10th Congressional District Convention
Call
The Tenth District Convention
Of the Republican Party of Virginia
Issued January 3, 2008
Pursuant to the Plan of Organization Republican Party of Virginia, as amended, I, James E. Rich, Chairman of the Tenth District Republican Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia, do hereby call a District Convention to be held at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Saturday May 17, 2008, at Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, Virginia.
Registration shall begin at 8:30 o'clock a.m. and close at 10:00 o'clock a.m. Everyone in line at 10:00 o'clock a.m., the said closing time, shall be issued a number and registered.
Convention Committee meetings shall begin no later than 8:30 o'clock a.m., and shall be held at the convention site, but preliminary meetings may be held at such times and dates as may be designated by the Convention Committee Chairmen.
The purpose of the District Convention shall be:
- i) To elect a District Chairman
- ii) To elect three Delegates and three Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, beginning on September 1, 2008
- iii) To nominate one Elector to be voted for in the Presidential Election of November 4, 2008.
- iv) To elect three members to the State Central Committee.
Qualifications for Participation
All legal and qualified voters, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin or sex, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, who are in accord with principles of the Republican Party and who if requested express in open meeting 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, Conventions or Primaries in their respective districts. No delegate or applicant for delegate may be asked to comply with a pledge requirement more than once. Unless pledge language has been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, such language shall not be used.
Composition of Convention
The District Convention shall be composed of delegates of the respective cities and counties they represent. Representation shall be based on a percentage of the total number of Republican votes cast in each county and city in the last gubernatorial and presidential election combined. Each unit is allowed one delegate vote and one alternate vote for each 250 Republican votes cast or major fraction thereof.
A delegation of this Convention is entitled to send five delegates per delegate vote, but no delegate shall have less than one-fifth of a vote. Each county or city shall be entitled to at least one delegate and one alternate delegate. In the absence of a vote to the contrary by a city or county committee, or in absence of notification of said vote to the Chairman of the Credentials Committee, it shall be deemed that each city or county unit is entitled to a full vote. The number of delegate votes to which all participating Election Districts are entitled is as follows:
Clarke 24
Fairfax 322
Fauquier 56
Frederick 120
Loudoun 352
Manassas 44
Manassas Park City 10
Prince William 68
Warren 54
Winchester 32
TOTAL 1082
Committees/Rules
Members of the Temporary Convention Arrangements, Credentials, Nominations, Elections, and Rules Committees shall be appointed by the 10th District Republican Committee 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 State Party Plan, the Call of the Convention, and the Rules adopted by the Convention shall take precedence in governing the Convention. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall also govern insofar as they do not conflict with the State Party Plan, the Call of the Convention, and the Convention Rules.
No Resolutions shall be permitted and any motion to propose any resolution is out of order.
Candidate Filing Requirements
All Candidates who desire to be nominated at the 10th District Convention described herein for the positions of Delegate or Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention described herein and/or Elector to the Electoral College shall pre-file in writing their intention for candidacy for said offices with the District Chairman, James E. Rich, P. O. Box 1344, Middleburg, Virginia 20118, not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on
January 25, 2008. Actual receipt is required. Postmarks are not sufficient. Only those who so pre-file may stand for election or nomination at this District Convention.
All Candidates who desire to be nominated at the 10th District convention described herein for the position of Chairman, 10th District Republican Committee shall pre-file in writing their intention for candidacy for said office including non-refundable $250.00 pre-filing fee, with the District Chairman, James E. Rich, P.O. Box 1344, Middleburg, Virginia 20118, not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on January 25, 2008. Actual receipt is required. Postmarks are not sufficient. Only those who so pre-file may stand for election at this District Convention.
All Candidates who desire to be nominated at the 10th District Convention described herein for the position of State Central Committee shall pre-file in writing their intention for candidacy for said office including a non-refundable $100.00 pre-filing fee with the District Chairman James E. Rich, P. O. Box 1344, Middleburg, Virginia 20118, not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on January 25, 2008. Actual receipt is required. Postmarks are not sufficient. Only those who so pre-file may stand for election at this District Convention.
Certification of Delegates
The delegates and alternate delegates to the District Convention so elected shall be certified in writing with their respective names, mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers, over the signatures of the permanent chairman and the permanent secretary of the county or city mass meeting, convention or party canvass, as well as the signature of the current unit chairman. Units shall also provide the above information in an electronic excel spread sheet via email. The certification MUST BE DELIVERED AND RECEIVED AT LEAST FOURTEEN (14) DAYS (NOT LATER THAN MAY 3, 2008) PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE DISTRICT CONVENTION TO BOTH THE DISTRICT CHAIRMAN AND THE DISTRICT SECRETARY. Said certification shall be sent to the address listed herein. After the filing deadline of the certification, no change may be made except, notwithstanding the foregoing, a certified alternate may be made a delegate.
A voluntary, non-refundable registration fee of $15.00 is requested for each delegate and alternate to the convention. CHECKS (MADE PAYABLE TO THE 10TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE) FOR SAID REGISTRATION FEE MUST ACCOMPANY THE CERTIFICATION FOR EACH DELEGATION SENT TO THE DISTRICT CHAIRMAN, ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES WHO HAVE PAID SAID REGISTRATION FEE. These fees are subject to the limits and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The full page of the newspaper containing the published Call of the Mass Meeting, Convention or Party Canvass, called for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to the 10th District Convention, shall accompany the certification. Certification shall be conveyed as required herein on properly executed forms, provided by the District Chairman to:
Chairman, 10th District AND Secretary, 10th District
Republican Committee Republican Committee
P. O. Box 1344 P. O. Box F
Middleburg, Virginia 20118 The Plains, Virginia 20198
In witness whereof, I have set my hand this 3rd day of January, 2008.
James E. Rich
Chairman, 10th District
Republican Committee
