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As all of the Redstate political activists have this info at their fingertips, let’s compile it! No?

By: ColdWarrior (Diary)  |  October 31st, 2011 at 05:36 AM  | 

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Undoubtedly, the “political activists” here at Redstate have the following information at their fingertips. The Republican National Committee does not. Let’s provide it, no? So, to that end, please respond here with the answers to the following questions. Obviously, each of you have this information readily at your fingertips, as you are all effective “political activists” where it really counts — in your “political neighborhood” in your precinct inside your political party. Please post links to the information here in comments to this Diary, identifying your state, county, and however else your information ought to be listed/linked. Thank you:

My state’s Election Code.

The Rules of the Republican Party? (Hint: go to www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com and look around.)

My state’s GOP bylaws/constitution/rules? (Terminology varies by state.)

My county’s bylaws/constitution/rules?

My local Republican Party committee rules?

Where and when my local Republican Party committee meets?

The name of my local, county and state Republican Party committee chairman?

Together, if we compile this information for our Republican Party, we will have accomplished much.

Thank you.

ColdWarrior
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  • daveoconnor

    The left is expert at this kind of thing. It has paid handsomely for them.

  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

    I’ll go get that right now. Wait for it…

  • http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com ColdWarrior

    from all the Redstate “political activists.”

    I guess everyone is really busy with more substantive activities.

    Looking forward to the first substantive response.

    Thank you.

    ColdWarrior

  • Doc Holliday

    it is freaking 3:35 am, give people a chance.

    Personally I have already worked in the actual capitol building, not in a Congressional office like Cannon, Rayburn, and Longworth, but the actual Capitol building. I did not sweep the place, I worked for Republicans in leadership.

    I have also volunteered at the polls for over a decade, and been a precinct leader.

    I say that only to placate you so I can comment here. I don’t normally post my bona fides because they don’t mean a freaking thing, only ideas matter here. CW not everyone is going to do what you say, but many have, be thankful for that. Give people a chance to respond. Unless you are in Australia, it is the middle of the night, when honest people are asleep :)

    • Doc Holliday

      ok you posted this 24 hours ago, not sure how I got on this thread. Either way, just let it happen organically or try a new approach. I know you are tenacious and I respect that about you.

  • YnotNOW

    www.arapahoerepublicans.org

  • http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com ColdWarrior

    Committee’s web site, which includes a very concise explanation about how one can become a precinct committeeman. I have linked to it at my little blog. Here’s the direct link:

    http://www.adcorepublicans.com/volunteer/

    I also like the feature on the Arapaho County committee’s site showing all the precincts and whether they have one or both of their two allotted committeeman slots filled. I did some quick counting and it appears over 75% of the allotted PC slots are filled and only about 12% of the precincts have zero PCs.

    Very impressive.

    Thanks again,

    ColdWarrior

    • YnotNOW

      And helping out my Precinct Leader(s) because both slots filled in my precinct. We are an active district. :)

  • wacowboy

    http://www.bentoncountygop.com/

    the process to be a precinct Committeeman looks easy at least on this website.

    Cold Warrior, I read your blog page about it and am interested in learning more about what the job of a precinct committeeman is and involves — knowing that it probably varies from place to place.

    thanks.

  • http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com ColdWarrior

    I’ve tried to compile on my little blog (linked below) whatever I could find on the net re “how it works” and “how to become a voting member of the Party” in every state. I have three links for Washington state. Take a look at all of them, but start with this one:

    http://www.lewiscountyrepublicans.org/about.php

    It’s really up to the individual. I recommend finding out when and where your local Party committee meets and then get to the meetings. It looks like you’re lucky — the Benton County Republican Committee at least has a web site (thanks for posting it, by the way). Some Republicans are not so lucky — they live in a county with NO Party structure at all (for example, here in AZ, our La Paz county has NO party apparatus at all — and many of our rural counties don’t even have a web site, let alone a physical office). The flip side of that coin is that Republicans in those counties could probably appointed to be the county chairman if they just ask.

    As I said, it’s up to you, and thanks for the link.

    The bottom line is that our Party has about half its “voting slots” vacant — and it’s relatively inexpensive to have conservatives fill them. Here in AZ, we elect PCs — and most run unopposed. Find conservatives to spend the one or two hours it takes on a Saturday to get the whopping no-more-than-ten-signatures from Republicans or independents in their precinct, and we conservatives can take over the Party. Then elect better, more conservative Republicans to the Party officer ranks. More conservative RNC delegates.

    Those conservative Republican PCs can then vote to endorse, in the primary elections, the best conservatives in the all-important, traditionally-very-low-turnout primary elections. Assuming they have a majority.

    And then Get Out The Vote in the primary for the candidates of their choosing. “Conservative in the primary, Republican in the general.”

    And it’s not a “job.” It’s what you make of it. Every state is unique. Here in AZ, once one gets elected as a PC, that PC is autonomous. Nobody in the Party can “make” the PC do anything. Indeed, PCs are the “sovereign” of the Party. They elect all of the officers, at the local legislative district committee level, the county level, and the state committee level. Nobody can tell a PC what he shall do — but, on the other hand, almost all who seek the position have done so for a reason: to help their favored candidates win the primary elections and then help the Republican candidates in the general election win.

    Thanks again,
    CW