2nd District Committee

Official Convention Call

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:22:32 -0500

I, Gary C. Byler, Chairman of the Second Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee, pursuant to the State Party Plan and as directed by the District Committee, do hereby issue this call for a District Convention of the Second Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee to be held on Saturday, May 12th, 2012, at

Princess Anne High School

4400 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

Registration from 10:30 am EDT, the Convention will call to order at 12:00PM

Purpose of Convention

a) Electing a District Chairman of the Republican Party;

b) Electing 3 members of the State Central Committee;

c) Electing 3 delegates and 3 alternate delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention to be held at The Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, FL or its alternate site

d) Nominating 1 Elector from the Second Congressional District of Virginia to serve in the 2012 Electoral College; and

e) For the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention.

Qualifications for Participation

All legal and qualified voters of the 2nd Congressional District under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who have met the requirements set forth in the Unit Committee Call in which they filed and were elected.

To participate, each individual must file and be elected through their local Republican Party committee.

Registration

Convention registration shall begin at 10:30 AM and shall remain open until such time as the balloting shall begin. At such time, registration will be suspended and the Credentials Committee Chairman shall report to the Convention the number of delegates eligible to vote. At the conclusion of balloting, but prior to the announcement of the balloting results, registration shall re-open to permit registration of delegates who have not yet registered. In the event additional balloting is required, registration shall be suspended as above. The Convention shall be called to order at 12:00pm. Upon commencement of the first ballot for any office and thereafter, no quorum call or point of order regarding the quorum of the Convention or of any committee thereof shall be in order.

Balloting

Election to office of the Chairman will be by majority vote, all other offices will be by plurality vote. Where necessary, upon completion of the first ballot, if any contest shall not have been decided by majority vote, it shall be in order to proceed immediately to a second ballot to decide the remaining contests. Subsequent ballots shall be so conducted until all contests have been decided by majority vote. There shall be no requirement for any candidate to withdraw in any contest prior to the final ballot for that contest.

Composition of Convention

The District Convention shall be composed of individuals who are elected as delegates and alternate delegates by the respective units they represent. Representation shall be based on a percentage of the total number of Republican votes cast in each county and city in the last gubernatorial and presidential elections combined. Each unit is allowed one (1) Delegate Vote for every five hundred (500) Republican votes cast, or major portion thereof in each county or city or portion thereof in the district. Each unit shall be entitled to at least one (1) Delegate Vote. The delegates and alternates shall be elected in county and city mass meetings, party canvasses or conventions that shall be called

for this purpose in conformity with the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia by each unit committee. The delegate votes by each Unit shall be as follows:

UNIT VOTING STRENGTH MAX. # DELEGATES

County of Accomack 26 130

County of Northampton 9 45

City of Hampton 31 155

City of Norfolk 50 250

City of Virginia Beach 329 1645

City of Newport News 66 330

Totals 511 2,555

The delegates present in a given Unit delegation shall designate which alternate delegate(s) shall vote in the place of an absent delegate(s) except where the electing body electing the delegates has determined another method of alternate delegate selection. The delegates present and voting at the Convention shall cast the full vote of the Unit delegation with proportionate weight given to majority and minority vote. In no event shall any person cast less than one-fifth (1/5) of a delegate vote.

Prefiling Requirements

Filing Deadline: 12:00 Noon, Thursday, February 16th, 2012. All letters of candidacy and fees must be filed with the Nominations Committee Chairman, John Salm, and must be received prior to the deadline. No nominations will be accepted from the floor or after noon on February 16th, 2012. Mail to John Salm, Second Congressional District Republican Committee, 505 S. Independence Blvd, Ste. 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. POSTMARKS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Letters of candidacy and filing fees may be hand delivered from 10:00am -12:00 Noon, Thursday, February 16th, 2012 to the Byler & Sampson Law Firm, 505 S. Independence Blvd. Ste. 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.

Filing for Chairman of the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee

Any person who desires to seek election as Chairman of the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee must deliver a letter of candidacy along with a non-refundable filing fee of $1,000.00 (One Thousand dollars and zero cents) to the 2nd Congressional District Republican Convention Nominations Committee Chairman of the Nominations Committee, Mr. John Salm, or his designee. See Filing Deadline paragraph above for details.

Filing for Member of the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia

Any person who desires to seek election as one of three at-large State Central Representatives of the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee must deliver a letter of candidacy along with a non-refundable filing fee of $250.00 (Two Hundred Fifty dollars and zero cents) to the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee Chairman of the Nominations Committee, Mr. John Salm, or his designee. See Filing Deadline paragraph above for details.

Filing for Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention

Any person who desires to seek election as Delegate or Alternate to the 2012 Republican National Convention must deliver a letter of candidacy along with a non-refundable filing fee of $250.00 (Two Hundred Fifty dollars and zero cents) to the 2nd Congressional District Republican Convention Nominations Committee Chairman, Mr. John Salm, or his designee. See Filing Deadline paragraph above for details.

