Yavapai County Gop Precinct Committeeman Handbook 2019-2020
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YAVAPAI COUNTY GOP PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN HANDBOOK 2019-2020 Table of Contents SECTION I Letter from YavGop Chair – Donna Tanzi 2 YavGop Executive Committee Board 3 Introduction 4 Founding of the Republican Party 5 Republican Platform 2016 Preamble 6 Arizona Republican Party – How We Are Structured 7-9 The Successful Precinct Committeeman 10-12 Yavapai County Republican Committee 2019 Committeeman Oath 13 YavGop Precincts Allocation 14 Voter Registration 15-16 2019-2020 Election Dates/Voter Registration Deadlines 17 Republican Contact Information Local/State/Federal 18-21 Maps – State and County 22-25 Notes 26 SECTION II 2017 Continuing Bylaws of Yavapai GOP 1-20 Copyright 2019 Yavapai County Republican Committee All Rights Reserved Paid for by the Yavapai County Republican Commttee, Chair - Donna Tanzi 112B East Union Street, Prescott, Arizona 86314 (928) 776-4500 www.yavgop.org Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee Assembled and Researched by Brenda Dickinson, YavGop Education Chair Page 1 YAVAPAI COUNTY GOP Dear Precinct Committeemen, PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN HANDBOOK Each election cycle we’ve been warned, “This is THE most critical election 2019-2020 in our lifetime.” Our 2018 General Election was that wake-up call when the Democrat Party made significant inroads into Arizona politics – they gave us a left-leaning U.S. senator who hardly represents our American values, and they’ve gained state legislative seats that threaten our Republican agenda. And yet, in each election cycle the question remains: How do we Republicans address this political paradigm shift and get back to winning? Many will agree that the Precinct Committeemen (PCs) are the grassroots of our Party. As above average voters, you do, indeed, influence our county and state voters. Your involvement in the Republican Party at the local level is one of educator and patriot. Your most important mission to be embraced is: Through Your Knowledge, Garner the Maximum Number of Republican Votes from Your Precinct. Over the next two years, our local focus is to establish a united, educated, and fully staffed Precinct Committeemen Membership. We are looking to fill all eligible vacant PC seats with those that understand the heavy lifting of the Republican Party begins with each of us volunteering a minimum of 12 hours per month. Through your participation and dedication, we will activate this strategy with neighborhood walks and phone calls focused on expounding on this message, “Why voting Republican is vital for Yavapai County; Arizona; and the United States of America.” What better way can we help in the re-election of President Trump and improve our national and state Republican majority than showing our support in each of Yavapai County’s 45 precincts? If your precinct is full, I hope you will direct your family, friends and neighbors on how best they can serve in another capacity. Thank you to all our county Precinct Committeemen who work so tirelessly to keep Yavapai County RED! I look forward to all of us rolling up our sleeves and working together in this endeavor to keep our country on track with liberty, capitalism and patriotism. Donna Tanzi Chairwoman Yavapai County Republican Committee Page 2 Yavapai County Republican Committee Executive Committee Board 2019-2020 County Chair Donna Tanzi [email protected] Harry Oberg 1st Vice Chair [email protected] Paul Carey 2nd Vice Chair [email protected] Roger Reinsch Treasurer [email protected] Alex Harris Assistant Treasurer [email protected] Sandra Laney Secretary [email protected] Anne Roper Assistant Secretary [email protected] 112B Union Street • Prescott, AZ 86303 (928) 776-4500 • (928) 776-4552 (Fax) • [email protected] Page 3 IntroductionIntroduction Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) “The“The whole whole state state must bemust so well be organized so well thatorganized every Whig that every Whig cancan be be brought brought to the to polls. the polls. So divide So the divide country the into country small districtsinto small and appointdistricts in andeach appoint a committee. in each Make a committee. a perfect list Make of voters a perfect and ascertain list of withvoters certainty and ascertain for whom with they certainty will vote. for Keep whom a theyconstant will watchvote. Keepon the doubtfula constant voters watch and have on themthe doubtful talked to votersby those and in whom have they them have talked the most to confidence.by those in On whom Election they Day have see the that most every confidence. Whig is brought On to Election the polls.” Day - Abrahamsee that Lincoln, every Whig 1840 is brought to the polls.” - Abraham Lincoln, 1840 The basics of precinct organization are the same today as they were when Abraham Lincoln wrote this 179 years ago. 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Page 4 Founding of the Republican Party On July 6, 1854, just after the anniversary of the nation, an anti-slavery state conventionFounding was held of inthe Jackson, Republican Michigan. The Party hot day forced the large crowd outside to a nearby oak grove. At this “Under the Oaks Convention” theOn July first 6, 1854, statewide just after candidates the anniversary were of the selected nation, an for anti -slaverywhat statewould become the convention was held in Jackson, Michigan. The hot day forced the large crowd Republicanoutside to a nearby Party. oak grove. At this “Under the Oaks Convention” the first statewide candidates were selected for what would become the Republican UnitedParty. by desire to abolish slavery, it was in Jackson that the Platform of the Under the Oaks Convention read: “…we will cooperate and be known as REPUBLICANS…”United by desire to abolish Prior toslavery, July, itsmaller was in Jackson groups that had the gathered Platform inof theintimate settings Under the Oaks Convention read: “…we will cooperate and be known as likeREPUBLICANS the schoolhouse…” Prior to in July, Ripon, smaller Wisconsin. groups had However,gathered in theintimate meeting settings in Jackson wouldlike the beschoolhouse the first in ever Ripon, mass Wisconsin. gathering However, of the the Republicanmeeting in Jackson Party. would be the first ever mass gathering of the Republican Party. The name “Republican” was chosen, alluding to Thomas Jefferson’s The name “Republican” was chosen, alluding to Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic- Democratic-RepublicanRepublican Party and conveying Party a commitment and conveying to the ainalienable commitment rights ofto life, the inalienable rightsliberty, andof life, the pursuitliberty, of and happiness. the pursuit of happiness. First Republican Party meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin, on March 20, 1854. First Republican Party meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin, on March 20, 1854. On JanuaryJanuary 1, 1863,1, 1863, President President Abraham Abraham Lincoln issues Lincoln the Emanciipation issues the Emanciipation Proclamation. On January 31, 1865, a Republican controlled 38th Congress passes the 13th OnAmendment January abolishing 31, 1865, slavery. a Republican controlled 38th Congress passes the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Page 5 Republican Platform 2016 Preamble With this platform, we the Republican Party reaffirm the principles that unite us in a common purpose. We believe in American exceptionalism. We believe the United States of America is unlike any other nation on earth. We believe America is exceptional because of our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender, and now as exemplar of liberty for the world to see. We affirm — as did the Declaration of Independence: that all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe in the Constitution as our founding document. We believe the Constitution was written not as a flexible document, but as our enduring covenant. We believe our constitutional system — limited government, separation of powers, federalism, and the rights of the people — must be preserved uncompromised for future generations. We believe political freedom and economic freedom are indivisible. When political freedom and economic freedom are separated — both are in peril; when united, they are invincible. We believe that people are the ultimate resource — and that the people, not the government, are the best stewards of our country’s God- given natural resources. As Americans and as Republicans we wish for peace — so we insist on strength. We will make America safe. We seek friendship with all peoples and all nations, but we recognize and are prepared to deal with evil in the world. Based on these principles, this