Call for Mass Meeting - March 19, 2016

OFFICIAL CALL AMENDED 03/07/2016

Mass Meeting of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Barbara E. Null, do hereby issue the call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Charlottesville Circuit Court, 315 East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, staring at 9:00 AM for registration and meeting to begin at 10:00 AM, local time on March 19, 2016, for the following purposes:

1. Electing up to 135 Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to carry 27 Delegate votes to the Republican Party of Virginia State Quadrennial Convention, commencing at 2:30 EST on April 29, 2016 and ending on April 30, 2016 at the Convocation Center of James Madison University located at 895 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22807, or its alternate site for the following purposes:

 a. Electing 13 At-Large Delegates (National Delegates) and 13 At-Large Alternate Delegates (National Alternates) to the Republican National Convention to be held on July 18-21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio (or its alternate site) (the National convention).
b. Nominating two Electors At-Large to be voted for in the presidential election on November 8, 2016.
c. Electing a State Chairman d. Electing a National Committeeman and National committeewoman.
d. And for the transaction as such business as may properly come before the Convention. A voluntary filing fee of $35.00 (check or money order made payable to the Charlottesville Republican committee) is requested for each Delegate or Alternate. However, failure to pay the requested filing fee will not result in disqualification. Charlottesville is entitled to 27 Delegate votes that will be evenly distributed between actual Delegates that attend the convention. In the event that the total number of allowed Delegates is surpassed, then preference will be given to those who have paid the requested filing fee.

2. For the 5th congressional District Convention to be held on /Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Nelson county High School, Lovingston ,Virginia, or alternate cite if necessary for the following purposes:

a. Election of 3 National Delegates for the 2016 Republican National convention.
b. Election of 3 Alternate National Delegates for the 2016 Republican National Convention.
c. Election of 1 Elector for the 2016 Presidential Election.
d. Election of 3 State Central committee Members
e. Election of District Chairman
f. Election of Candidate for the 2016 congressional Election
g. Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention

REGISTRATION:
Convention registration shall begin at 9:00 AM, EDT and shall conclude at 11:00 AM. All Delegates in line at 11:00 AM shall be allowed to register. The Convention shall be called to order at 11:00 AM or upon the registration of all Delegates in line at 11:00. Upon commencement of the first ballot for any office and thereafter, no quorum call or point of order regarding the quorum of the Convention or of any Committee, thereof shall be in order

 3. Election of Chairman for the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

 4. Electing members of the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

 5. Approving proposed amendments to the Plan of Organization for the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

 6. And for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:
All legal and qualified voters of the City of Charlottesville 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 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.

FILING REQUIREMENTS:
Persons seeking election as the Chairman of the Charlottesville Republican Committee, those seeking resolutions, or those seeking amendments to the Plan of Organization to be adopted at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail, or in person, to Charles L .Weber, 415 4th St. NE, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, which must be received no later than 5:00PM on March 11, 2016. Postmarks will not govern.

Candidates for the election of Delegates to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention and to the 5th Congressional District Convention may file a written statement with the Charlottesville Republican Committee, Charles L. Weber, 415 4th St., NE, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, or hand deliver to said recipient at his law office prior to March 18, @ 12:00 PM. Pre-filing may be also accomplished by e-mail to charlottesvillegop@gmail.com.

Candidates who have filed in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered. Mass meeting attendees may file for State and 5th District Delegate at the registration table beginning at 9:00AM and up to no later than 10:00 when said mass meeting will be called to order. Forms for pre-filing may be downloaded from the website, charlottesvillegop.org.

REGISTRATION FEE:
There is no fee to participate in the mass meeting. The Republican Party of Virginia is requesting a voluntary $35 filing fee from all individuals seeking election as a Delegate to the State Convention.

The 5th Congressional District is requesting a voluntary $25 filing fee from all individuals seeking election as a Delegate to the District Convention. Checks need to be made out to the “Charlottesville Republican Committee”.

Committee dues are due and payable at the mass meeting. Dues are $30 for two years membership. One check will be accepted for all fees.

 Paid for and authorized by the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

 

Report from the Charlottesville GOP Unit Committee Meeting - 31 May 2014

Charlottesville Republicans on Saturday held their first unit committee meeting since the March mass meeting that elected Barbara Null as unit chair.

Null gaveled the meeting to order and the first order of business was to elect several new officers:  Jim Neale as vice chair for precincts, Buddy Weber as vice chair for issues, and Rick Sincere as vice chair for events.  Weber and Sincere were also elected as, respectively, treasurer and secretary.

According to the unit committee's by-laws, the executive committee consists of the chairman, officers, and four at-large members.  The committee agreed to defer appointment of the other four members to a future date.  There was some discussion that two of the four slots should go to liaisons from the College Republicans and the Albemarle Charlottesville Republican Women's Club.

Members also indicated a consensus that future committee meetings should be held on weekday evenings.  The chair said that she will propose a calendar of events and that quarterly committee meetings will probably be held on Tuesday evenings at the Gordon Avenue Library, which has ample parking and a meeting room with a separate entrance.

