As Chairman of the Albemarle County Republican Committee of the Republican Party, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Christian J. Schoenewald, do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held at Lane Auditorium in the County Office Building, 401 McIntire Rd., starting at 7:00pm local time on Thursday, March 25th for the following purposes:

1. Electing up to 365 Delegates and an equal number of Alternates to the Republican Party of Virginia Fifth Congressional District Convention to be held in Hampden Sydney College, Johns Auditorium, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia on May 1, 2010 at 11:00am for the purposes of electing a Congressional District Chairman.  Each unit is entitled to one (1) Delegate Vote per (500) Republican votes for Governor and President at their last election, so that Albemarle County is entitled to 73 Delegate Votes;
2. To elect a County chairman and  members to the County committee

And for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the mass meeting.

All legal and qualified voters under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions, or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

In addition to the foregoing, to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party after March 1, 2004, or in the last five years, whichever is more recent.

A single exception to this shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intends, at the time of the writing, to support the nominees of the Republican Party in the future.  Any voter that utilizes the foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall not have the benefit of the exception thereafter.

Candidates for election for Unit Chairman or as a delegate or alternate delegate to the Fifth District Convention at said mass meeting shall file a written statement by mail or in person, to Alan Collier, 7000 Monroe Ct., Charlottesville, VA 22911, which must be received not later than 7:00pm on Friday, March 19, 2010 (postmarks do not govern) and accompanied by any fees as noted below. The 2010 Delegate Registration Form will be available at the Albemarle GOP Headquarters, 455 Albemarle Square, Charlottesville, VA 22901 and as a printable PDF file on the front page of www.AlbemarleGOP.org.

If no more than one candidate files for election to the office of County chairman, that candidate will be declared elected. If fewer than the maximum number of Delegates that Albemarle County is entitled to at the Fifth District convention prefile, all properly prefiled candidates shall be deemed elected.

Unit Chairman – there will be no filing fee to run for Unit Chairman.

Delegate/Alternate Delegate to the Fifth District Convention - $10 mandatory registration made payable to the Albemarle County Republican Committee.

There will not be a registration fee to participate in this mass meeting.

Paid for and authorized by the Albemarle County Republican Committee.

Greetings from Chairman Christian J. Schoenewald:

     "Welcome! The Albemarle County Republicans are local residents who believe in personal responsibility, less reliance on government, and taxes sufficient to meet real needs. We volunteer our time to support local, state, and national candidates. If you want to join in the fun, or simply want to learn more, please come to one of our events -- we'd love to meet you!"

• The Albemarle County Republican Committee is the conservative political party organization for Albemarle County, Virginia. We're not only a "committee," but a large organization of regular folks who believe in conservative values.
• We provide a forum for promoting conservative ideas including election of conservative local and Virginia candidates. The Committee sponsors numerous activities throughout the year including monthly breakfasts with speakers from throughout the Commonwealth, quarterly membership meetings, and family-oriented activities such as our Annual Fall Picnic and Flag Day Appreciation picnic.
• Our monthly breakfast meeting is held at the Golden Corral Restaurant at 8:30am on the second Saturday of each month. Our Speakers have included Jerry Kilgore, Congressmen Virgil Goode and Eric Cantor, Lt. Gov. John Hager, State Delegates Rob Bell, Steve Landes, Watkins Abbit, Paul Harris, and Jeannemarie Devolites, state senators, political "gurus" such as Dr. Robert Holsworth (VCU Center for Public Policy) and Ken Stroupe (UVa Center for Politics), and many other local and statewide office officials and candidates.
• As you visit our website, please let us know what you think and if there is anything we can do for YOU!