional District Chairman
calls the meeting, the State
i. At least ninety (90) days
Chairman shall designate the
prior to the date the State
person to chair the meeting. The Chairman must submit
vote shall be conducted in a
nominees to the North
method reasonably calculated to Carolina Board of Elections,
assure accuracy and fairness to the State Chairman must give
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district which is subject of the
vacancy.
b. In multi-county offices or state
legislative offices, the
responsibility for calling the
meeting rests with the State
Chairman. The State Chairman
may delegate this authority to the
appropriate district or county
chairman or the Congressional
District Chairman if the county
or congressional district, as the
case may be, encompasses all the
district or county in which the
vacancy occurs.
c. Unless otherwise provided by
law, notice to committee
members of the time, date,
location and purpose of the
meeting at which a
recommendation for filling the
vacancy will be considered, must
be made by certified United
States Mail to the last known
address of the committee
member. Notice must be mailed
at least ten (10) days prior to the
date of the meeting, unless good
cause exists for shortening the
time period. In no case may the
meeting be scheduled for a date
and time less than five (5) days
after the mailing of the notice to
committee members.
d. Nominations to the County
Boards of Election for a full term
by the State Chairman to the
North Carolina State Board of
Election shall be subject to the
following procedures:
i. At least ninety (90) days prior
to the date the State Chairman
all potential candidates for the
position.
notice by electronic and/or
written means to the County
Chairmen informing the
e. Should any cause or provision County Chairmen of the
found in this section be deemed deadline by which such
inconsistent with the laws of the nominations from the County
State of North Carolina, those
Executive Committees must be
laws shall govern as to the
submitted to the State
particular clause or provision and Chairman. The deadline for
the remainder of this section
nominations to be submitted to
shall apply.
the State Chairman shall be at
least thirty (30) days prior to
the date the State Chairman
must submit the nominees to
the North Carolina Board of
Elections.
ii. Each County Executive
Committee, through the
County Chairman, shall
submit to the State Chairman
by electronic and/or written
means the names and the order
of the names for the
nominations approved by a
majority of the County
Executive Committee at least
thirty (30) days prior to the
date the State Chairman must
submit the nominees to the
North Carolina Board of
Elections.
iii. If the State Chairman fails
to accept the nominations from
the County Executive
Committee (including the
order of the names submitted),
the State Chairman shall
provide the County Chairman
in writing by electronic and/or
written means a list of his final
nominations to the North
Carolina State Board of
Elections.
must submit nominees to the
North Carolina Board of
Elections, the State Chairman
must give notice by electronic
and/or written means to the
County Chairmen informing the
County Chairmen of the deadline
by which such nominations from
the County Executive
Committees must be submitted
to the State Chairman. The
deadline for nominations to be
submitted to the State Chairman
shall be at least thirty (30) days
prior to the date the State
Chairman must submit the
nominees to the North Carolina
Board of Elections.
ii. Each County Executive
Committee, through the County
Chairman, shall submit to the
State Chairman by electronic
and/or written means the names
and the order of the names for
the nominations approved by a
majority of the County Executive
Committee at least thirty (30)
days prior to the date the State
Chairman must submit the
nominees to the North Carolina
Board of Elections.
iii. If the State Chairman fails to
accept the nominations from the
County Executive Committee
(including the order of the names
submitted), the State Chairman
shall provide the County
Chairman in writing by
electronic and/or written means a
list of his final nominations to
the North Carolina State Board
of Elections.
iv. If a vacancy occurs on a
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iv. If a vacancy occurs on a
County Board of Elections the
State Chairman shall establish
a procedure in which the
following occur: (1) the
respective County Executive
Committee is given the
opportunity to submit
nominations to the State
Chairman; (2) the State
Chairman gives the County
Executive Committee notice if
the State Chairman intends not
to accept the submitted
nominations, including the
order of the names of the
nominations; (3) the County
Chairman is notified of the
State Chairman’s final
nominations to the North
Carolina State Board of
Elections.
County Board of Elections the
State Chairman shall establish a
procedure in which the following
occur: (1) the respective County
Executive Committee is given
the opportunity to submit
nominations to the State
Chairman; (2) the State
Chairman gives the County
Executive Committee notice if
the State Chairman intends not to
accept the submitted
nominations, including the order
of the names of the nominations;
(3) the County Chairman is
notified of the State Chairman’s
final nominations to the North
Carolina State Board of
Elections.
v. In all events, the State
Chairman shall give written
notice to each County Chairman
of the nominations submitted to
the North Carolina Board of
Elections within fifteen (15) days
of the submission of the
nominations.
v. In all events, the State
Chairman shall give written
notice to each County
Chairman of the nominations
submitted to the North
Carolina Board of Elections
within fifteen (15) days of the e. In those cases where the State
submission of the nominations. Chairman or, by appointment,
the county, district, or
d.e. In those cases where the
Congressional District Chairman
State Chairman or, by
calls the meeting, the State
appointment, the county, district, Chairman shall designate the
or Congressional District
person to chair the meeting. The
Chairman calls the meeting, the vote shall be conducted in a
State Chairman shall designate
method reasonably calculated to
the person to chair the meeting. assure accuracy and fairness to
The vote shall be conducted in a all potential candidates for the
method reasonably calculated to position.
assure accuracy and fairness to
all potential candidates for the
f. Should any cause or provision
position.
found in this section be deemed
inconsistent with the laws of the
e.f. Should any cause or
State of North Carolina, those
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provision found in this section be
deemed inconsistent with the
laws of the State of North
Carolina, those laws shall govern
as to the particular clause or
provision and the remainder of
this section shall apply.
