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News release:

Arlington GOP sets schedule
for County Board nomination

Arlington Republicans have announced their plans for selecting a nominee for County Board in 2006, marking the start of the GOP's campaign to restore two-party government in Arlington.

"This is a year of great opportunity", said County Republican Chairman Jeff Miller, following the monthly Republican meeting on March 22. "Thousands of Democrats and Republicans across Arlington are unhappy with soaring taxes, unresponsive County government, and one-party rule. We need a Republican on the County Board, to provide an independent voice for neighborhoods and taxpayers."

One candidate has already declared for the nomination. Mike McMenamin, a civic activist from the Maywood community in North Arlington, made his announcement at the March 22 meeting.

The County GOP Committee set a deadline of Friday, April 14, at 5 pm, for all prospective candidates seeking the Republican nomination to come forward. Each candidate must submit a letter of intent and filing fee of $500 to the local party at Arlington GOP headquarters, 405 S. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22204. Candidates must also submit required disclosure documents and committee authorization papers to the County Board of Elections.

If there are multiple Republican candidates for County Board, the GOP nominee will be selected at a mass meeting on Wednesday, May 24. That event is currently scheduled for 7:30 pm, at the NRECA Building, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Ballston, although the time and location could be changed if warranted by circumstances. Any Republican voter in Arlington will be eligible to attend that meeting and vote; there is no charge to participate. If only one candidate files for County Board by the April 14 deadline, the GOP Committee reserves the option to decide the nomination at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 26, in lieu of the mass meeting.

Voters and potential candidates are welcome to contact ACRC with questions about the nomination process, or for more information.

[See also: ACRC's official call for candidates and mass meeting.]

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For more information on Arlington Republicans, visit ACRC on the web at www.ArlingtonGOP.org