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8th District Convention |
| Mark your calendar! |
Date: Saturday, May 15
Registration: 8:30 - 10 am
Convention: 10 am - 1 pm
Where: Edison High School
5801 Franconia Rd., Alexandria
(1 mile south of Beltway,
just off S. Van Dorn St. - see map)
-- IMPORTANT --
Registration begins at 8:30 am, and closes promptly at 10 am. You must be signed in by 10 am, in order to vote! |
| More information |
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Official Convention call, including rules for filing by delegates and candidates.
Proposed Convention rules, including rules for speeches, voting and other convention business.
(NOTE: Documents are in MS Word format, ~20 kb. To download, right-click on link and select "save as".) |
The Eighth District Republican Convention for 2004 will be held Saturday, May 15, to select the following:
- the Republican nominee for Congress in 2004
- the Republican district chairman (2-year term)
- 3 members of the Republican State Central Committee (4-year terms)
- 3 delegates and 3 alternate delegates to the Republican national convention (in New York City)
- a Presidential elector (to cast a vote in the Electoral College)
See list of candidates who filed, with email and web links. The proposed convention rules are also available for download.
Any registered voter in the 8th District, who is in accord with the principles of the Republican party and who signed up as a delegate by the local filing deadline, is eligible to participate. We encourage all delegates to attend! Guests are also welcome.
For candidates: Any person who wished to run for an elective position at the District Convention was required to submit a letter of intent and the appropriate filing fee to the 8th District Committee by the filing deadline:
- For Congress, District chairman and State Central Committee: Sat., March 6, 12 noon
- For National Convention delegates & alternates and Presidential elector: Sat., April 17, 12 noon
See more details on candidate filing procedures.
For delegates: Any person who wished to serve as a voting delegate at the District Convention was required to sign up in advance with his/her city or county Republican committee by the local filing deadline. Please note that the completed filing form had to be received by the relevant filing deadline; postmarks do not govern. There's no fee required to participate in the District Convention, but the District Committee does request a voluntary fee of $20 to help cover costs of the event.
| Get involved! |
On your filing form, you could sign up for any or all of the following:
Fairfax County convention
(April 3, Burke)
8th District convention
(May 15, Franconia)
State convention
(June 4-5, Richmond)
your local GOP committee
(for 2004-06)
We encourage 8th District Republicans to take an active role in the party at all levels.
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| Filing deadlines and selection processes |
| Unit |
Filing deadline |
Selection |
Alexandria City
(see ARCC site) |
Fri., March 19
CLOSED |
Party canvass**
Sat., March 27
CANCELLED |
Arlington County
(see ACRC site) | Wed., Feb. 25
CLOSED |
Party canvass**
Sat., March 13
CANCELLED |
Fairfax County
(see FCRC site) |
Sat., Mar. 6
CLOSED |
Party canvasses**
Thu., Mar. 25
CANCELLED |
Falls Church City
(see FCCRC site) |
Sat., March 13
CLOSED |
Mass meeting
Sat., March 20
3 - 5 pm |
| ** - Canvasses will be held only if number of persons filing exceeds available positions. |
More than 800 individuals signed up as delegates for this year's convention -- a large number, but still less than the maximum allowable size for the convention. Since there were no "overfilings" for delegate in any city or county, no further election procedures were required, and all those who signed up as delegates were automatically elected.
| Voting strength at the District Convention |
| Unit |
Number of votes |
Max. # of delegates |
| Alexandria City |
119 |
595 |
| Arlington County |
179 |
895 |
| Fairfax County |
330 |
1650 |
| Falls Church City |
14 |
70 |
| Total |
642 |
3210 |
Voting strength for each unit is determined by population and Republican voting performance in recent elections. Voting at the convention will be weighted so each unit is assured its full voting strength, regardless of how many delegates attend.
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