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laws shall govern as to the
particular clause or provision and
the remainder of this section
shall apply.
Proposed Amendment #4:
Article: VII
Section: G
Current Language
G. REFRAIN FROM
UTILIZING POWERS OF
OFFICE IN REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY
Each Officer and each
Member of the State
Executive Committee shall
refrain from utilizing the
powers and dignity of his or
her office or position in any
Republican Primary for
public office at any level.
Proposed Amendment
If Adopted, Will Read
Amend and restate Section
VII.G as follows:
Amend and restate Section
VII.G as follows:
G. REFRAIN FROM
UTILIZING POWERS OF
OFFICE IN REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY
G. REFRAIN FROM
UTILIZING POWERS OF
OFFICE IN REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY
As set forth below, each
Officer and each Member of
the State Executive
Committee shall refrain
from utilizing the powers
and dignity of his or her
office or position in any
Republican Primary for
public office at any level.
As set forth below, each
Officer and each Member of
the State Executive
Committee shall refrain
from utilizing the powers
and dignity of his or her
office or position in any
Republican Primary for
public office at any level.
VII.G.1 The term
“Republican Primary” is
any election, including any
run-off election, which
determines the nominee of
the Republican Party in
the general election for
public office at any level.
The term “primary
endorsement” shall mean
the action of publicly
declaring one’s personal
or a group’s support of
the election of one or more
candidates running in a
Republican Primary over
one or more other
candidates running in the
same Republican Primary.
The terms “Republican
VII.G.1 The term
“Republican Primary” is
any election, including any
run-off election, which
determines the nominee of
the Republican Party in the
general election for public
office at any level. The
term “primary
endorsement” shall mean
the action of publicly
declaring one’s personal or
a group’s support of the
election of one or more
candidates running in a
Republican Primary over
one or more other
candidates running in the
same Republican Primary.
The terms “Republican
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Primary” and “primary
election” do not include
non-partisan elections and
the provisions of Article
VII, Sections A. and I.
shall govern the conduct
of Committees organized
under this Plan and
Members of the State
Executive Committee in
non-partisan elections.
Primary” and “primary
election” do not include
non-partisan elections and
the provisions of Article
VII, Sections A. and I. shall
govern the conduct of
Committees organized
under this Plan and
Members of the State
Executive Committee in
non-partisan elections.
VII.G.2 No Committee
organized under this Plan
nor any Chairman or
Vice-Chairman of any
Committee organized
under this Plan shall make
any primary endorsement
of any candidate for
public office at any level.
VII.G.2 No Committee
organized under this Plan
nor any Chairman or ViceChairman of any Committee
organized under this Plan
shall make any primary
endorsement of any
candidate for public office
at any level.
VII.G.3 No Chairman or
Vice-Chairman of any
Committee organized
under this Plan shall
become involved in any
Republican Primary as a
candidate for public office
nor shall any such person
volunteer for or receive
payment or other
remuneration for
performing work or
services of any type from
any person involved in a
Republican Primary for
public office at any level.
VII.G.3 No Chairman or
Vice-Chairman of any
Committee organized under
this Plan shall become
involved in any Republican
Primary as a candidate for
public office nor shall any
such person volunteer for or
receive payment or other
remuneration for
performing work or services
of any type from any person
involved in a Republican
Primary for public office at
any level.
VII.G.4 In the event that a
VII.G.4 In the event that Committee organized under
this Plan provides facilities,
a Committee organized
equipment or resources to
under this Plan provides
any candidate in a
facilities, equipment or
resources to any candidate Republican Primary, such
in a Republican Primary, facilities, equipment or
resources must be made
such facilities, equipment
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or resources must be
made equally available to
all of the candidates in
such Republican Primary.
equally available to all of
the candidates in such
Republican Primary.
VII.G.5 If an affiliated
group (e.g., the Republican
VII.G.5 If an affiliated
Women’s or Men’s
group (e.g., the
Federation) issues a primary
Republican Women’s or
Men’s Federation) issues a endorsement, then that
group shall immediately
primary endorsement,
forfeit its right to name
then that group shall
designees to the State
immediately forfeit its
right to name designees to Central and Executive
Committees for the
the State Central and
Executive Committees for remainder of the election
cycle in which the
the remainder of the
election cycle in which the endorsement occurs and
designees named by the
endorsement occurs and
group to these Committees
designees named by the
group to these Committees shall be deemed to have
automatically resigned from
shall be deemed to have
these Committees and their
automatically resigned
absence shall not effect
from these Committees
and their absence shall not quorum.
effect quorum.
