Weber County Republican Party Blog

NOMINATING CONVENTION

2014-04-07T19:38:00.002-07:00

WEBER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY

NOMINATING CONVENTION

Saturday, April 12, 2014 • Ben Lomond High School Auditorium Ogden, Utah 84404

Special Thanks to Brad C. Smith, Superintendent, Ogden School District and Dale Wilkinson, Principal, Ben Lomond High School

AGENDA

8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.................................................... Credentials/Registration/Meet the Candidates 10:00 a.m.................................................................................................................. CONVENTION BEGINS Welcome and Call to Order........................................................Noall Knighton, County Chair Invocation ...................................................................................................Nathan Buttars, Leg 8 Chair
Pledge of Allegiance.............................................................................Brad Sawyer, Leg 12 Vice-Chair
National Anthem .........................Conducted by: Elizabeth Carlin, Leg 11 Chair and Acc. by Lael Gibby
Adoption of Rules/Agenda........................................................... Noall Knighton, County Chair Credentials Report.....................................Melissa Marler Weber GOP Secretary and Republican Women Parliamentarian............................................ XXX XXX, XXX XXX
Sergeant at Arms ...................................................................Terry Thompson, Weber County Sheriff Timekeeper ........................................................................... Chris Jenkins, Leg 8 Vice Chair

ELECTIONS

Candidate for Office Speeches

Speeches (3 Minutes)

Weber County Commission, Seat A - 4 Year Term…………........…….…… James Ebert
Weber County Commission, Seat A - 4 Year Term……....………….... Jan M. Zogmaister
Weber County Commission, Seat A - 4 Year Term…………….……… James Humphreys

Weber County Attorney - 4 year term …………....………..….……… Rick Westmoreland
Weber County Attorney - 4 year term ……………….....………….……...….. Chris Allred

Weber County Recorder/Surveyor - 6 year term…………………………… Ernest Rowley
Weber County Recorder/Surveyor - 6 year term ….……………….........……...LeAnn Kilts

Voting- Vote Counting …..………………………………….Matt Bell, Republican Women

Reports (3 Minutes):

Kerry Gibson………………………………………...…………….County Commission
Terry Thompson…………………………………….......……………………….Sheriff
John Bond…………………….…………………..…..…………….….…….Treasurer
John Ulibarri………………………….....……………...….………….………..Assessor
Ricky Hatch…………………………………………….……………...…..Clerk/Auditor
Spencer Cox(I)…………………....………………………………...………Lt.Governor
Gary Herbert (I) ……………………...………………………………………..Governor
Sean Reyes………………………...................…….…………….……Attorney General
Richard Ellis (I)………………....………………………………………...State Treasurer
John Dougall …………………………………...………...………………….State Auditor
US Senate Report………………………….....…………Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch US Senate
State of County Report……….............................................Matt Bell, County Commissioner
Weber County Republican Women Report..................................................... Christie Moore, Pres.
Weber County Party Treasurer’s Report........................................Suzanne Ellison-Ferre, Treasurer
Utah State Leg. Report……................................................................ Brad Dee, House Majority Leader Utah State Senate Report............................................................... Scott Jenkins, Senate Leader
Utah State Party Report ......................................................... James Evans, State Party Chairman
Republican National Committee Report……….…Bruce Hough, National Committeeman – State of Utah
Weber County Republican Party Report …….....……………………………………….Party Officer

WEBER COUNTY CONVENTION RULES • 12 April 2014

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WEBER COUNTY CONVENTION RULES • 12 April 2014

ORDER OF BUSINESS: The order of business shall be set forth in the agenda presented by the Weber County Republican Executive Committee and approved by the Convention.

TIME AND PLACE: The Convention will be called to order Saturday 12 April 2014 at Ben Lomond High School, Auditorium. Registration begins 8:30 a.m., Convention begins 10:00 a.m.

ANY DELEGATE NOT REGISTERED BY THE FINALIZED CREDENTIALS REPORT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE DURING THE CONVENTION.