Filing for Presidential Elector from the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia

Any person who desires to seek election as Presidential Elector from the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia must deliver a letter of candidacy along with a non-refundable filing fee of $500.00 (Five Hundred dollars and zero cents) to the 2nd Congressional District Republican Convention Nominations Committee Chairman of the Nominations Committee, Mr. John Salm, or his designee. See Filing Deadline paragraph above for details.

Certification of Delegates

The said delegates and alternate delegates to the District Convention so elected shall be certified in writing with their respective names, addresses (including zip codes), and optional phone number and email addresses over the signatures of the permanent chairman and permanent secretary of the unit mass meeting or convention, or of the unit chairman of the unit committee which may have conducted a party canvass to select the delegates and alternate delegates.

ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND APPLICABLE FEES, REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF UNIT MASS MEETING, PARTY CANVASS OR CONVENTION MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012, OR DELIVERED IN PERSON NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M., MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012. ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND FEES SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE 2nd DISTRICT CHAIRMAN, GARY C. BYLER,505 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE BLVD. SUITE 201, VA.BEACH, VA 23452 OR HIS DESIGNEE. COPIES OF SAID DELEGATE CERTIFICATIONS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY DULY FILED CANDIDATES TO BE SELECTED BY THE 2ND DISTRICT CONVENTION, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT BY SAID CHAIRMAN.

After the filing deadline of the certification, no change may be made except a certified alternate delegate may be made a delegate. Payments for registration fees are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. A copy of the published call of the convention, mass meeting or party canvass called for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternate delegates to said convention, must accompany the certification with the date of publication included. Certification should be mailed or delivered as follows:

Original to: Mr. Gary C. Byler, Chairman

2nd Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee

505 S. Independence Blvd. Ste. 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Copy: for the Unit’s permanent records

Resolutions

Resolutions proposed to be considered by the 2nd Congressional District Republican Convention shall by typed and submitted to the 2nd Congressional District Republican Convention Resolution Committee Chairman, receiving such resolutions via regular mail at 505 S. Independence Blvd. Ste. 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452

prior to 12:00 PM on May 2, 2012, or in person on May 3, 2012, prior to 10:00 AM. The Resolutions Committee shall meet and report on all such resolutions so submitted. Submission of resolutions after 10:00 AM the day of the Convention is prohibited.

Committees

Members of the Convention Arrangements, Credentials, Nominations, Elections,

Resolutions and Rules Committees shall be appointed by the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee Chairman and shall meet in advance of the Convention (at the discretion of the Chairman of each such Committee and the District Chairman) to perform their duties subject to ratification by the delegates present and voting at the Convention. The Convention shall be conducted in accordance with the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia, and Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 10th Edition. An abbreviated version of this Call, indicating date, time, location, purpose, fees and information on how to obtain a full copy of the Call, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the District at least fifteen (15) days prior to the earliest filing deadline provided herein.

A full copy of this Call for Convention shall be posted, and available via download, on the Republican Party of Virginia website. A copy of this Call will also be posted on active websites of subordinate Units within the 2nd Congressional District. It will also be made available via written request to the 2nd District Nominations Chairman.

Paid for and authorized by the Second Congressional District of Virginia Republican Committee.

ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF JANUARY, 2012 BY THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. Gary C. Byler, Chairman

Second District Republican Committee Meeting

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:45:30 -0400

Official Call
Second District Republican Committee Meeting
Issued September 20, 2011

I, Gary C. Byler, Chairman of the Second District Republican Committee, do hereby call for a meeting of the Second District Republican Committee for Tuesday, October 4, 2011.

The meeting will be held at:

Norfolk GOP Victory Office
2366 East Little Creek Road
Norfolk, Virginia
in the Roosevelt Shopping Center and shall begin promptly at 7:30 PM.

The agenda shall be as follows:

1.Call to Order
2.Invocation
3.Pledge of Allegiance
4.Reading of the Republican Creed
5.Roll Call
6.Introduction of Guests and Visitors
7.Appointment of Proxy Committee
8.Report of Proxy Committee
9.Approval of recent minutes
10.Secretary's Report
11.Treasurer's Report
12.Chairman's Report
13.Unit Chair's Report
14.Republican Women's Club Report
15.Young Republican Report
16.College Republican Report
17.Old Business
18.New Business
a.Proposed Amendment to Bylaws to allow Committee to Authorize Chairman to spend up to $500 per expenditure between Committee meeting.
b.Receipt Rules Complaint
19.Campaign Updates
ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND, THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sincerely,

Gary C. Byler,
Second District Chairman

Training Seminar

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:06:37 -0400

The Second Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia is pleased to invite our future party leaders to a training seminar on Saturday, August 18th, 2011 at the new 2nd District Headquarters located at 2300 E- Little Creek Road in the Roosevelt Shopping Center. Featured speaker will be Mr. Richard Krauss and will speak on matters regarding communications, voter organization, campaign events and coalition building. Mr. Krauss is a past-chairman of political organizations for the Republican Party of Virginia and held that post longer than any other member in recent memory. He is the Director of Communications for the George Allen Campaign, is a speaker for the Sorensen Institute and is listed as one of the 20 most influential power-brokers in the Republican Party of Virginia. Refreshments will be provided to all attendees.

