OFFICIAL CALL
Mass Meeting
Pulaski County Republican Committee
of the Republican Party of Virginia
As Chairman of the Pulaski County Republican Committee, and pursuant to the Plan of organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Joseph K. Goodman, do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at the Fazoli’s Restaurant, 4416 Cleburne Blvd, Dublin, VA 24084 or alternate location on Thursday, April 4, 2024, starting at 7pm local time (with registration opening at 6pm) on April 4th for the following purposes:
1. To elect a unit chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer, secretary, and members to the unit committee.
2. Electing Delegates and Alternates to the Republican Party of Virginia State Convention, to be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, and Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr., Hampton VA 23666, or its alternate site, opening at 2:30 p.m. on May 31 for the purposes of:
- a. electing a State Chairman,
- b. nominating a National Committeeman and National Committeewoman,
- c. nominating 2 electors at-large to serve in the 2024 Electoral College, and
- d. the transaction of other business as may properly come before the Convention.
Each unit is entitled to one (1) Delegate Vote per 250 Republican votes cast for Governor and President at their last election, so that Pulaski County is entitled to 87 Delegate Votes.
3. 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 Pulaski County 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.
In addition to the foregoing, to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party within the last five years.
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 and intends, at the time of this writing, to support the nominees of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the forgoing 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 for Unit Chairman, Members of the Pulaski County Republican Committee, or as a delegate or alternate delegate to the Republican Party of Virginia State Convention at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Sherry Johnson, PC Republican Committee Secretary, P.O. Box 265, Pulaski, VA 24301 which must be received not later than 5pm, March 25, 2024 and accompanied by any fees required. Postmarks shall not govern.
Official filing forms are available online at https://www.pulaskicountygop.org or by contacting Joseph Goodman at 540.307.4240 or joseph@josephgoodman.info
Candidacy filing fees are as follows:
· Unit Chairman – $250.00 filing fee.
· Unit Committee Member – $25 dues per year or waived for veterans.
· Delegate/Alternate Delegate to the Republican Party of Virginia State Convention – $45.00 registration.
Please make checks payable to the Pulaski County Republican Committee.
Uncontested Offices/Cancellation of Mass Meeting
If no more than one candidate files for election to any office to be voted upon at the mass meeting, that candidate will be declared elected, and the pre-filing fee be returned. If fewer than the maximum number of unit committee members that Pulaski County Republican Committee has established pre-file, all properly pre-filed candidates shall be declared elected to the applicable unit committee membership position. If fewer than the maximum number of Delegates that Pulaski County is entitled to at any convention pre-file, all properly pre-filed candidates shall be declared elected. If there are no contested offices to be voted upon at the mass meeting, then no mass meeting will be held.
Registration Fees for Mass Meeting & Convention
There will be a voluntary registration fee of $10 to participate in the Pulaski County Republican Committee Mass Meeting. Please make checks payable to the Pulaski County Republican Committee.
There is a mandatory registration fee of $45.00 for each delegate/alternate delegate elected to the Republican Party of Virginia State Convention. Please make checks payable to the Pulaski County Republican Committee, which will forward the registration fee to the Republican Party of Virginia.
| Paid for and authorized by the Pulaski County Republican Committee Joseph K. Goodman, Chairman joseph@josephgoodman.info www.pulaskicountygop.org |
Please note the following documents should you wish to attend the meeting or run for Unit Chair.