RULES AND ORDER: All parliamentary procedures, other than those specifically adopted by the Convention, shall be in accordance with the latest edition of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised.

CONVENTION OFFICERS: The officers of this Convention shall be:

Convention Chair .............................Noall Knighton
Vice-Chair………………………………………….Lynda Pipkin
Credentials ..............................Bea Cardwell
Convention Secretary ........................Melissa Marler
Nomination/Election .......................Noall Knighton
Rules and Order of Business .............Noall Knighton
Ballot Counting Chair ……….Republican Women
Parliamentarian .....................................................TBD
Sergeant at Arms.........Sheriff Terry Thompson
Facilities Chair………….……..Suzanne Ellison-Ferre

MOTIONS: Only duly elected delegates, convention officers, and members of the executive committee shall be eligible to make or second motions. Any Republican in attendance shall be qualified to speak to a motion, but only duly certified delegates shall be eligible to vote. A person shall be eligible to speak once to a particular motion and the time shall not exceed two (2) minutes in making, seconding, or speaking to a motion. The timekeeper will ask speakers exceeding the allotted time to relinquish the floor.

RESOLUTIONS: The time limit for each resolution shall be 5 minutes.

CANDIDATE RULES: Only Republican candidates who have properly filed for elected public office as required by law shall be considered by the Convention.

NOMINATIONS: Any Republican attending the Convention shall be considered eligible to nominate or second the nomination of a candidate for an elected office. A nominating and seconding speech is the candidate’s option but shall be considered part of the candidate’s allotted time.

CANDIDATES ALLOTTED TIME: Time allotments shall be as follows: Federal, State candidates, reports three (3) minutes each, and Weber County races five (3) minutes each .

Where there is more than one candidate for an individual office candidates will speak order of random drawing held by party officers. Only candidates will be allowed to speak. A representative is not an eligible replacement and will not be allowed to speak.

VOTING: Voting procedures shall be as follows:

1. Voting shall be by secret ballot. Unopposed candidates shall be elected by acclamation. Candidates will appear on the ballot in alphabetic order.

2. Only duly-elected, authorized, and certified delegates shall be eligible to vote. The vote of a non-attending delegate is forfeited and cannot be cast by an alternate.

3. Delegates shall present their credentials, obtain a ballot, vote and deposit their ballot in the ballot box.

4. Multiple Republican candidates for the same office:

A. Any candidate receiving 60% of the votes cast shall be the Party’s candidate in the General Election.

B. In the event that three or more candidates are nominated for the same office, the Convention shall use multiple ballots to choose Party nominees. The first ballot shall be used to reduce the number of candidates to three if more than three candidates participate or by one if three participate. Each following ballot shall drop the lowest vote getter until two candidates remain. The two top candidates shall participate in the final ballot.

C. A candidate for an office that receives 60% or more of the votes cast at any point in the balloting process shall become the Party’s candidate without the necessity of running in the primary election.

D. If any two candidates for the same office receive the same number of votes and a winner is required, the tie shall be broken by a flip of a coin by the Convention Chair.

STATE DELEGATES: The Weber County Republican Party has been allotted 282 Delegates to the State Convention. All State delegate positions were allocated for election at the precinct caucuses. Any state delegate positions not filled at their associated precinct caucuses will be reallocated to the appropriate House and Senate district and may be filled during the legislative district caucuses at the convention using the following rules:

1. Only registered Republicans who reside in the same House and Senate district of the unfilled position are eligible to run for State Delegate. Credentials will be certified prior to the beginning of the convention.

2. Each Candidate shall be allotted 30 seconds to express qualifications to the caucus.

3. Each candidate may nominate himself/herself.

4. A nomination does not require a second.

5. Voting is by secret ballot.

6. Only certified county delegates from the same House and Senate district may vote, but any Republican of voting age by the General Election may be nominated.

