, trying to see just how Orly Taitz got screwed out of that endorsement. The bylaws were revised in 2011, but they put off coming up with a new endorsement system that would truly reflect the new primary system until 2014.
What provisions they do have are pretty contorted, but it seems like the Board should have given all candidates a hearing and opportunity to appear. It's unclear from Taitz' rant and WT ad what happened. There are a couple of loopholes in this pile of poo too, also, such as endorsements of folks opposed to a redistricting decision. Oy. Politics.
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Section 3.02 ENDORSEMENTS BY COMMITTEE, COUNTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEES, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.02.01 Board of Directors Endorsements
(A) The Board of Directors shall not endorse, support or oppose any candidate
for partisan nomination in a partisan primary or any state or local ballot
measure; provided, however, the Board of Directors may endorse, support
or oppose the recall of a state elected officeholder.
(B) The Board of Directors may endorse a Republican candidate for local
office when (1) the local County Republican Central Committee has
endorsed the candidate, (2) that County Committee’s Chairman requests
the State Party’s endorsement, and (3) no affected County Republican
Central Committee objects.
Section 3.02.02 Pre-Primary Endorsements for Partisan Elective Office in a Direct
Primary or Recall Election
(A) Neither the Committee nor any Republican County Central Committee
shall endorse, support or oppose any candidate for the Republican
nomination in a contested election for any partisan elective office at a
direct primary election, except as specified in this Article.
(B) The Committee, the Executive Committee, and each Republican County
Central Committee shall have the authority to endorse in any partisan
primary election in which one or more of the candidates for the
Republican nomination has voted as a legislator either to support a
reapportionment or redistricting bill that was opposed by the majority of
the members of the Republican Caucus in that candidate’s respective
house of the California Legislature, or to override an incumbent
Republican Governor's veto of any reapportionment or redistricting bill.
Such an endorsement shall require a majority vote of the voting members
present and shall be in order at any meeting of the Committee, Executive
Committee, or Republican County Central Committee without any other
action required.
Section 3.02.03 Pre-Primary Endorsements for Partisan Elective Office in a Special
Primary Election or Recalls
(A) Where there is more than one Republican candidate for nomination for
election in a special or top two primary election, the Committee shall not
endorse, support or oppose any candidate for the Republican nomination
or election to any partisan elective office in such a special or top two
election, or in a recall or recall replacement election, except in the
following manner and circumstances:
(1) Written notice of the proposed action has been given at least 24 hours
in advance of the meeting of the Board of Directors to all persons entitled
to vote.
(2) A hearing is held and the candidates affected are given an opportunity
to appear.
(3) A candidate, or a yes or no position in a recall election, receives a
two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors
present and voting, which votes must be in concurrence with any previous
vote of endorsement, support or opposition by the Republican county
central committee or committees having jurisdiction over the affected
district office or recall election, as provided in section 3.02.04.
Section 3.02.04 Republican County Central Committees' Pre-Primary
Endorsements for Partisan Elective Office in Special Primary
Elections or Recalls
(A) Where there is more than one Republican candidate for nomination or
election in a special or top two primary election, no Republican County
Central Committee shall endorse, support or oppose any candidate for
nomination or election at a special or top two primary election or in a
recall or recall replacement election, except in the following manner and
circumstances:
(1) Notice of the proposed action is given at least five days in advance of
the Central Committee meeting to all persons entitled to vote.
(2) A hearing is held and the candidates affected are given an opportunity
to appear.
(3) A candidate receives a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the voting
members present and voting.
(4) The action is concurred in by all other Republican County Central
Committees which have jurisdiction over the affected election district, in
compliance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) through (3) of this
subsection.
Section 3.02.04.1 Endorsement System
(A) The CRP will implement an endorsement system, for district races
beginning in 2014 and for all statewide races beginning in 2016, that will
supersede sections 3.02.03 and 3.02.04 above for top two primary
endorsements and all legally qualified Republican voters, including
military voters serving overseas, the opportunity to participate by ballot.
Section 3.02.05 Definitions
(A) "Partisan elective office" includes the offices of President of the United
States, Governor, United States Senator, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Insurance
Commissioner, member of the State Board of Equalization, member of the
United States House of Representatives, member of the State Senate;
member of the State Assembly; and member of a Republican County
Central Committee.
(B) "District office" means member of the United States House of
Representatives, member of the State Senate, and member of the State
Assembly
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