PWC 2008 Convention

3. Elect Delegates and Alternates from Prince William County to the 1^st, 10^th, and 11^th Congressional District Republican Conventions, where they shall elect a District Chairman, elect 3 Delegates and 3 Alternates to the 2008 Republican National Convention, nominate an Elector to the Electoral College, and elect 3 members of the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee, and the transaction of such other business as my properly come before the convention, as follows:

o 1^st Congressional District: up to 95 Delegates and 95 Alternates, to be held May 10, 2008, at 1:00 PM at Caroline County High School, 19155 Rogers Clark Blvd., Milford, VA ;

o 10^th Congressional District: up to 340 Delegates and 340 Alternates, to be held May 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA;

o 11th Congressional District: up to 760 Delegates and 760 Alternates, to be held May 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM at West Springfield High School, 6100 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA;

4. Elect up to 2040 Delegates and 2040 Alternates to the State Convention of the Republican Party of Virginia to be held May 30-31 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA, where they shall nominate a candidate for the U.S. Senate, elect 28 Delegates and 28 Alternates to the 2008 Republican National Convention, nominate 2 Electors At Large to the Electoral College, elect the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, and nominate a National Committeeman and Committeewoman to membership in the Republican National Committee.

5. Transact such other business as may properly come before the convention.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of Prince William 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, 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 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 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.

A person who has made application for registration prior to the prefiling deadline and meets all other qualification requirements, but whose name does not appear on the local registration books solely because of the books having been closed in connection with a local election, will nevertheless be deemed a legal and qualified voter.

Participants must provide identification according to the standards of the Commonwealth of Virginia, including a Virginia voter ID card, driver’s license, military ID, any federal, state, or local government-issued ID, employer issued photo ID card, or Social Security card.

Republican Magisterial District Mass Meetings

A Republican Mass Meeting for each of the seven (7) Prince William County Magisterial Districts shall be held, if necessary, on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the McCoart County Government Building, One County Complex, Woodbridge, VA or at an alternate site and/or time as determined by the County Republican Chairman, beginning at approximately but not earlier than 8:00 PM. Registration for the Mass Meetings will open at 7:00 PM and will continue until the adjournment of the Mass Meeting. No filing fee shall be required to participate in any Mass Meeting. The purposes of the Mass Meetings are:

Ø To elect Delegates and Alternates as representatives of their respective Magisterial Districts to the Prince William County Republican Convention; and

Ø The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Mass Meetings.

In the event the number of persons in a Magisterial District who pre-file as candidates for Delegate to the County Republican Convention is equal to or less than the total number of Delegates allowed from that Magisterial District, all candidates for Delegate will be deemed to be elected as of the date of the Mass Meeting and the Mass Meeting will not be held.

The Mass Meetings shall be called to order by the respective Republican Magisterial District Chairmen or their designee. After all available Delegate slots have been elected, those persons receiving the next highest vote totals shall be designated as Alternates, unless the Mass Meeting declines to elect Alternates. The results for each Mass Meeting shall be reported to the Prince William County Republican Chairman or his designee no later than time: 8:30 AM on April 12, 2008 at the Prince William County Republican Convention at Woodbridge High School, 3001 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA.

Prince William County Republican Convention

The Prince William County Republican Convention shall be held on April 12, 2008 at Woodbridge High School, 3001 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA or at an alternate site and/or time as determined by the County Republican Chairman, if necessary, beginning at 10:00 AM. Registration for the County Convention will open at 8:30 AM and close at 10:00 AM.

The County Convention shall be composed of the Delegates of the respective Magisterial Districts they represent. Representation shall be based on the total number of Republican votes cast in each Magisterial District in the 2005 gubernatorial and 2004 presidential elections combined. Each Magisterial District is allowed one Delegate vote for each 100 Republican votes cast or major fraction thereof, as follows. A delegation of this Convention is entitled to send five (5) Delegates for each Delegate vote, but no Delegate shall have less than one-fifth (1/5) of a vote. Each Magisterial District shall be entitled to at least one (1) Delegate vote. It shall be deemed that each Magisterial District is entitled to a full vote on every ballot.