7. Each delegate shall be allowed votes equal to the total number to be elected.

8. Any ballot with more votes than the total number allotted shall be invalid.

9. The persons receiving the most votes shall be duly elected state delegates. All ties will be decided by a flip of a coin by the District Chairman.

10. The number of State Delegates not filled are as follows:

All allocated state delegates were elected at the caucus meetings. None will be elected at convention.

CAUCUS: Caucus areas are provided by the Republican Party for each Legislative District. Any special interest group will provide its own caucus room and will not be considered a part of the Convention. In caucus, any Republican shall be qualified to speak to a motion. A person shall be eligible to speak once to a particular motion.

Representative candidates shall be allowed three (3) minutes to speak.

PRINTED MATERIAL: Printed material other than those materials made available by filed candidates or their representatives, must be approved for distribution by the Convention Chair prior to the Convention, unless the material has the author’s name and address on the material. The materials may be distributed to the delegates before, during, or after they erect posters, banners, or displays which comply with the regulations required for use of the building. Any person or candidate distributing material or erecting displays shall remove their material and displays from the building at the conclusion of the Convention, leaving the area as they found it. Candidates will be given additional instructions on the use of Buildings/grounds. Access to school property begins at 7:30am. Booths are assign on a first come-first served basis.

PLATFORM: The Convention shall adopt the tenets set forth in the Platform of the Utah Republican Party.

Call to Convention

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This notice is a call for your attendance at the 2014 Weber County 
Republican Nominating Convention. The purpose
of this meeting is to select our candidates from Weber County to 
represent the party, hear from our federal and state
candidates, obtain reports from party leaders, and conduct party business.

Meeting Information:
DATE: Saturday, April 12th, 2014
TIME: Registration 8:30-10:00 AM Meeting at 10:00 AM
PLACE: Ben Lomond High School
1080 9th St.
Ogden, Utah

Plan to come meet the candidates from 8:30 to 10:00am
Any questions, please direct them to:

Noall Knighton, Chair Cell 801-726-9944 noall@comcast.net
Lynda Pipkin, Vice-Chair Cell 801-791-6998 healthywealthynwise@gmail.com
Melissa Marler, Secretary Cell 801-726-9879 melissakmarler@gmail.com
Suzanne Ellison Ferre, Treasurer Cell 801-660-0032 suzhvl@hotmail.com

ALL of the documents for this meeting will be available on our website 
Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM. Resolutions
are due by April 5th, 2014 at 3 pm. Additional information will be 
available on the party website or at registration.

Sincerely,
Noall Knighton, Chairman



We will vote on County Candidates, hear from State and Federal 
Candidates, and consider resolutions at Convention
2014 Weber County Republican Party Nominating Convention. Thank you to 
ALL Delegates..
WEB SITE:  WCRGOP.ORG

Lincoln Day Celebration 2014

2014-01-31T12:59:00.002-07:00

Weber County Republican Party has been doing Lincoln Day Celebrations for many years. Recently we have decided to add a theme to our celebrations to help us celebrate people in our community who make a difference (in a good way).

Last year we celebrated women. We honored several different women in our community by giving them an award and having them deliver a short speech. This year we will be celebrating Hispanics. We will be giving awards to Hispanics in our community who contribute in so many different ways. Next year we will be celebrating our teenage population.

Please join us on February 28th to celebrate and give honor to the great Hispanics in our community who help make Weber County a great place to live. If you would like to nominate someone for one of these awards, please contact Noall Nighton, Lynda Pipkin, or Suzanne Ferre (see contact info below).

Tickets are $25 per person (includes a buffet dinner). Sponsorships are available (see invitation or call Noall for more information about sponsorships). Please RSVP. View the invitation here. You can pay via check made out to Weber County Republican Party or via Paypal. Click here for payment options (be sure to notate that it is for the Lincoln Day Dinner).