Second District Meeting-Official Meeting Call

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:23:02 -0400

Official Call Second District Republican Committee Meeting Issued June 22, 2011 I, Gary C. Byler, Chairman of the Second District Republican Committee, do hereby call for a meeting of the Second District Republican Committee for Thursday, June 30, 2011. The meeting will be held at the Virginia Beach Republican Headquarters, 2955 Virginia Beach Blvd # 105Virginia Beach, VA 23452 and shall begin promptly at 7:30 PM.
The agenda shall be as follows:
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Reading of the Republican Creed
Roll Call
Introduction of Guests and Visitors
Appointment of Proxy Committee
Report of Proxy Committee
Approval of recent minutes
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Chairman’s Report
Unit Chair’s Report
Republican Women’s Club Report
Young Republican Report
College Republican Report
Old Business
New Business
Review and Confirmation of 2nd District Committee Bylaws

ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND,
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sincerely,
Gary C. Byler,
Second District Chairman

Virginia Beach Mass Meeting Call

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:52:10 -0400

As Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach (RPVB) of the Republican Party of Virginia, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Kenneth J. Longo, do hereby issue this call for a Republican Party of Virginia Beach Mass Meeting to be held at RPVB Headquarters located at 2955 Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 105, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 beginning at 6:00 p.m. local time on Friday, July 1, 2011 for the purpose of electing delegates to the 6th Senate District Convention to be held on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., at Norfolk Masonic Temple No. 1, 7001 Granby St., Norfolk, Virginia.

All legal and qualified registered voters of the 6th Senate District within the City of Virginia Beach, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required, their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election, may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

Candidates for the election at said Mass Meeting shall file the 6th Senate District Convention Virginia Beach Filing Form in person, to Kenneth J. Longo, Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach, 2955 Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 105, Virginia Beach VA 23452, which must be received no later than Friday, July 1, 2011, 5:45 p.m. Postmarks do not govern. Only those who pre-file may stand for election at this Virginia Beach Mass Meeting.

There will be no registration fee to participate in this Mass Meeting. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. The complete Call for the 6th Senate District Republican Convention can be found at: http://www.rpv.org/node/548. The Filing Form can be found at: http://www.rpvb.org/downloads/2011MassMeetingForm.pdf Contact Chairman Ken Longo 757-309-1350 with any questions.

Norfolk Mass Meeting Call

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:50:12 -0400

OFFICIAL CALL
Republican Party of Norfolk Mass Meeting of the Republican Party of Virginia

As Chairman of the Republican Party of Norfolk of the Republican Party of Virginia, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Pamela S. Brown, do hereby issue this call for a Republican Party of Norfolk Mass Meeting to be held at Cagney's Restaurant, 1108 East Little Creek Rd Norfolk VA, 23518 starting at 9:00 am local time on July 2, 2011 for the purposes of: electing delegates to the 6th Senate District Convention to be held on July 9, 2011.

Qualifications for Participation All legal and qualified voters of the 6th Senate District within the City of Norfolk under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required, their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election, may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

Filing Requirements Candidates for the election at said mass meeting shall file the 6th Senate District Convention Norfolk Filing Form by mail or in person, to Pamela S. Brown, Chairman of the Republican Party of Norfolk, 8507 Troy St Norfolk VA 23503, which must be received not later than June 30, 2011, 5:00 pm, post marks do not govern.

Only those who pre-file may stand for election at this Norfolk Mass Meeting.

Registration Fee There will be no registration fee to participate in this mass meeting. Registration begins at 8:00 am. In the event no more than 487 qualified individuals pre-file by the filing deadline, all those properly filed will be deemed elected and the Mass Meeting will not be held.

Paid for and authorized by the Republican Party of Norfolk

New Website in Development for Eastern Shore Party Units

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:36:19 -0400

A new website is currently in development for our Republican brethern on Virginia's Eastern Shore and it is due to be launched in the second week of June-a full two-weeks ahead of schedule!

This new project will be a one-stop resource for Republican news and happenings on the Eastern Shore and will incorporate a cutting-edge look as well as new features that will help spread the word about our party.

So look for this new website soon-it's going to be AWSOME!

Now You Can Donate Online!

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:33:36 -0400

The 2nd Virginia Congressional District is pleased to announce that our new website can now process your online donations!

Please consider making a commitment to support the 2nd District and help us provide the resources our candidates will need to carry their message to the voters in 2012!

2012 Race is Getting Larger!

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:28:58 -0400

The field of candidates for the nomination to succeed Democratic Senator Jim Webb is growing-we now have FIVE great candidates to choose from!

We also have two great candidates competing for the Republican Nomination to run against Democratic State Senator Ralph Northam in the 6th Senate District, Ben Loyola and John Amiral!

The future of our Republic is at stake and we must elect more Republicans to turn back the socialist agenda of the Obama administration.

Carefully consider each of these candidates stand on the issues and support the one that best-represents your values and get behind them!

Welcome to the new Second Congressional District Website

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:50:22 -0400

Chairman Gary Byler would like to welcome you to the new, updated Second Congressional District website.
This long-overdue update is a welcome addition to the tools we will need to prevail over the opposition at the polls in November.