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Times-Courier
The Republican Party of Gilmer County will convene precinct caucuses to elect delegates and alternate delegates to the Gilmer County Republican Party Convention Saturday, March 21, at 9 a.m.
The county convention will convene at 10 a.m. March 21, at the same location for the purpose of electing delegates and alternate delegates to the congressional district convention and the state convention for the purpose of selecting representative delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Additionally, the convention will conduct all other business as necessary. Both the precinct caucuses and county convention will be held at the Gilmer County Courthouse (jury assembly room), 1 Broad Street, Ellijay. The county convention will convene at 10 a.m. All Gilmer County residents who are legally registered to vote and believe in the principles of the Republican Party are urged to participate in this process. Delegates and alternates will not be required to pay a fee to attend.
The 9th Congressional District Convention will convene Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. at Dillard House, 768 Franklin Street in Dillard. The district convention will be electing three delegates and three alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Delegates and alternates will be required to pay a fee of $35, which is to cover the cost of the convention.
Pursuant to the official call of the Georgia Republican Party, all individuals desiring to be a delegate or delegate alternate to the Republican National Convention are reminded that in order to be eligible for consideration by the district or state nominating committee(s) shall complete on or before April 3, 2020, the GRP online application (as published on GAGOP.org) and provide all requested supporting material associated with said application. All such individuals are also required to meet with the respective nominating committee(s) as a prerequisite to having such an individual’s name placed in nomination at such convention(s).
The Georgia Republican Party State Convention will convene at 2 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, and will elect the Georgia Republican Party national committeeman and committeewoman along with the at-large delegates to the National Republican Convention, in addition to conducting all other business as necessary. Delegates and alternates will be required to pay a fee, which is to cover the cost of the convention.
For further information, contact Richie Stone, chairman of the Gilmer County Republican Party, at Chairman.GilmerGOP@gmail.com.