Lincoln Day Celebration
February 28, 2014
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Ogden Golf & Country Club
4197 Washington Blvd
Ogden, Ut 84403

For more information, or to nominate someone for an award contact:

Noall Knighton
801.726.9944
Noall@comcast.net

Lynda Pipkin
801.686.8697
healthywealthynwise@gmail.com

Suzanne Ferre
801.660.0032
suzhlv@hotmail.com

Walker Political Leadership Institute--Upcoming Events

2014-01-03T13:58:00.001-07:00

The Walker Political Leadership Institute at Weber State University has some interesting, informative events coming up this year.

On January 14th @ 7pm they are hosting an event called "Real Women Run". To learn more about this event click here. For their other upcoming events click here.

Making of America - One Day Seminar

2014-01-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

Bert and Kathy Smith and the Constitution Day Committee of Utah invite YOU to attend the Making of America - One Day Seminar.

If you have ever attended one of their events, then you know that these folks are always giving us the best of the best! I have never been disappointed in their seminars.

This seminar is on February 8th in Farr West. It goes from 9am to 5pm and includes lunch catered by Bella's Mexican Restaurant. Bella's has excellent food!

For more details and a printable flier click here.

Sheriff Richard Mack Event - January 4th

2014-01-01T19:23:00.003-07:00

Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) has scheduled Sheriff Richard Mack for a special event this Saturday, Janurary 4th @7pm.

Sheriff Mack will be speaking about state sovereignty, Obama gun control, and more.

Bert & Kathy smith have extended an invitation to us for this event. It is a free event, but it is in Highland Utah. Click here for more details.

This should be a very informative event.

Central Committee Meeting Update from December 11th

2014-01-01T18:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who attended our Central Committee meeting on December 11th. Chairman, Noall Knighton, did a nice training on our new Caucus Tracker system and gave us some updates concerning our new Neighborhood Caucus Election rules for 2014.

We also elected a new vice-chairman, Lynda Pipkin. Our previous vice-chairman, Christie Moore, had to resign due to some personal conflicts. Those who have served with Christie know what a dedicated, hardworking person she is. She is nothing short of amazing! Lynda will have some big shoes to fill, but thankfully Christie has been her mentor for the past few years.

We are currently working on locking down our Neighborhood Caucus Election locations. Hopefully we will have them ready by the middle of January.

We would like to offer a big thanks to our precinct chairs and vice-chairs who were able to make it to the meeting and those who have been able to log on to Caucus Tracker and update their records! They are the backbone of our caucus/convention/primary system. We are so grateful for all the time and effort they put into making our system function! They are often the unsung heroes, but heroes they are! So thank you!

County Central Committee Meeting - Dec 11th

2013-12-01T23:56:00.004-07:00

If you are a precinct chairman or a precinct vice-chairman, you are a member of the county central committee (CCC). The CCC will be meeting on December 11th. Mark your calender! More details and information will be coming about this meeting later.

New Attorney General for Utah--Who Will it Be?

2013-12-01T23:53:00.001-07:00

Utah's Attorney General, John Swallow, has resigned effective this week. His assistant attorney general will run the office temporarily.

The state central committee will be meeting on December 14th to select 3 names from several attorney general candidates. Those three names will be sent to the governor, and then the governor will appoint a new attorney general.

The candidate list is changing daily. Click here to view some potential candidates.

Book Drive--Your Help Needed!

2013-11-04T19:01:00.001-07:00

The Weber County Republican Party is doing a service project. It has been brought to our attention that many children have never opened a book, never been read to, and have never even owned a book of their own by the time they get to Kindergarten.

So, for our service project we have decided to do a book drive and put books into the hands of Kindergarteners and their younger siblings. We need your help! If you have any books that are in decent condition and would like to donate it to this very worthy cause—please contact your district officers or county officers.

If you don't have any books to donate, but would still like to help, you can help by either 1) contacting you neighbors to see if any of them have age appropriate books that they would be willing to donate or 2) donate to our county party at http://www.wcrgop.org/contribution.htm

Thank you so much for your help! You make a difference!

Weber County GOP Celebrates the 2nd Amendment

2013-10-22T12:02:00.000-07:00

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SPRING!

