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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010

Official Call for the 9th Congressional District Republican Convention

OFFICIAL CALL

Convention of the Ninth Congressional District

Of the Republican Party of Virginia

Saturday, May 22, 2010

10:00 a.m. EDT

Fort Chiswell High School

#1 Pioneer Trail

Max Meadows, Virginia 24360

I, K. Michelle Jenkins, as Chairman of the Ninth Congressional District Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the District Committee, do hereby issue this Call for a District Convention to be held at Fort Chiswell High School, #1 Pioneer Trail, Max Meadows, Virginia, 24360, or its alternative site, starting at 10:00 AM EDT on Saturday, May 22, 2010 for the following purposes:

A. Electing a District Chairman of the Republican Committee;

B. Nominating a Republican Congressional Candidate for the Ninth District; and

C. For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of the Ninth Congressional District under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required, their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election, may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

Registrations

Registration shall begin at 8:00 AM EDT and shall conclude at 10:00 AM EDT. The Convention shall be called to order at 10:00 AM EDT.

Balloting

Election to all offices and of all nominees shall be by majority vote. Upon completion of the first ballot, if any contest has not been decided by majority vote, another ballot shall be held to decide the remaining contests, and the candidate who has received the lowest vote will be dropped off after each ballot. Subsequent ballots shall be so conducted until all contests have been decided by majority vote. No proxy voting will be permitted. Delegates must cast their own ballots. Names of the candidates shall appear on the ballot in alphabetical order for each office. Balloting shall not begin before 10:30 am EDT.

Composition of Convention

The District Convention shall be composed of delegates and alternate delegates of the respective units they represent. Each unit is allowed one (1) Delegate Vote per every two hundred fifty (250) Republican votes cast of “Republican Voting Strength” as defined by the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia. Each unit shall be entitled to at least on (1) Delegate vote. The delegates and alternates shall be elected in county and city mass meetings, party canvasses or conventions that shall be called for this purpose in conformity with the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia by each unit committee.

The number of delegates and delegate votes of each Unit shall be as follows:

Unit Votes Max Delgates

Alleghany/Covington 20 100

Bland 14 70

Bristol City 29 145

Buchanan 31 155

Carroll 54 270

Craig 11 55

Dickenson 22 110

Floyd 30 150

Galax City 9 45

Giles 30 150

Grayson 30 150

Henry 29 145

Lee 38 190

Montgomery 122 610

Norton City 5 25

Patrick 35 175

Pulaski 58 290

Radford City 16 80

Roanoke 36 180

Russell 45 225

Scott 45 225

Smyth 53 265

Tazewell 75 375

Washington 106 530

Wise 58 290

Wythe 55 275

Totals 1056 5280

The delegates present in a given Unit delegation shall designate which alternate delegate(s) shall vote in the placed of an absent delegate(s) except where the electing body electing the delegates has determined another method of alternate delegate selections. The delegates present and voting at the Convention shall cast the full vote of the Unit. The number of alternates a unit may have shall equal the number of delegates to which it is entitled. In no event shall any person cast less than one-fifth (1/5) of a delegate vote.

Candidacy Filing Requirements

Any person who desires to seek election as Chairman of the Ninth District Republican Committee and/or the Ninth District Congressional candidate must file a written statement to that effect and pay the filing fee by the stated deadline. The declaration and filing fee must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT March 1, 2010. Please deliver to the current chairman or her designee at: 148 West Jackson St. Suite 201, Gate City, Virginia 24251. Postmarks shall not be considered. No nominations shall be accepted from the floor of the District Convention. If, at the Convention, any office has only one candidate for the office to be elected, all legally filed candidates for that office shall be deemed to be elected.

Filing Fees are: Ninth District Chairman--$100.00 (One Hundred Dollars) and the Ninth District Congressional Candidate--$500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars) and are payable to the Ninth Congressional District Republican Committee.

Certification of Delegates

The said delegates and alternate delegates to the District Convention so elected shall be certified in writing with their respective names, addresses (including zip codes), and phone number over the signatures of the permanent chairman and permanent secretary of the unit mass meeting or convention, or of the unit chairman of the unit committee which may have conducted a party canvass to select the delegates and alternate delegates. Every person elected as a delegate or alternate to the Ninth District Convention will be asked to pay a voluntary $5.00 fee. This voluntary fee will be paid either to the unit represented and the unit will forward it to the Ninth District Committee, or the fee will be payable by the individual at the Convention during registration.

ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND APPLICABLE FEES, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF UNIT MASS MEETING, PARTY CANVASS OR CONVENTION MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS PRIOR (Saturday, May 1, 2010) TO THE CONVENING OF THE DISTRICT CONVENTION, OR DELIVERED IN PERSON NO LATER THAN 6:00 PM EDT, NINETEEN (19) DAYS PRIOR (Monday, May 3, 2010) TO THE CONVENING OF THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.

ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES SHALL BE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO:

Original to: K. Michelle Jenkins, Chairman

Ninth Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee

148 West Jackson St. Suite 201

Gate City, Virginia 24251

Second Copy: Damie Carter, Secretary

Ninth Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee

Rt. 2 Box 2396

Jonesville, Virginia 24263

Third Copy: for the Unit’s permanent records

After the filing deadline of the certification, no change may be made except for a certified alternate delegate may be made a delegate. A copy of the published call of the unit mass meeting, convention or party canvass shall accompany the certification. Filing and registration fees are not tax-deductible.

Committees

Members of the Credentials, Nominations, Elections, Resolutions, and Rules Committees shall be appointed by the District Chairman and shall meet in advance of the Convention (at the discretion of the Temporary Chairman of each such Committee and the District Chairman) to perform their duties subject to ratification by the delegates present and voting at the Convention. The Convention shall be conducted in accordance with the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia, and Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised.

Approved by the Ninth Congressional District Republican Committee, January 24, 2010

Paid for by the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee

Not authorized by any candidate of candidate’s committee

www.va9gop.org