[candidate-development] Ward and Town Committees - 2008

[Merelice]

Hi,

Thanks, Ralph.

I am guessing that we do not have any ward and town committees
actually registered -- that all we have are local chapters that have
not become ward or town committees. (The definitions of these are in
the guide for forming local chapters.)

But I wonder whether this relates in some way to electing delegates to
the state committee which happens with the presidential primary. Is
there some similar deadline?

Merelice

On 6/19/07, Ralph Walton <rwaltongrp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >From a pamphlet recently printed by the Secretary of
> the Commonwealth titled "Ward and Town Committees -
> 2008" the law refered to is in Massachusetts General
> Laws chapter 52:--
>
> "On or before Wednesday, August1, 2007, all ward and
> town committees are required by law to notify the
> Secretary of the Commonwealth of the exact number of
> members they wish to have elected at the presidential
> primaries in 2008.  If notification is not received by
> August 1, 2007, the number of members to be elected
> will be the same as 2004.
>
> This notification determines the full number of voting
> committee members for the ensuing four years, as does
> the number of members assigned to such a committee in
> cases where no notification is received.  New
> political parties will be assigned 10 members, unless
> their state committee requests otherwise in writing by
> August 1, 2007."
>
> If any locality feels a need to be formed at a number
> other than ten they have only a short time to request
> the state committee to take action on their behalf.
> There may be a small number of town committees already
> formed in 2004 which can make a request on their own
> behalf.
>
> I wonder if some wider notification should be made of
> this?   I haven't right now posting preveliges on
> locals or need to know which might be good places to
> start.
>
>      - Ralph Walton
>
>
>
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