As Republicans, we cherish our right to bear arms and defend ourselves. We would like to invite fellow Utahns, who also believe in the importance of the 2nd Amendment, to join us as we celebrate our right to bear arms.
Mark your calender for November 9th. This event will be held at the Big Shot Ranch. Directions will be sent upon receipt of your RSVP. Cost of the event is between $25-$100, depending on which option you choose. Click here for more details.

Weber County 2013 Organizing Convention May 2nd

2013-04-29T14:12:00.001-07:00

It's that time of year again. Time for our county convention. This year our only contested race is our county party secretary race. The two candidates who are running are Adam Gardiner--who works for Rob Bishop, and Jacob Culliton--who is a student at Weber State. Jacob has been studying law and political science.

May 2, 2013
Ogden High School
2828 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84403

Credentialing of County Delegates will start at 5:30. The Convention will begin at 6:30. (Please be credentialed and in your seats by 6:30.)

From 5:30-6:30 you can meet the candidates running for county party offices as well as many of the candidates running for state party office.

This event is open to the public, but only COUNTY DELEGATES may vote. State Delegates are encouraged to attend.

Click here to view the agenda.

For more information contact County Party Chairman, Matt Bell 801.725.8771

Weber County Lincoln Day Dinner

2013-03-24T23:33:00.000-07:00

This year our Lincoln Day Dinner will be April 12th. We will be having a theme "Key Women Who Shape Our Community" and we will be giving awards celebrating some of these Republican Women.

Like the past couple years, we will be serving a buffet style meal so we can mix and mingle with our elected officials and other Weber County residents. The cost of this event is $25.

To make reservations, please contact: Noall Knighton 801.726.9944; Elizabeth Carlin 801.627.0729; or Suzanne Ferre 801.745.3098

Weber County Fair 2012

2012-08-09T14:02:00.001-07:00

The Weber County Fair started on the 8th and will run until Saturday the 11th. You can visit the Weber County Republican Party booth in the Northwest Building (building 4 on the map). (Please note that on this map East is up and North is to the left.)

This year's fair features a rodeo, youth rodeo, demolition derby, horse pull, hypnotist, duck races, tractor pull, lots of contests, lots of exhibits, and lots of fun entertainment!

Ticket prices are reasonable and the fair has a little bit of everything for family members of all ages.

Morgan Philpot--New Figure in Political Media

2012-08-09T13:30:00.001-07:00

Morgan Philpot--former 2012 Gubernatorial Candidate, former 2010 US Congressional Candidate--has now ventured into the realm of political media.

At age 29, Morgan won a seat in the Utah House of Representatives. He served 2 terms and earned the reputation of being one of the House's most conservative members. He also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Utah Republican Party.

In 2010 Morgan secured the Republican nomination and ran against 10-year Democrat incumbent, Jim Matheson. He went into this race even though Matheson had an 87% approval rating--highest of any Utah politician. It ended in a Matheson win, but by a very narrow margin.

Morgan ran against Governor Herbert in 2012, but Governor Herbert secured the Republican nomination at the Republican Convention.

Successful businessman, Leonard Joe Fabiano (known lovingly as "Uncle Joe" to many), is financially backing Morgan in this new venture.

Visit AmericanVoter.com to experience for yourself what Morgan is putting together. You can also listen to AmericanVoter on KTalk Radio from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays starting next Monday.

Candidate Signs in Weber County

2012-07-24T22:28:00.002-07:00

If you see any of the Republican candidate's signs still up in Weber County, would you please help out by taking them down. You can either keep them until October and then put them back up, contact the campaign to see if they want them back, or you can contact one of the county party leaders to make other arrangements. Here is a list of the party leaders contact information: http://www.wcrgop.org/Executive%20Committee%202011-13.htm

Thank you for your help!

