SDGOP having illegitimate “zoom calls” as opposed to following party bylaws as they forget to hold platform hearings.

Methinks the people in charge of the Republican party at the moment are a little nervous about having skipped an important part about how the party platform has been formed over, oh the past 8-10 decades.

Because today, in another e-mail that half the delegates – including myself – are not getting despite having registered, they have announced that they are holding platform zoom calls.

Those in charge seem to think that this somehow fulfills the State Party bylaws (as referenced with the Secretary of State, and their own website)?

SECTION IV
STATE CONVENTION

4. Convention Organization:

C. Committees: Prior to the state convention, the state chairman shall designate the members of the platform committee, rules committee, resolutions committee, and credentials committee. The platform committee shall conduct hearings around the state prior to the state convention. The convention chairman shall appoint any other convention committees.

Here’s the problem. This section of the State GOP’s bylaws are VERY specific that the platform committee shall conduct hearings around the state prior to the state convention. 

That’s shall. Not, oh, if you remember to do it. 

Equally important to note is that under this section there is NO provision for electronic meetings.

Under Section I of the bylaws, there’s a provision for electronic meetings for the State Central Committee Meetings.

I. Electronic Meetings: A meeting of the State Central Committee may be held electronically.

The Exec Board can do it under Section II (A meeting of the State Executive Board may be held electronically.). And County Central Committees can also do it under Section III.

E. Electronic Meetings: A meeting of the County Central Committee may be held electronically.

Buuuuttt…  THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS FOR THE STATE CONVENTION. INCLUDING THE PRE-CONVENTION PLATFORM HEARINGS.

If they have provisions for electronic meetings in other parts of the bylaws, but not under the portion for the State Convention, they can’t send out a zoom call announcement to convention participants and pretend they’re following the bylaws.

It doesn’t work that way. And it takes the legitimacy out of the process since they can’t seem to read and follow their own rules.