Presidency5, the RPOF State Convention and Straw Poll will be held in Orland,Florida September 22nd - September 24th.  This is your chance to be a part of history and help select the next President of the United States.  Delegates will be selected by the REC in St. Johns County on July 14th, 2011.  St. Johns County is allotted 55 delegates.The selection process consists of two parts:

The County Chairman, The State Committeeman and the State Committeeman are automatically selected.  They will still have to pay the delegate fee.

75% (39) of the allotted delegates will be selected by a lottery.

25% (13) of the allotted delegates will be selected by the committee composed of the Chairman, The State Committeeman and the State Committeewoman.

Those selected must be prepared to pay their registration fee that night. 

The RPOF has taken 100,000 s.f. of the Orlando Convention Center.  The ACU (American Conservative Union) has taken the other 600,000 s.f. in the building and will be hosting  many other events in conjunction with the convention.  The events kick off with a televised Presidential debate on Thursday night hosted by Fox News.  On Friday theRPOF will hold its Quarterly Meeting, at the same time many of the candidates will be hosting caucuses and events to meet with delegates in the runup to the vote on Saturday.

This will be an exciting event.  Do not miss it.  For Complete details, visit the P5 website.

For the first time in over 10 years, the Republican Party of Florida will hold a state convention and straw poll this September in Orlando.  The Presidency 5 convention allows you, any Republican registered as such since before February 1, 2011 to participate and be among the 3500 delegates that will cast their preference vote for the Presidential Candidate of your choice.  You wanted a chance to make a difference...this is your opportunity.

The convention will he be held at the Orlando Convention Center from Thursday September 22nd through Saturday September 24th.  It will begin with the delegates forming the audience for a Presidential Debate that will be telecast nationally by Fox News.  Saturday, you will observe the quarterly meeting of the RPOF, listen to Presidential hopefuls as they visit the various meetings and caucuses and the events being sponsored simultaneously by the American Conservative Union.

It is criticalthat you take this opportunity to voice you concerns and vote for the preferred nominee. The straw poll will come in advance of the Florida Presidential Preference Primary to be held in the 5th position nationally sometime in the first quarter of 2012. It is guranteed that the following candidates will be there:

• Tim Pawlenty
• Herman Cain
• Mitt Romney
• Newt Gingrich

You may possibly get to vote for:

• Rick Perry
• Rudy Giuliani
• Sara Palin
• Michele Bachman
  
• Chris Christie

But only if you register to qualify for the delegate selection lottery to be held at our July REC meeting on Thursday July 14th.  In order to qualify for the Delegate Selection Lottery to be held that night, you must register at the P5 website by June 10th.

Go to the website and Register NOW!!!!!  Click This Link To Register.

Do not miss this opportunity to register now! Join us as we work to de-elect Barack Obama and send him to an early retirement. For complete information and to register today,visit www.presidency5.com.

Harlan was interviewed by Scott Draughon.  Harlan and Scott discussed politics in St. Johns county and Florida and prospects for the future.  Click this link to listen now.

Attached below is a copy of the Bylaws of the Republican Executive Committee of St. Johns County.

Attached below is a copy of the current Constitution of the Republican Executive Committee of St. Johns County.

The Republican Executive Committee of St. Johns County held the Grand Opening event for its Victory 2010 Headquarters on July 10th.  The event was a watershed for this year as we move towards the critical organizing effort to get out the vote and energize the conservative base in St. Johns County.  The event was a smashing success and we had several hundred people throughout the day stop, enjoy some grilled goodies and listen to speakers extol the virtues of conservatism.  Select the read more link below.

The RPOF County Model Constitution is available for any County REC that does not wish to bother adopting their own Rules or Constitution.  Any County that does adopt its own Rules and Constitution, must ensure their rules and constitution are not "in conflict" with the County Model Constitution, the Rules of the RPOF, the State RPOF Constitution and Florida Statute.   The RPOF Model Constitution is available for dwonload.  It is shown as an attachment below.

The RPOF Constitution is stored as an Attachment to this post.  You can download it by clicking on the link below:

This is a reprint of Florida Statutes Section 103.  This section delineates the power, duties and responsibilities of the County Executive Committees.  This section governs all GOP County Executive Committees.

103.121  Powers and duties of executive committees.--

(1)(a)  Each state and county executive committee of a political party shall have the power and duty:

1.  To adopt a constitution by two-thirds vote of the full committee.

2.  To adopt such bylaws as it may deem necessary by majority vote of the full committee.

3.  To conduct its meetings according to generally accepted parliamentary practice.

4.  To make party nomination when required by law.

5.  To conduct campaigns for party nominees.

6.  To raise and expend party funds. Such funds may not be expended or committed to be expended except after written authorization by the chair of the state or county executive committee.

(b)  The county executive committee shall receive payment of assessments upon candidates to be voted for in a single county except state senators and members of the House of Representatives and representatives to the Congress of the United States; and the state executive committees shall receive all other assessments authorized. All party assessments shall be 2 percent of the annual salary of the office sought by the respective candidate. All such committee assessments shall be remitted to the state executive committee of the appropriate party and distributed in accordance with subsection (5).

(2)  The chair and treasurer of an executive committee of any political party shall be accountable for the funds of such committee and jointly liable for their proper expenditure for authorized purposes only. The funds of each such state executive committee shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit furnished to the Department of State for its examination prior to April 1 of the ensuing year. When filed with the Department of State, copies of such audit shall be public documents. The treasurer of each county executive committee shall maintain adequate records evidencing receipt and disbursement of all party funds received by him or her, and such records shall be publicly audited at the end of each calendar year and a copy of such audit filed with the supervisor of elections and the state executive committee prior to April 1 of the ensuing year.

(3)  Any chair or treasurer of a state or county executive committee of any political party who knowingly misappropriates, or makes an unlawful expenditure of, or a false or improper accounting for, the funds of such committee is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4)  The central committee or other equivalent governing body of each state executive committee shall adopt a rule which governs the time and manner in which the respective county executive committees of such party may endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party's nomination for election. Upon adoption, such rule shall provide the exclusive method by which a county committee may so endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend. No later than the date on which qualifying for public office begins pursuant to s. 99.061, the chair of each county executive committee shall notify in writing the supervisor of elections of his or her county whether the county executive committee has endorsed or intends to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend candidates for nomination pursuant to party rule. A copy of such notification shall be provided to the Secretary of State and to the chair of the appropriate state executive committee.

(5)  The state chair of each state executive committee shall return the 2-percent committee assessment for county candidates to the appropriate county executive committees only upon receipt of a written statement that such county executive committee chooses not to endorse, certify, screen, or otherwise recommend one or more candidates for such party's nomination for election and upon the state chair's determination that the county executive committee is in compliance with all Florida statutes and all state party rules, bylaws, constitutions, and requirements.

History.--ss. 20, 21, 23, 28, ch. 6469, 1913; RGS 324, 325, 327, 332; CGL 381, 382, 384, 389; s. 1, ch. 25389, 1949; s. 9, ch. 26329, 1949; s. 7, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 41, ch. 28156, 1953; s. 2, ch. 29935, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-743; s. 1, ch. 61-157; s. 1, ch. 63-97; ss. 6, 7, 8, ch. 67-353; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 77-104; s. 32, ch. 77-175; s. 50, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 82-160; s. 25, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 83-242; s. 1, ch. 89-256; s. 609, ch. 95-147; s. 64, ch. 2005-277.