The Mecklenburg-RNC Delegate Process – Important News for MeckGOP Convention
As you are probably aware, the Mecklenburg GOP County Convention is taking place tomorrow, March 24, 2012, at the University Place Hilton, 8629 JM Keynes Dr., Charlotte, NC 28269. Registration is from 8:30am-9:30am and the convention is scheduled to come to order at 10am.
If you gained your credentials at the Mecklenburg Precinct Meeting last month and you want to attend tomorrow’s convention as a “voting delegate”, it is CRUCIAL that you register before 9:30am. Registration closes at 9:30am and anyone who registers after will be unable to vote and will only be attending as a guest. There will be a $15 fee at the door for voting delegates, but it is my understanding this is primarily to help offset costs.
According to MeckGOP.com, the stated purpose of the convention is –
The recommendation of nominees for Delegates and Alternates to the National Convention by Congressional District (8th; 9th; 12th).
The election of Delegates and Alternates to the District Conventions and to the State Convention.
If you have any interest in attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa this year then tomorrow is your chance to become a delegate!
There are rumors circulating that a “slate” of four delegates will be offered from the convention floor. While the names being mentioned are all good people, the convention process can often be a confusing undertaking for people new to the process.
My concern is that many participants in the convention will not fully understand that they too have the opportunity to run to be a delegate to the National GOP Convention and that their choices are not limited to the presented slate.
I have no interest in running myself, but I believe in complete open transparency and fairness. My hope is that there will be ample opportunity and explanation provided that anyone in attendance as a voting delegate to the Mecklenburg Convention will have the opportunity to place their name in contention to be an RNC delegate. Your choices are not limited to the slate that will be presented by the Party.
Thank you for allowing me to voice this, even if it is at short notice.
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