I will not bore the reader with the details of parliamentary procedure as it pertains to conventions; but Robert’s Rules of Order has a great section on conventions and bylaws. As it is, The New Hampshire Republican Convention is called at the will of the New Hampshire Republican State committee; and is subject to the rules adopted; and the Corporation’s bylaws which govern the “Committee, Boards, and Other Groups…”
“ARTICLE VII: Procedures Generally Applicable to Committees, Boards, and Other Groups Hereunder”
“…The following provisions shall govern the conduct of operations of all bodies governed by these bylaws…”
“Unless otherwise specifically provided, notice of any meeting shall be given by mailing a notice thereof to each member at their last known address at least ten days before the day of such a meeting…” Robert’s Rules; specify that the notice shall include the hour, date, and location of the meeting.
What should be concerning to all delegates to the Convention is that
some; if not all of us, were disenfranchised. With our election on September 9th; certification on early as the 10th and as late as the 17th, it would be impossible for delegates to receive proper notification as required by our Bylaws under article VII; and Robert’s Rules of Order 11th edition. Despite Jennifer Horn’s efforts to notify all potential delegates of the date of the convention over the summer; (the post card excluded the location of the convention), there are many delegates that won their election by write-in; and their candidacy was completely unknown to the State Party. It would be impossible for these delegates to have received proper notice; and more likely that they received none at all!
Having the convention this soon after the primary is not only unreasonable and unprecedented; but because the convention was improperly called, and delegates disenfranchised, the business conducted therein would become null and void.
