Arlington County Republicans :: Reorganization 2006

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Arlington County Republican Committee Mark Kelly, Chairman

Reorganization 2006

In early 2006, Arlington Republicans will select new party officers for the next two years and sign up to participate in the 8th Congressional District GOP convention. In late spring, the party will select a District Chairman. There are many positions available, and ACRC encourages all interested party members to participate.

Arlington Republicans will separately nominate a candidate for County Board, and help to select GOP nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. See Campaign 2006.

Reorganization checklist

Mark your calendar:
• ~~Feb. 21 - Filing deadline~~
~~for County Chairman~~
• ~~Feb. 22 - Filing deadline~~
~~for ACRC & Convention~~
• ~~Mar. 11 - Party canvass~~
• May 20 - District convention

Download documents:
• Official call
• Filing form

Documents in MS Word format (<25 kb). To download, right-click and select "save as".

Updated (Mar. 11):
Two candidates filed for County GOP Chairman (Jeff Miller and Landey Patton). The party held a canvass election on March 11 (open to all Arlington Republicans) to select the new Chairman. More than 230 voters came out to participate in the canvass; and Miller was elected.

Any registered voter in Arlington, who is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, could file for any or all of the following positions:

Member of the County Committee (2006-08);
Chairman of the County Committee (2006-08);
Delegate to the 8th District Convention (May 20);
Chairman of the 8th District Committee (2006-08);

Candidates for County Chairman had to file by Tue., Feb. 21. Since two candidates filed for Chairman, a canvass election was held on March 11 to select the new leader.

Candidates for County Committee member and for 8th District Convention delegates had to file by Wed., Feb. 22. Since the filings did not exceed the number of available positions, all candidates were elected at the ACRC meeting on Feb. 22, and no canvass will be needed for those slots.
(NOTE: Interested Republicans may still file for vacant positions on the County Committee. Applicants must attend two monthly meetings, and then stand for election by the full Committee.)

The filing period for chairman of the 8th District Republican Committee is still open. To file for District Chairman, a voter must submit a letter of intent to the 8th District Committee, along with the applicable filing fee. Letters of intent must be submitted and received no later than Fri., Apr. 14.

Available positions, filing deadlines & fees
Office	Number	Deadline	Filing fee	Selection method
County Committee member	180	Feb. 22	$35 to ACRC	Canvass (Mar. 11)^1/
County Committee Chairman	1	Feb. 21	$70 to ACRC	Canvass (Mar. 11)^1/
District Convention delegate		Feb. 22	$35 to ACRC^2/	Canvass (Mar. 11)^1/
District Chairman	1	Apr. 14	$1000 to 8th District	Convention (May 20)
1/ - Party canvass will be held only if more candidates file than positions available. 2/ - $25 of this fee will go to the 8th District Committee to defray Convention costs; $10 goes to ACRC.

The 8th District Republican Chairman will be elected at the District Convention on Saturday morning, May 20, at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington. The Convention will also hear from GOP candidates for Congress. Arlington is authorized to send up to [ ] delegates; Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax County will also be represented. (See more information on the Convention.)

NOTE: Only those who sign up for the 8th District Convention by the Arlington filing deadline (Feb. 22) are eligible to be voting delegates at the District Convention on May 20.

Questions about the filing form, nominating procedures, canvass or convention? Please call or write, and we're happy to respond. ACRC wants to make sure that all Arlington Republicans have every opportunity to participate fully in this year's party activities.