VII.G.6 The subsection
above (VII.G.5) shall also
VII.G.6 The subsection
above (VII.G.5) shall also apply to any County,
Judicial, Senatorial, House,
apply to any County,
or Congressional District
Judicial, Senatorial,
Organization where that
House, or Congressional
organization’s plan provides
District Organization
where that organization’s for representation on
committees from designees
plan provides for
of affiliated organizations;
representation on
provided, that the actions of
committees from
local affiliated groups shall
designees of affiliated
not cause the removal of
organizations; provided,
any state organization or
that the actions of local
affiliated groups shall not federation related to such
local affiliated group from
cause the removal of any
the State Central Committee
state organization or
federation related to such and Executive Committee if
local affiliated group from such state organization or
federation has not issued a
the State Central
Committee and Executive primary endorsement.
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Committee if such state
organization or federation
has not issued a primary
endorsement.
VII.G.7 In the event of
extraordinary
circumstances (including,
without limitation, a
candidate seeking a
Republican nomination
whose extreme views or
criminal background
could damage the
reputation of the
Republican Party and its
other candidates), a
Committee organized
under this Plan can apply
for a waiver to any or all
of the provisions in this
article.
VII.G.7 In the event of
extraordinary circumstances
(including, without
limitation, a candidate
seeking a Republican
nomination whose extreme
views or criminal
background could damage
the reputation of the
Republican Party and its
other candidates), a
Committee organized under
this Plan can apply for a
waiver to any or all of the
provisions in this article.
In order to obtain such a
waiver, such Committee
shall provide to a committee
comprised of the State
Chairman, State ViceChairman, National
Committeeman, National
In order to obtain such a
Committeewoman, and
waiver, such Committee
General Counsel (“Waiver
shall provide to a
Request Committee”) a
committee comprised of
the State Chairman, State waiver request setting out
the reasons for not
Vice-Chairman, National
recommending a particular
Committeeman, National
candidate and an
Committeewoman, and
General Counsel (“Waiver affirmation by the secretary
of such Committee that
Request Committee”) a
waiver request setting out such waiver request was
approved by a 3/4s vote of a
the reasons for not
quorum present at a duly
recommending a
called meeting of such
particular candidate and
Committee.
an affirmation by the
secretary of such
The Waiver Request
Committee that such
Committee shall grant or
waiver request was
approved by a 3/4s vote of reject such waiver within 10
days of receiving such
a quorum present at a
waiver request. In the event
duly called meeting of
the Waiver Request
such Committee.
Committee does not
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The Waiver Request
Committee shall grant or
reject such waiver within
10 days of receiving such
waiver request. In the
event the Waiver Request
Committee does not
approve the waiver
request within 10 days, the
waiver request shall be
deemed to be denied. Such
waiver shall be limited to
the circumstances
described in the waiver
request. The Waiver
Request Committee shall
be entitled to revoke any
such waiver that is
granted by the committee.
The Committee requesting
such waiver shall not
disclose the waiver request
unless such waiver is
granted.
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approve the waiver request
within 10 days, the waiver
request shall be deemed to
be denied. Such waiver
shall be limited to the
circumstances described in
the waiver request. The
Waiver Request Committee
shall be entitled to revoke
any such waiver that is
granted by the committee.
The Committee requesting
such waiver shall not
disclose the waiver request
unless such waiver is
granted.
Proposed Amendment #5:
Article: III
Section: A.2.b
Current Language
Proposed Amendment
If Adopted, Will Read
i. In every odd-numbered
year, the County
Convention shall elect a
Chairman and ViceChairman, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and such other
Officers as may be deemed
necessary, who are
registered Republican as of
January 31 of that year and
who shall serve for a term
of 2 years or until their
successors are elected.
i. In every odd-numbered
year, the County
Convention shall elect a
Chairman and ViceChairman, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and such other
Officers as are otherwise
provided for in the State
or County Plan of
Organization, who are
registered Republican as of
January 31 of that year and
who shall serve for a term of
2 years or until their
successors are elected.
i. In every odd-numbered
year, the County
Convention shall elect a
Chairman and ViceChairman, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and such other
Officers as are otherwise
provided for in the State or
County Plan of
Organization, who are
registered Republican as of
January 31 of that year and
who shall serve for a term
of 2 years or until their
successors are elected.
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This report has been ADOPTED and is RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, this the 6th day
of May, 2015.
Phil Strach, Chairman
Katie Sullivan (At Large)
Claire Mahoney (At Large)
Emily Walker (1st District)
Charles Staley (2nd District)
Keith Kidwell (3rd District)
Beth Onyenwoke (4th District)
Theresa Esposito (5th District)
Chris McCoy (6th District)
Helen Pannullo (7th District)
Zach Almond (8th District)
Mark Dibasio (9th District)
Tommy Luckadoo (10th District)
Candler Willis (11 District)
Roxanne Laxton (12th District)
Stephanie Ciaramitaro (13th District)
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