The chairman noted that she was in discussions with her counterpart in Albemarle County, Cindi Burket, to add the Charlottesville GOP unit as a sponsor of the county GOP's monthly breakfast, currently held the second Saturday at the Doubletree Hotel.  The breakfast is a good opportunity to network with other local activists and features speakers such as statewide candidates and elected officials.

The chair reminded members that the mass meeting agreed to a rules change that allows dues to be paid at a rate of $30 per two years, and that anyone who has not paid may do so before the next meeting.

According to the treasurer's report, the committee has a balance of more than $5,000 divided among three separate accounts (administrative, candidates, and Washington-Lincoln-Reagan dinner).

There was some discussion about next week's Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) convention in Roanoke.  Procedures at the state convention will differ somewhat from those at the Fifth District convention that was held in Farmville on May 17.  There will be an attempt to make car-pooling arrangements for delegates going to Roanoke on Saturday, June 7.  As the convention will begin at 10:00 a.m., it was suggested that Charlottesville delegates should plan to leave for Roanoke no later than 7:00 o'clock a.m.

Just before the meeting adjourned, Flint Englemann of Greene County, who is a regional field director for Americans for Prosperity (AFP), gave a presentation about his organization's grassroots activities in and around Charlottesville.  This led to a lively discussion among committee members about what types of issues should be emphasized by the Republican Party and how those issues should be communicated.

On the same day that Charlottesville Republicans were meeting to discuss their political activities, local Democrats participated in a convention that nominated Lawrence Gaughan to run against incumbent U.S. Representative Robert Hurt (R-Chatham).

Announcements about future meetings and other events can be found on the Charlottesville Republican Party's Facebook page.  Be sure to click "like" to assure you receive regular notices.

Charlottesville GOP to Hold March 22 Mass Meeting

The official call for a mass meeting of Charlottesville Republicans has been posted to the web site of the Republican Party of Virginia.

In addition to the call, there are links to a candidate pre-file form for those seeking to be unit committee chairman and to a delegate pre-file form for those wishing to be delegates to the Fifth Congressional District Convention on May 17 and to the RPV state convention on June 7.

Read the entire official call for important details (such as where to submit pre-file forms) but here are some key points:

* The Mass Meeting is open to any legal and qualified voter in the City of Charlottesville

* The date of the Mass Meeting is Saturday, March 22, 2014

* The Mass Meeting will take place at Charlottesville Circuit Court, 315 East High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902

* Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. in the lobby

* Meeting will be called to order at 10:00 a.m.

* There is no fee required to participate in the Mass Meeting

Check the Charlottesville City Republicans page on Facebook for any updates.

Call for a Mass Meeting - April 27, 2013

OFFICIAL CALL

Mass Meeting of the Charlottesville Committee of the

Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Charles L. Weber, Jr., do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Charlottesville Circuit Court, 315 East High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, starting at 9:30 A.M. for registration and meeting at 10:00 A.M. local time on Saturday, April 27, 2013, for the following purposes:

A.   Electing up to 150 Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Convention, to be held on Friday May 17^th and Saturday May 18^th, 2013 at the Richmond Coliseum located at 601 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia beginning at 2:00 PM local time on Friday May 17^th [No voting for candidates for the office of Governor, Lt. Governor or Attorney General will be conducted prior to 12:00PM local time on Saturday May 18, 2013] for the purposes of nominating a Republican candidate for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General. Each unit is entitled to one (1) Delegate Vote per 250 Republican votes for Governor and President at their last election, so that Charlottesville is entitled to 30 Delegate Votes;

B.   Electing up to two Republican nominees for the office of City Council;

C.   Electing one Republican nominee for office of Treasurer of Charlottesville;

D.   Electing one Republican nominee for the office of Commissioner of the Revenue;

E.   Electing one Republican nominee for office of Commonwealth’s Attorney;

F.    Electing one Republican nominee for the office of Sheriff;

G.   And for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of Charlottesville 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.

Filing Requirements

Persons seeking election as the Republican nominees for City Council, Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue, Commonwealth’s Attorney or Sheriff and those proposing resolutions to be adopted at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Steven C. Latimer, 118 Thomas Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 which must be received not later than 12:00 P.M., April 19, 2013.  Post marks will not govern.

           

Candidates for the election of Delegates to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention may file a written statement with Steven C. Latimer at any time prior to said mass meeting.  Such statements may be delivered to Mr. Latimer at the door.  Pre-filing may be also accomplished by e-mail to Steven Latimer at stevenclatimer@gmail.com.  Candidates who have filed in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered.

Forms for pre-filing may be received electronically from Steven Latimer at stevenvlatimer@gmail.com or Charles Weber at cweber977@aol.com. 

