"The mission of the Cache GOP is to promote and defend the Constitution and values of our Platform through finding, electing and supporting principled Republicans in elected offices through the caucus-convention system. The Party also defends our Platform through media, social events, training, and education."

 

Standing Rules, RR 59:27

1. These rules shall govern any conflict with Robert's Rules.

2. Debate time for the adoption of the agenda is limited to 20 minutes.

3. Each member to this meeting will be issued a credential card that is non-transferrable and must be displayed at the time of voting.

4. Only credentialed Republicans are allowed to speak unless approved by the chair per RR 61:19.

5. Elected Official and Auxiliary Reports: These addresses may occur at any time during the proceedings, as time allows, as determined by the chair.

6. In order to ensure the efficiency of the convention and respect of attendees time, items of business may be moved forward at the Chair’s discretion, as time allows.

7. Bylaw/Platform Proposal Discussion: Maximum time limit for discussion on each proposal is 20 minutes. The person who proposes the bylaw will have 5 minutes to introduce the proposal. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes each. Speakers may ask the person proposing the bylaw change questions, who may give short responses. At the end of the discussion period, the body may motion to extend the debate time by a specific number of minutes by majority vote, otherwise all pending amendments are voted on in their current state after which the main motion is voted on.

8. Speakers face the chair when making motions, and may face the body when presenting information.

9. Affiliates may exhibit and distribute literature inside the foyer of the venue without charge. All other entities desiring a booth/table to exhibit must be approved by the Executive Committee and pay the required fee. Exhibits are confined to designated areas inside the foyer. Exhibitors are responsible to remove their materials after the Convention. Exhibitor shall pay any required cleaning fees for which they are responsible. Any and all literature distributed must prominently display the name and contact information of the group or person responsible for it. Any literature

being distributed without this disclosure may be removed from the premises.

10. Special Rule for Bylaw Proposal 11 (Section 9G): Two competing versions of Section 9G have been submitted: (a) by Jana Atkinson and (b) by Valerie Byrnes. They will be considered together as one question by filling a blank, as follows:

1. Each sponsor (or their designee) gets 3 minutes to introduce their version, in the order (a), (b).

2. Discussion covers both versions together and is limited to 20 minutes total, with speakers limited to 2 minutes each.

3. No amendments to the individual versions are in order.

4. Members then vote on the versions one at a time in the order (a), (b). The first version to get a majority of those present and authorized to vote (Bylaw 9A) is chosen, and no further versions are voted on.

5. The chosen version is then put to a final vote on adoption, which requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote of qualified voting members present (Bylaw 10B).

6. If no version gets a majority, Section 9G stays as it is.

 

Voting Threshold

Bylaw 9A: All matters to be voted upon by any committee established by these By-laws or any convention or precinct caucus shall be by majority vote of those present and authorized to vote, unless otherwise specified herein.

Bylaw 10B: These By-laws may be amended at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of qualified voting members or delegates present at a regular or specifically called County Central Committee meeting or County Convention, respectively.

 

Voting Percentage Calculation

Due to 9A requiring a “majority vote of those present,” Roberts Rules 44:7-9 requires the denominator of the percentage calculation include all credentialed voters in the hall at the time of the vote. To comply with this requirement, the chair will ask if everyone has voted before closing balloting so the ballot count is the Denominator.

 

Bylaw 2A:  A quorum for the Central Committee shall be 50 members, or a majority of precincts represented.

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The MISSION of the Cache GOP is to get our Platform into government, by promoting and defending the Constitution through finding, electing and supporting principled Republicans through the caucus-convention system and through media, social events, training and education.​​

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