Any Delegate or Alternate failing to receive certification of eligibility may appeal his eligibility status to the Credentials Committee of the County Convention, or to the full County Convention, and consideration and disposition of all such challenges shall conclude prior to the first ballot for nomination of a candidate for Chairman of the Prince William County Republican Committee.

Prefiling Requirements - Chairman

In order to be considered for nomination as Chairman of the Prince William County Republican Committee, each candidate must file written notice of intent, along with a filing fee of $150, payable to the Prince William County Republican Committee, Attention: Chairman, Post Office Box 1955, Manassas, Virginia 20108-0805. The written notice and filing fee must be received by the Prince William County Republican Committee Chairman or his designee by 7:00 PM on March 1, 2008. Postmarked dates shall not count. Only those who pre-file may stand for nomination at this County Convention, unless no candidate files by the deadline in this paragraph, in which case nominations may be accepted on the floor of the County Convention until the adjournment of the Convention, at the discretion of the Convention.

Pre-Filing Requirements - Delegate

Candidates for Delegate or Alternate Delegate to the County Convention, Congressional District Convention, and//or State Convention shall pre-file in writing. Pre-filings by mail shall be sent to Prince William County Republican Party, Attn: Convention Prefiling, Post Office Box 1955, Manassas, Virginia 20108-0806 and must be received by 7:00 PM on March 29, 2008. Pre-filings will be accepted in person at Prince William County Republican Committee Headquarters, 4431 Prince William Parkway, Woodbridge, 22192 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on March 29, 2008.

Each prefiling for Delegate and/or Alternate to the County Convention may be accompanied by a voluntary registration fee of ten dollars ($10) per candidate to offset high convention costs. Mandatory and voluntary fees for Congressional District (1^st CD is $5 voluntary, 10^th CD is $15 ~~required~~ voluntary, 11^th CD is $20 voluntary for all who intend to vote only for Presidential Elector and National Convention Delegates and Alternate Delegates, but mandatory for all who intend to vote for District Chairman and Republican State Central Committee members) or State Convention ($35 voluntary) shall also be paid by each candidate. A pre-filing form is required and is available from the Chairman or his designee and online at www.PWCGOP.org. Only those who pre-file may participate as Delegates and/or Alternates to the Prince William County Republican Convention, and no filings from the floor of the Mass Meetings or the County Convention will be accepted.

Resolutions

Resolutions proposed to be considered by the Prince William County Republican Convention shall be typed and submitted in electronic form to the Secretary of the Prince William County Republican Committee, or his designee, accepting such resolutions by e-mail at secretary@PWCGOP.org or by mail at Prince William County Republican Committee, Attention: Resolutions Committee, Post Office Box 1955, Manassas, Virginia 20108-0806, by 7:00 PM on April 5, 2008. Postmark dates shall not count. Resolutions may not be offered after the deadline or from the floor of the County Convention. The Resolutions Committee shall meet and report on all such resolutions so submitted.

Convention Committees

Chairmen and members of the Convention Committees, including Arrangements, Credentials, Nominations, Elections, Resolutions, and Rules, shall be appointed by the Prince William County Republican Chairman and shall meet in advance of the Convention on the call of the appointed Committee chairmen and/or the County Chairman to perform their duties. The Convention shall be conducted in accordance with the Plan of Organization of the Prince William County Republican Party, Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia, and Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised.

Payment of Fees

Payment of any fee is not tax-deductible. All checks and money orders for all fees shall be made payable to the “Prince William County Republican Committee,” and must be attached to the candidate’s filing statement. Separate checks for each fee will not be required, so long as the candidate’s filing statement clearly sets forth the amounts paid for each fee. Except in the case that an applicant for attendance is unqualified to participate, any filing fees shall be non-refundable.

OFFICIAL CALL for Mass Meetings and a County Convention of the Prince William County Republican Party SATURDAY, April 12, 2008, 10:00 AM Woodbridge High School 3001 Old Bridge Rd., Woodbridge, VA (click for Delegate Pre-Filing Formnow fits only 2-pages) (click for .pdf of this Call)