OFFICIAL CALL
Mass Meeting
of Powhatan County
of the Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Powhatan Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Ray Kramer, do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at the Powhatan Village Building, Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia at 7:00 p.m. local time on April 11, 2008 for the following purposes:

a) Electing a Unit Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer;

b) Electing members of the Unit Committee as follows: Subletts-24; Manakin-13; Flat Rock-9; Powhatan Station-17; Graceland-21; Bethesda-33 (Lee’s Landing Precinct shall be included in Bethesda Precinct); Powhatan Courthouse-24; Ballsville-16; Smith Cross Roads-10; Pineville-5; and 43 at-large;

c) Electing up to 290 Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to the Fourth District Convention to be held on May 17, 2008, Windsor High School, 24 Church Street, Windsor, Virginia at 10:00 a.m. for the purposes of electing 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 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;

d) Electing up to 290 Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to the State Convention to be held on May 30 and 31, 2008, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third Street, Richmond, Virginia; and

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

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters 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 meetings, party canvases, 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 after March 1, 2004.

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 or she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intends, at the time of the writing, to support the nominees 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 at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person with Jason Moore, 3890 Old Buckingham Road, P. O. Box 394, Powhatan, Virginia 23139, which must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. local time on April 2, 2008. Said statement must be filed on the official filing form. The form my be obtained at Powhatan Gun & Tackle, 2150 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Virginia 23139, during business hours.

Registration Fee

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

Paid for and Authorized by the Powhatan Republican Committee

Posted on March 27th, 2008 by PowhatanGOP
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