Alcona County Republicans

Meeting Minutes

January 22, 2024

Opening:

The meeting was called to order by Carrie Mullins at the Alcona EMS building on M72 at 7:12pm.

Present:

Carrie Mullins

Jeff Dobbs

Jess Dobbs

Andy Jaimeson

Judy French

Danica Jaimeson

Absent:

Greg Anderson

Kris Anderson

William Sickner

Call to Order:

7:12pm

Business:

Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation Given

To start the meeting, we stood and said the Pledge of Allegiance, and an Invocation was given by Andy Jamieson.

Chairman’s Welcome

Carrie skipped this portion of the meeting, and went straight into the next portion.

MRP State Committee Meeting Results

Carrie talked about the recent State Committee meeting she attended, where things such as the January 6^th meeting was held, how it was held, and how it was scheduled. There is ongoing litigation, and the RNC still has yet to decide if it will or will not intercede into this fiasco. Currently, the people who did the January 6^th meeting is stating that not only did they remove Kristina Karamo from her position as Chairwoman, but that they have elected Peter Hoekstra as the new MIGOP Chair.

Focusing Locally

Regardless of the drama within the MIGOP currently, it is still upon us to continue our work within our local communities, and one good way to do so, is to use the Good Neighbor Program that was set up by Kristina Karamo’s team. Essentially, if you are a good neighbor to those within your communities, you can help the fight against those who wish to further centralize and undermine local authority. Being a good neighbor can be as easy as providing help to those in need (regardless of political affiliation), being active in your local communities, and becoming a reliable source of knowledge to those who are confused with the on-goings of today’s world. Honestly, we should all aim and endeavor to be better neighbors.

Poll Workers are Needed

Be sure to visit electionprotectionteam.com/mi to sign up and help out. MFE (Michigan Fair Elections) mifairelections.org is another site to pay attention to. Sign up for their newsletter. And finally, be sure to check out checkmyvote.org to ensure that your votes in the past have been accurately tabulated, and that you’re not registered to a faulty address. (To check your address, be sure to click the “Tools” link at the top menu, and then the “Audit my Address” link from there.)

Alcona County Convention – February 15^th at 7pm

At the County Convention, we will elect 4 delegates and 4 alternates for the March 2^nd Convention. Jaynee Germond has sent Carrie an email stating that she would like to be considered for a spot as either Delegate or Alternate. The date of the State Convention is March 2, 2024 and it will be held at the Huntington Place, in Detroit, MI. The deadline for consideration for Delegate and Alternates is 4pm on the 15^th of February. However, there can still be nominations from the floor at the county convention. Also, there will be a charge of $40 per voting Delegate and $20 for alternates at the District Convention.

Treasurer’s Report: None

Minutes: None

New Business:

Postage Reimbursement

Andy Jamieson moved to move money from the working account to pay for the state convention dues, and seconded by Judy French.

Roll Call Vote:

• Carrie: Yes

• Jeff: Yes

• Jess: Yes

• Andy: Yes

• Judy: Yes

Calls to Convention Postage: $8.84

Andy Jamieson moved to reimburse Carrie Mullins $8.84 for mailing out the Calls to Convention to those who did not respond to her email with the official Call to Convention, and seconded by Judy French.

Roll Call Vote:

• Carrie: Yes

• Jeff: Yes

• Jess: Yes

• Andy: Yes

• Judy: Yes

Potential Bylaws Amendment

This was a mistake and wasn’t supposed to be on the agenda. Sorry for that everyone!

Good of the Order:

Andy Jamieson

He mentioned that he was disappointed to see that Cam Cavitt’s name was not on a letter that was against the Satanic Idol on the State Capitol lawn that was sent out by Neil Friske. It was sent out over the Christmas holiday, and he’s very disappointed in Cam Cavitt.

Tentative Agenda for the Next Meeting:

• County Convention to elect 4 Delegates & 4 Alternates

• Other Agenda Items to be Added as Needed

Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn, called by Danica, seconded by Jess at 8:26pm. Next open meeting to be held on February 15, 2024 at 7pm at the Alcona County EMS building on M72. (2600 E. M-72, Harrisville, MI 48740.)

Minutes submitted by: Jessica Dobbs