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Are you as frustrated with party politics in South Carolina as I am?

Would you like to be able to do something about it?

Are you interested in who gets nominated as a presidential candidate?

Did you know that in order to be a delegate or to vote for a delegate to the nominating national convention in 2012, you must sign up to be a delegate to your county convention this March?

Now is your chance to be involved!

The good thing is that it is really simple!  In March, all you need to do is show up!

If you want to be on your county executive committee, the decision making body for your county party, then all you need to do is bring a couple of friends with you in March and have them vote for you.  95% of the time that is all it takes.

You see, every two years the political parties in South Carolina are required to reorganize from the ground up.  The only requirement to participate is that you be a registered voter.

The thing that most folks don’t know is that very few people show up for reorganization.  Many precincts have no one show up.  They are wide open!

The good thing about this is that activists like us can show up with a few friends and outnumber the establishment types.

We can have the majority and become part of the leadership of the party simply by showing up!

Activists like you from all over South Carolina are learning that we can make our influence felt.  We can control the way the Republican Party does its business.  I expect we will have a controlling majority in many counties this time!

It is simple, and it is fun!  And best of all, it puts you in a leadership position in the party.

The details for each county are being gathered to a central website.  Check the SCGOP website, and if the info you need is not there, you can check www.Conservative.sc/GOP to see what is going on in your county.  Check back often, because information is being added as soon as it is available.

So, contact your county chairman and other activists in your county and get involved.  If you have any questions, you can contact me at talbert@talbertblack.com.  Please use the subject line “GOP Reorg.”

Here is a short, 4-minute video with a quick explanation of how it works.  Thanks to video genius Dave Wilson for putting this video together!  Enjoy!

For those who prefer a print explanation, here is a summary of what happens over the next three months:

REPUBLICAN PARTY REORGANIZATION IN THREE EASY STEPS

There are three meetings that make up the party reorganization.  At each meeting, there are positions of influence to which you can be elected.  Here is a short summary:

1. PRECINCT REORGANIZATION – if you can’t make any other meeting, this is the one you can’t miss.

* When? – March.  Each county will be different, so go to www.conservative.sc/GOP to get the specifics. You may also find information at this linkfor the state GOP, or you can contact your County Chairman using info at this link.

* Where? – Contact your County Chairman.

* Who can participate? – any registered voter who lives in the precinct.

* What happens that is important? – Each precinct will vote for the following:
   ­ One Precinct Executive Committeeman
   ­ Several Delegates to the County Convention
   ­ One Precinct President
   ­ Resolutions to forward to the county convention

* What do you need to do?
   ­ Bring as many as possible registered voter friends who live in your precinct to the meeting.  (get them registered if they are not)
   ­ Ask all to vote for you as Precinct Executive Committeeman.
   ­ Sign up to be a Delegate to the County Convention and ask your friends to do the same.
   ­ Select one of your friends to be the Precinct President and get all of your friends to vote for him.
   ­ Submit resolutions that you wish to forward to the county convention


2. COUNTY CONVENTION

* When? – April. Each county will be different, so go to www.conservative.sc/GOP to get the specifics. You may also find information at this linkfor the state GOP, or you can contact your County Chairman using info at this link.

* Where? – Contact your County Chairman.

* Who can participate? – Only those who sign up as delegates at each precinct reorganization

* What happens that is important? – The county convention will vote for:
   ­ Chairman, Vice Chairmen, State Committeeman
   ­ Delegates to the state convention
   ­ Resolutions to forward to the state party

* What do you need to do at the county convention?
   ­ Run and/or vote for Chairman, Vice Chairmen, State Executive Committeeman, etc.
   ­ Run and/or vote for conservative delegates to the state convention.
   ­ Vote for resolutions to forward to the state convention


3. STATE CONVENTION

* When? – May 7TH

* Where? – Probably the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

* Who can participate? – Those selected as delegates at each county convention

* What happens that is important? – The state convention will vote for:
   ­   Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the state party
   ­   Resolutions and state party rules

* What do you need to do at the county convention?
   ­   Run and/or vote for Chairman and Vice Chairmen
   ­   Vote for resolutions and rules

Remember, get involved!  Don’t just sit back and complain… do something about it.

Contact your county chairman today.  You can find out who he is and his contact information using this link.

In 2012, there will be state and congressional district conventions to elect delegates to the national presidential nominating convention.

The only people eligible to vote or run for delegate to the national convention are those who are delegates to the county conventions in April of this year.