Richard J. Woodham

The Candidates for the State Committee are nominated by each County President. The County Presidents select the Voting Delegates to represent each County at the State Committee Election Meeting. The County Presidents nominate the Candidates for State Committee. The County Voting Delegates elect the State Committee Members.

The meeting will be the pre-meeting to set the process for the State Committee annual meeting to elect four open seats that have timed-out due to the limited three years of committee service. The four seats are filled by vote of the delegates appointed at the County level. The Chairman has not worked to recruit County voting delegates for his slate. I have worked to get County voting delegates for the four open committee seats. The Chairman was surprised to learn he did not have enough County delegate votes for his candidate slate, and that mine does. He is now scrambling to attempt to have the County delegate votes spread equally over the State (Claiming Past Gentlemen Agreement) to protect his slate. Alleged Gentlemen Agreement is not listed in any previous minutes. Additionally, he has learned I will challenge him for the Chairman seat. If I am successful in getting enough votes for my slate, and obtain Chairman, the committee will be equally divided by votes. The vote count has been 10 North, 2 South starting this year. The North agenda has been in control since 1921…yes, 1921.

I have an upcoming State committee meeting where the Chairman will attempt to impose an alleged gentlemen agreement (requiring equal division of the States 12 committee seats) on the upcoming December elections. There are four open committee seats of which the chairman hand picked the current seat holders from the Northern part of the State. The Southern part of the State has never had representation until me this year. I need advice on how to use Robert’s Rules to stop the above issue, starting with GA removal from agenda, stopping chairman attempt to introduce the GA, removing chairman to stop any further GA intro attempts, permanently removing chairman for deceptive tactics, and ensuring there is not a vote on this or any other GA? GA’s are not binding, and have no effect unless each individual committee member agrees. We have two board members that will not agree to the GA.