Notice of Nominating Committee
02/28/2007
Dear Republican Elected Officials, Municipal Chairs and County Committee:
Please be advised that the 2007 Monmouth County Republican Organization’s Nominating Convention will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. sharp. We plan on completing the Nominating Convention before Noon.
The Nominating Convention will be held in the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Parking for the Nominating Convention is located in Lot Number 7.
This year we will be considering candidates for State Senate and State Assembly in Districts 10, 11, 12, 13 and 30. We will also be considering candidates for the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County Sheriff and Monmouth County Clerk.
No proxy voting will be permitted, therefore, you must be in attendance in order to have your voted counted.
Thank you for your continued participation and efforts towards victory for the Monmouth County Republican Organization in 2007!
Respectfully,
Adam Puharic
Monmouth County Republican Chairman
Below are the convention rules for your review:
Monmouth County Republican Organization, Inc.
Nominating Convention Rules for the
2007 Republican Primary Election
(1) Purpose of Nominating Convention.
To nominate candidates to run on the Monmouth County Republican Organization line in the Republican Primary Election to be held on June 5, 2007.
(2) Timing of Nominating Convention.
The Monmouth County Republican Organization’s Nominating Convention shall be held at least three (3) days prior to the deadline for filing petitions for the 2007 Republican Primary Election. Currently, the Nominating Convention is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.
(3) Notice for Nominating Convention.
Notice will be sent to all county committee members, municipal chairs and elected officials via U.S. Mail, email and posted on the Monmouth County Republican Organization’s website at least seven (7) days prior to the Nominating Convention date. Notice is not, however, a determination of eligibility to participate at the convention.
(4) Offices To Be Considered.
The offices to be considered are: State Senate (Districts 10, 11, 12, 13 and 30), State Assembly (2 seats in Districts 10, 11, 12, 13 and 30), Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders (2 seats), Monmouth County Sheriff and the Monmouth County Clerk. For state legislative contests, only those delegates residing within the candidates’ respective state legislative district may vote.
(5) Deadline for Filling Vacancies On The County Committee.
Any and all delegates filling vacant county committee seats must have been duly certified by their respective municipal party chairs and filed with the County Clerk’s Office and with the Monmouth County Republican Organization no later than seven (7) days prior to the county convention. Any delegates not so filed and certified seven (7) days prior to the convention will not be permitted to participate. Any disputes over delegate eligibility will be determined by the County Chairman prior to the convention where an official list of eligible delegates will govern.
(6) Eligibility To Serve As Delegate.
All Republican county committee members contained on the official list described above, Republican municipal chairs and Monmouth County Republican Executive Committee members shall be permitted to vote as a delegate to the Nominating Convention. Nobody shall be permitted more than one (1) vote even if they serve in dual roles as a member of the county committee and as an elected official, etc.
(7) Eligibility of Candidates To Participate In Nominating Convention.
Only candidates who have successfully screened by being recommended to the convention by the Monmouth County Republican Organization’s Screening Committee may be considered at the Monmouth County Republican Organization’s Nominating Convention.
(8) No Motions or Nominations From Floor.
No motions or nominations may be made from the floor for any purpose. Since all candidates participating in the Nominating Convention shall be considered nominated by the screening committee, there shall be no nominations of candidates or nominating speeches made.
(9) Candidate Speeches.
Each candidate will be given three (3) minutes to address the delegates. The order of address shall be determined by the County Chairman.
(10) Uncontested Races.
Candidates running for uncontested positions shall be nominated by acclamation.
(11) Highest Vote Getter Wins.
The highest vote getter wins regardless of the number of seats being sought and number of candidates seeking the nomination to be placed on the Monmouth County Republican Organization line. There will be no run offs. In the case of any ties, the County Chairman decides.
(12) Machine Voting.
All voting will be recorded on machines.
(13) No Proxies.
No proxy voting is permitted, all delegates who wish to have their vote counted must be in attendance and personally cast a ballot for all votes.
(14) Chairperson(s) of Nominating Convention.
The County Chairman shall appoint either a chairperson or chairpersons for the Nominating Convention, which shall be approved by the Executive Committee. This person shall serve as the parliamentarian for the Nominating Convention.
(15) Electioneering Rules.
No electioneering may take place outside of the convention, on the convention floor or in the voting areas. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, stickers, billboards, handouts and political favors. Electioneering may take place elsewhere, but all candidates will be held personally responsible for clean-up of any discarded materials.
(16) Resignation or Death of Nominated Candidate.
In the event any candidate so selected at the Nominating Convention resigns, dies or fails to qualify after such selection and prior to establishing a Vacancy Committee, then the County Chairman shall use his discretion in filling the vacancy so created.
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Adam Puharic, Chairman
Monmouth County Republican Party
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2 comments:
"Notice is not, however, a determination of eligibility to participate at the convention."
Which sounds an awful lot like he plans to selectively bar certain committee members from the convention.
Abe,
I read over the rules a couple of times to figure out the distinction between notice of convention and eligibility to vote. The two sections are not crystal clear, but, how I read it, there is no way a valid committee member can be barred.
Section(3), Notice for Nominating Convention, provides NOTICE to be provided to:
1. all county committee members,
2. municipal chairs and,
3. elected officials
..but, that "Notice is not, however, a determination of eligibility to participate at the convention."
Who can VOTE at the convention is set forth at Section(6), Eligibility To Serve As Delegate. This provides that the voting delegates are:
1. ALL Republican county committee members contained on the official list,
2. Republican municipal chairs, and,
3. Monmouth County Republican Executive Committee members.
This section further provides that each person is entitled to only one vote, notwithstanding the person may have dual roles that otherwise could be be entitled to two votes, i.e., member of Executive Committee and also a member of county committee and/or municipal chair. But, the way it is worded does make it seem confusing by the example given:
it states,
..."Nobody shall be permitted more than one (1) vote even if they serve in dual roles as a member of the county committee and as an elected official, etc."
What I read from the the whole thing is that the category of people who will get notice but DO NOT have the right to vote are elected officials (for example a mayor or councilman) that is not either also on the County Executive committee or a committeeman or municipal chair.
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