Weber County Fair

2012-07-18T18:17:00.002-07:00

Dear Leg. Chairmen/women:

The Weber County Fair will be held on 8,9,10 and 11 August, 2012. We will have a booth inside a north west building that is air conditioned. We will need to have it manned from 11AM to 11 PM. each of those days. A schedule of 2 hour shifts requires 48 people. Having worked the fair in the past, two people are needed each shift. If each of your leg districts (not precincts) would get 8 volunteers, then we would be able to man this well. The busiest time will be Saturday. In the past we have been able to get passes into the fair for people who can not pay the fee.

We will have information from the Republican candidates, voting registration forms for both new voters and those who want to vote by mail along with the precinct maps so that people can look up their district.

I would appreciate your forwarding me the names and telephone numbers of volunteers. If you have a preference for a particular day or time, please let me know ASAP.

Elizabeth Carlin buzytwo@netzero.net 801-627-0729

Town Hall in the Park with Dan Liljenquist

2012-06-15T19:56:00.001-07:00

Monroe Park Pavillion
850 30th St
Ogden, Utah
June 20th
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Sponsored by the Dan Liljenquist for US Senate campaign.

Meet the 2012 GOP Candidates--June 8th

2012-06-05T20:49:00.000-07:00

It's that time of the year again... PRIMARY SEASON!

Weber County Republican Party has invited all 6 of the candidates running for the US Senate, Utah Auditor, and Utah Attorney General. We are also inviting the other elected officials and candidates who are running in county or state races.

This is an informal meet and greet where you can mingle with, speak to, and ask questions of your elected state, federal, and county officials and current candidates.

Light refreshments will be served and there is a playground nearby, so you may bring your children with you.

Since it is a political event there may be some blood suckers around, so we suggest that you bring some mosquito repellant with you--just in case.

Friday, June 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Farr West Park
2090 N 2000 W
Farr West, Utah

Galvez v Perry -- House Dist 29

2012-06-05T20:31:00.000-07:00

Rep Brad Galvez and Rep Lee Perry are both incumbent representatives, but will have to run against each other in this year's election due to the boundary changes. You can meet both of them on June 12th in Plain City. Click here for more details. They are competing for Legislative District 29.

Here are some grassroots comparisons done for all of our state legislators:

Utah Legislative Ratings

2012 Utah Legislature Rated

Representative Galvez is most noted for his hard work on the Legal Tender Act legislation that makes silver and gold legal tender in Utah. This legislation has been used as model legislation for several other states who have followed Utah's lead.

Representative Perry, being a member of the Utah Highway Patrol, is a strong advocate of buckling up, no texting while driving, and DUI Checkpoints.

Invitation from U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Liljenquist

2012-05-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Liljenquist will be speaking on the Constitution as part of a public family night at Meadows Park in Clinton on Monday, May 21 from 7:00-8:30pm. The event will feature games and activities for the kids, and discussion about the Constitution, our nation, and our political process for all.

Meadows Park is located at 575 West 2300 North, Clinton. Republicans from Weber and Davis Counties and their families are invited to attend this event and meet with Dan Liljenquist.

Important Election Information

2012-05-14T16:59:00.002-07:00

Important election information from our elections director: June 22 is the last day you can request a by mail ballot. May 29 is last day you can change party affiliation (from one party to another). Those who are unaffiliated can affiliate right up to the time they cast their vote.

Jennifer Morrell
Weber County Elections Director
Office – 801.399.8036

Utah GOP--Helping Delegates Meet the Candidates

2012-04-14T23:12:00.001-07:00

This is from the Utah Republican Party website/blog:

Let’s meet your statewide candidates
April 12, 2012
by UtahGOP

Over the next few days, we’ll be helping you discover more about a number of the state Republican candidates. Instead of having to search all over the internet to find this information, we’ve compiled it in one place. Helpful, huh?

The information will provide you with more tools to get in touch with the candidates, and be able to find out a bit more about who they are and what they stand for.

Today, we’ll post the information for statewide candidates. These offices include governor, attorney general, and state auditor.

For more information on these candidates make sure you go to http://utahgop.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/meetthestatewidecandidates/

Republic vs Democracy

2012-04-09T01:12:00.000-07:00