           

Registration Fee

There is no fee to participate in the mass meeting.  The Republican Party of Virginia is requesting a voluntary $35 filing fee from all individuals seeking election as a Delegate to the State Convention.  Checks need to be made out to the “Republican Party of Virginia”

Paid for and authorized by the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

Call for Mass Meeting: April 10, 2010

OFFICIAL CALL

Mass Meeting

Charlottesville Committee

Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Charles L. Weber, Jr., do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Charlottesville General District Court, 606 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902, starting at 3:00 P.M. local time on April 10, 2010 for the following purposes:

a) Electing up to sixty five (65) Delegates and an equal number of alternates to carry thirteen (13) delegate votes to the 5th Congressional District Convention, to be held on May 1, 2010 at Hampden-Sydney College, beginning at 11:00 A.M. for the purposes of electing a Chairman for the Fifth District Republican Committee;
b) Electing a Unit Chairman and members of the Charlottesville Republican Committee;
c) For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of the City of Charlottesville 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 this mass meeting.

In addition to the foregoing, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party after March 1, 2004, or in the last five years, which ever is more recent.

A single exception to this shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall not have the benefit of the exception thereafter.

Filing Requirements

Candidates for election as Unit Chairman and those proposing resolutions to be adopted at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Joseph Thomas, 111A Hammond St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 which must be received or postmarked not later than 5:00 P.M., April 3, 2010.

Candidates for the election of Delegates to the 5th Congressional District Convention or to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention may file a written statement with Joseph Thomas at any time prior to said mass meeting. Such statements may be delivered to Mr. Thomas at the door.

Pre-filing may be also accomplished by e-mail to Joseph Thomas at kylorgan@comcast.net. Candidates who have filed and paid the delegate fee in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered.

If no more than one candidate files for election to the office of Unit Chairman, that candidate will be declared elected.


Registration Fee

There will be no registration fee to participate in this mass meeting.
There shall be no filing fee to run for Unit Chairman.
There shall be a mandatory registration fee of $10 for each delegate elected to the 5th District Convention made payable to the Charlottesville Republican Committee.

Paid for and authorized by the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia.

Official Call for Mass Meeting

OFFICIAL CALL
Mass Meeting
Charlottesville Committee
Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Charles L. Weber, Jr., do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Charlottesville General District Court, 606 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902, starting at 3:00 P.M. local time on March 29, 2008 for the following purposes:

a) Electing up to sixty (60) Delegates to carry twelve (12) delegate votes to the 5th Congressional District Convention, to be held on April 26, 2008 at Hampden-Sydney College, beginning at 10:00 A.M. for the purposes of

(1) electing three delegates and three alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention beginning on September 1, 2008;
(2) nominating one elector to be voted for in the Presidential election on November 4, 2008;
(3) electing a District Chairman of the Republican Party for the 5th Congressional District;
(4) electing three members of the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia;

b) Electing up to one hundred twenty (120) Delegates to carry twenty four (24) delegate votes to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention, to be held on May 30-31, 2008 at Richmond Convention Center, beginning at 2:00 P.M. on May 30, 2008 for the purposes of

(1) nominating a candidate for United States Senate;
(2) electing at-large Delegates to the National Convention to nominate a candidate for President;
(3) electing a State Chairman and National Committeeman and Committeewoman.

c) Electing a Unit Chairman and members of the Charlottesville Republican Committee;

d) For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of the City of Charlottesville 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 this mass meeting.

Filing Requirements

Candidates for election as Unit Chairman and those proposing resolutions to be adopted at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Robert Schilling, 1406 Holly Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 which must be received or postmarked not later than 5:00 P.M., March 17, 2008.

Candidates for the election of Delegates to the 5th Congressional District Convention or to the Republican Party of Virginia Convention may file a written statement with Robert Schilling at any time prior to said mass meeting. Such statements may be delivered to Mr. Schilling at the door. Candidates who have filed in advance need not be present at the mass meeting in order to have their candidacy considered.

Registration Fee

There will be no registration fee to participate in this mass meeting.

Paid for and authorized by the Charlottesville Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia.

Upcoming Meetings

Mark your calendars!

The next regular meeting of the Charlottesville Republican Committee will be on the evenign of Tuesday, February 19, at a time and location to be announced. Watch this space for more details.

On Monday, January 28, the Charlottesville Republican Committee approved a call for a Mass Meeting to be held on Saturday, March 29, at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing a unit chairman and selecting delegates from Charlottesville to attend the Fifth Congressional District GOP Convention and the Republican Party of Virginia State Convention. Details will be posted here at a later date, when the full Call for a Mass Meeting is published.

The Fifth Congressional District Republican Convention will conduct party business and select 3 delegates and 3 alternates to attend the Republican National Convention. The district convention is scheduled to take place at Hampden-Sydney College on Saturday, April 26, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The Republican Party of Virginia State Convention will take place on the weekend of May 30-31 at the Richmond Convention Center. The convention will nominate a candidate for the U.S. Senate and elect party officials, as well as select a slate of at-large delegates and alternates to attend the Republican National Convention.

More details with regard to all these meetings will be available soon.