Precincts
The precinct is where every registered Republican can take part directly. Most party power starts here, because precincts elect the delegates who elect everyone else.
Officers
- Each precinct has a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary (3-101).
- Officers are elected at the annual precinct meeting in odd-numbered years and serve until the next odd-year meeting (3-102).
- Duties: work to elect Republicans, recruit volunteers, get out the vote, and give the County Chair names of Members willing to serve as election officials (3-103).
The annual meeting
- Held in February, or on the same day as the county convention. The County Chair calls it (3-301).
- Who can take part: Republicans registered in the precinct on January 31. People who moved in or turned 18 after that can take part if registered Republican by the meeting (3-302).
- Everyone signs in with full legal name, address, phone and email (3-303).
- Quorum is 1 Member, unless the county plan sets more (3-303).
- Every year it elects county convention delegates and alternates. In odd years it also elects officers (3-305, 3-306).
- No proxies. Nobody is elected after adjournment (9-210, 9-203).
Other meetings
Vacancies and inactive officers
- If an office falls vacant, the County Chair nominates a replacement who serves at once, and the County Executive Committee appoints at its next meeting (3-105).
- If all three offices are empty, the County Chair can appoint an administrator from outside the precinct (3-201, 3-202).
- An officer who won't act can be removed by two-thirds of the County Executive Committee, after 15 days' notice and a hearing (3-106).
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