Waynesboro GOP Party Canvas April 10
201 Rosser Ave. Waynesboro
VA
CITY OF WAYNESBORO OFFICIAL CALL
Party Canvass of City of Waynesboro of the Republican Party of Virginia.
As Chairman of the City of Waynesboro Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Danny Ledford, do hereby issue this call for a Party Canvass to be held at the Waynesboro Republican Headquarters (201 Rosser Ave. Waynesboro, VA), from 9 am until 4 pm local time on April 10, 2021 for the following purposes:
- Electing Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to the State Convention, to be held on May 8, 2021 at TBD, beginning at TBD for the purposes of nominating candidates for the offices of Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General.
- Filing Requirements for the nomination or election at said canvass shall file a delegate form by email, mail or in person, to Becca Lilly (bexlilly94@gmail.com), 205 Bookerdale Road Apt. 23 Waynesboro, VA 22980, which must be received no later than April 5, 2021 at 6 pm. Only 1 delegate form per envelope, when delivering in person, or by email will be permitted.
- If fewer candidates for delegate are qualified by the Credentials Committee than allowed by the State Party Plan, for the City of Waynesboro, those delegates shall be determined to be elected and the Party Canvass may be cancelled.
- Delegate forms may be obtained by sending an email to herman.wells@gmail.com or picked up at the headquarters on Fridays March 26 and April 2 from 3:30-5:30 and Saturday March 27, 2021 from 11 am- 2 pm.
- Any Military Member who is otherwise qualified under Article I to participate in Republican Party actions and who complies with the procedures to become a delegate to any Convention as set forth in the Official Call of the Convention, Mass Meeting, or Party Canvass called for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to that Convention (other than a national Republican Convention), and who produces valid military identification or other proof of active-duty status shall be certified as a delegate and shall not be required to be elected as a delegate. The number of delegates certified in this manner shall count toward each unit’s maximum allowable number of convention delegates.
- 7. Military Members who are certified as delegates pursuant to paragraph 6 that are unable to attend the convention in person due to obligations of their official military orders, shall have their votes cast within their unit delegation according to candidate preference ballots. Candidate preference ballots shall list the Military Member’s rank order preference among candidates (i.e., first choice, second choice, third choice, etc.). Their votes shall be cast for the highest ranked choice candidate who remains eligible to receive a vote in a particular round of voting. Candidate preference ballots shall be made available by the Official Committee calling the convention no less than twenty (20) days prior to the convention and returned to the Chairman of the Official Committee that called the convention not less than three (3) days prior to the convention.
- Voters in the Canvass must do so in person. No proxies or absentee balloting allowed.
- There will be no registration fee to participate in this canvass.
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Rules for the Party Canvas
Rules for City of Waynesboro Republican Committee Party Canvass Nominations for Convention Delegates – April 10, 2021
The City of Waynesboro Republican Committee, pursuant to the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia, hereby adopts these Rules for the conduct of this Party Canvass on Saturday, April 10, 2021.
1. The Party Canvass shall be held at the Waynesboro Republican Headquarters, 201 Rosser Avenue, Waynesboro, VA, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. The purpose of the Canvass shall be to:
a. Elect Delegates to the State Convention on May 8, 2021, for the purposes of nominating candidates for the offices of Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.
- This Party Canvass shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by and conducted in accordance with the following (giving precedence as listed): the State Party Plan, the Unit By-Laws, these Rules, and otherwise in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (10th Edition).
- Candidates, who desire to seek election as a delegate or alternate, will file the RPV delegate filing form with the Waynesboro Republican Committee, in accordance with the Call of the Party Canvass.
- Only eligible voters in the City of Waynesboro duly registered by the Credentials Committee may vote.
- No proxies or absentee ballots are allowed at any time.
- All voters shall meet the requirements as specified in the Call of the Party Canvass.
- Write-in votes will not be counted.
- Any person in line at 4:00 pm shall be permitted to vote. If a line exists at 4:00 pm, a volunteer designated by the Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee or an official appointed by him shall be sent to the end of the line to indicate the last voter who shall be permitted to vote before the canvass location is closed.
- The Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee shall appoint a Credentials Committee of not more than 3 persons, to register those persons who arrived to vote and
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to count the ballots once the polls are closed. At least one person on the Credentials Committee shall remain inside the room in which voting is conducted during the period in which voting takes place and until the ballots are counted.
- The Credentials Committee shall decide any question, by majority vote of the committee, that may arise concerning the qualifications of a candidate or eligibility to vote.
- No one will be allowed in the voting area without proper authorization. Candidates shall not loiter or campaign on the property including the building in which voting will take place.
- No resolutions may be introduced.
- The Credentials Committee shall prepare ballots listing the names of all qualified candidates for election, who have properly filed as required in the Call of the Party Canvass. If fewer candidates for delegate are qualified by the Credentials Committee than allowed by the State Party Plan, for the City of Waynesboro, those delegates shall be determined to be elected and the Party Canvass may be cancelled.
- The name of each candidate who has filed for delegate shall appear on the ballot alphabetically, as the method for determining ballot listing order. Preceding each candidate name will be a sequential number (e.g. 1, 2, … n) to assist in tallying votes for each candidate. Additionally, the ballot will include the following two options and restriction that are clearly marked as such:
- Option #1 – vote for all candidates by selecting one checkbox; voters who elect to use this option acknowledge that they are voting for all listed candidates on the ballot. This option will be listed above Option #2; and
- Option #2 – vote for candidates individually by selecting the checkbox next to their names. This option will be listed below Option #1; and
- Restriction – Voters will use one option or the other, but not both. Ballots that have both Option #1 and any checkbox selected in Option #2 will not be counted. This restriction will be clearly notated above Option #1 near the top of the ballot.
- As soon as the polls are closed, the Credentials Committee shall immediately proceed to ascertain the vote given at the Canvass and shall continue without adjournment until they declare the results of the canvass. Only the members of the Credentials Committee shall be permitted to remain in the room once the polls have closed and until the ballots are
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counted. Ballots shall then be placed in a sealed envelope and preserved and secured by the Credentials Committee for at least thirty (30) days in the event of any challenge to the results. Any challenge to the results must be filed in writing with the Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee within five (5) days of the Party Canvass.
- Candidates shall be nominated on the basis of their name being selected on the majority of ballots cast.
- The Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee and officials appointed by him shall preserve order inside and outside the polling place. No person shall hinder, intimidate, or interfere with any qualified voter so as to prevent the voter from casting a secret ballot. The Chairman and appointed officials may order a person violating this Rule to cease such action and, if such action continues, may remove such person from the polling place.
- Committees appointed by the Chairman of the Waynesboro Republican Committee shall be permitted to meet by virtual or electronic means before, during or after the Party Canvass to address matters related to the canvass.
The following majority of the Rules Committee of the Waynesboro Republican Committee Party Canvas put forth this decision on March 22, 2021,
Jess Hancock Dwight Williams Jim Wood
Support Oppose
Jess Hancock Dwight Williams Jim Wood