OFFICIAL CALL
4th Congressional District Convention

CALL FOR A CONVENTION OF THE VIRGINIA FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY

I, Jason V. Gray, Chairman of the Fourth Congressional District Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia, pursuant to the State Party Plan and as directed by the District Committee, do hereby issue this call for a District Convention to be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Windsor High School, 24 Church Street, Windsor VA, 23487 or an alternate site if necessary, beginning at 10:00 AM, with registration at 9:00 AM.

PURPOSES: The purposes of the Convention are: to elect a Republican Congressional District Chairman; to elect three representatives to the State Central Committee; to elect three delegates and three alternates to the 2008 Republican National Convention to be held at the Xcel Energy Center, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, or an alternate site if necessary, beginning on September 1, 2008; to nominate one Elector from the 4th Congressional District of Virginia to the 2008 Electoral College; and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the Convention. The purpose of the National Convention is to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States of America.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: All legal and qualified voters of the 4th Congressional District 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 a member of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

REGISTRATION: Convention registration shall begin at 9:00 AM and shall end at 10:00 AM. The Convention shall be called to order at 10:00 AM.

BALLOTING: Election to all offices and of all nominees shall be by majority vote. Upon completion of the first ballot, if any contest has not been decided by majority vote, another ballot shall be held to decide the remaining contests, and the candidate who has received the lowest vote will be dropped after each ballot. Subsequent ballots shall be so conducted until all contests have been decided by majority vote, except that the three candidates for State Central Representative who receive the highest number of votes will be elected, and the three candidates for Delegate to the National Convention who receive the highest number of votes will be elected as Delegates with those receiving next three highest vote totals being elected as Alternates.

COMPOSITION OF THE CONVENTION: The District Convention shall be composed of delegates and alternate delegates of the respective units they represent. Each Unit shall have one delegate vote per 500 votes of “Republican Voting Strength” as defined in the Republican State Party Plan of Organization (”The Plan”). Each unit shall be entitled to at least one Delegate Vote. The delegates and alternates shall be elected in county and city mass meetings, party canvasses or conventions called for this purpose by each unit committee in conformity with the Plan. The number of delegates and delegate votes of each Unit shall be as follows:

UNIT	DELEGATE VOTES	MAX. No. of DELEGATES
Amelia	12	60
Brunswick	2	10
Chesapeake	154	770
Chesterfield	121	605
Colonial Heights	20	100
Dinwiddie	19	95
Emporia/Greensville	10	50
Franklin/Southampton	18	90
Hopewell	14	70
Isle of Wight	30	150
Nottoway	10	50
Petersburg	7	35
Powhatan	29	145
Prince George	12	60
Suffolk	51	255
Sussex	7	35
TOTALS	516	2580

The number of alternates a unit may have shall equal the number of delegates to which it is entitled. The delegates present in a given Unit delegation shall designate which alternate delegate(s) shall vote in the place of an absent delegate(s) except where the body electing the delegates has determined another method.
The delegates present and voting at the Convention shall cast the full vote of the unit. The delegate vote of a unit shall be reported to the nearest one hundredth (0.01) and in direct proportion to the raw vote cast.

CANDIDACY FILING REQUIREMENTS: Any person seeking election to any of the offices listed above under “Purposes” must file a written declaration of candidacy with the 4th District Chairman, Jason V. Gray, 5007 Cedar Cliff Road, Chester, VA,23831 or by email jandwgray@comcast.net by 6:00 PM, May 10, 2008. The declaration must be received by 6:00 PM, May 10, 2008. Postmarks shall not be considered.

DISTRICT CONVENTION VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION FEE: Every person elected as a delegate or alternate to the 4th District Convention will be asked to pay a voluntary $15.00 fee. This fee will be paid to the unit represented and the unit will forward it to the 4th District Convention.

CERTIFICATION OF DELEGATES: Delegates and alternates elected to the District Convention shall be certified in writing with their respective names, addresses (including zip codes), and phone numbers by the Permanent Chairman and Permanent Secretary of the unit mass meeting or convention, or by the unit chairman of the unit committee if the unit has conducted a party canvass to elect delegates and alternates to the 4th District Convention. ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND APPLICABLE FEES, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF THE UNIT MASS MEETING, PARTY CANVASS OR CONVENTION MUST BE POST MARKED NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR (May 10, 2008) TO THE CONVENING OF THE DISTRICT CONVENTION,. ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE 4TH DISTRICT CHAIRMAN, Jason V. Gray, 5007 Cedar Cliff Road, Chester, VA, 23831. After the filing deadline of the certification, no change may be made except a certified alternate delegate may be made a delegate. A copy of the published call of the unit mass meeting, convention or party canvass shall accompany the certification.

Filing and registration fees are not tax-deductible.

Authorized and paid for by the Fourth District Republican Committee.

Posted on March 16th, 2008 by PowhatanGOP
Filed under: 4th Congressional District