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Corruption, Power, and Running for Party Office!

Dear Fellow Republican,

In response to Advance the GOP and my candidacy for Georgia GOP Chairman, many want to see new leadership in the Georgia GOP. Some have inquired how to run for party office, and have inquired about the role and importance of “Nominating Committees”. As transparency and involvement is key to the future of the Georgia GOP, here is some vital information.
 
Running for Party Office
 
Running for party office is simple. A person needs a majority of the delegates at the meeting at which they are running for office (precinct meeting, county convention, district convention, or state convention) to vote for them.
 
To get votes, a person simply campaigns to the delegates and alternates to the respective meeting. To assist with campaigning, according to Georgia GOP Rule 9.13, “Any elector offering as candidate for the position as party officer, Delegate or Alternate shall be entitled to access on an equitable basis to the lists of Delegates and Alternates who are certified to vote in the elections for these positions.” Simply put, every candidate may get a list of the voters at an upcoming convention, and no candidate can be favored regarding access to lists.
 
At the conventions, these elections are conducted by Roberts Rules of Order, pursuant to the State Call. Any Republican elector may seek to be elected.
 
Power and Corruption

However, a small but vocal group of people within our party believe that contrary to the rules, people need to comply with additional arbitrary requirements in order to be eligible for party office. While their motives may range from simple ignorance of the rules to an intentional attempt to assert personal influence over the party organization for selfish ends, the problem is indisputable.
 
As discussed in a previous message, some counties are trying to exclude Republicans from their conventions in violation of the rules. Others more recently considered the use of convention nominating committees as an attempt to hinder candidates that are running for party office by restricting access to the delegate/alternate list(s) if they didn't jump through certain "hoops", in violation of Rule 9.13.
 
Nominating Committees
 
At each convention, a convention chairman is elected by the delegates present and that convention chairman appoints committees, including a nominating committee. That nominating committee may nominate candidate(s) for party office, just as any delegate to a convention can do so. While that nominating committee is typically the same as the “interim nominating committee” (which is typically selected prior to the convention to ensure people are running for party officer positions), two things are important to remember about these nominating committees:
 
  1. Interim Nominating Committees are typically appointed by current party leadership, and nominate candidates accordingly; and,
  2. Nominating Committees are simply the opinion of an extremely small fraction of delegates, and hold no more power than you do to vote for or to nominate candidates.
So if you wish to run for party office, there is nothing stopping you. While it is generally a good idea to inform the respective nominating committee that you are running for party office, by no means are you required to by Georgia GOP Rules. Ignore anyone who discourages you from running for party office, claims that you must follow the nominating committee’s recommendations, or says you should vote for anyone other than the best candidate for a position.
 
And if you’re running for party office and the nominating committee refuses to place your name into nomination, nominate yourself or have someone nominate you during the convention! You have a right to run for office and to vote for the best candidate, not only candidates selected for you by a small group of people.
 
This is your party. If you want to make it better, it is up to you.
 
As county conventions and precinct meetings (under 80,000 population counties) approach on March 14, 2015, I urge you to encourage all those who share Republican principles to get involved in the party. I also ask for your vote as Georgia GOP Chairman in May. Together, we can ensure that we have a transparent, strong, and growing party that stands up for you and your principles.

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Alex Johnson
AlexJohnson@AdvanceTheGOP.com
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