Morris Patriots !

There are several levels of leadership in the NJ Republican and Democrat Parties. The top policy maker is typically a governor, but the structural policy-setting organization is the New Jersey (Republican or Democrat) State Committee. The NJRSC is composed of 42 people: one male and one female representative elected to represent each of the state's 21 counties, plus a Chairman that the Committee elects.

*DELEGATES: NJ REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE

NJ DEMOCRAT STATE COMMITTEE

News:

Raia named chairman of NJRSC, 1-11-11

Kevin O'Toole Retires as Essex GOP Chairman, 8-30-11

John Sette Resigns as Morris GOP Chairman, 8-31-11

How to Run for Election

The NJ Republican State Committee members are elected to 4-year terms in the Primary Election that selects the Republican candidate for Governor. (June, 2009; June, 2013) The NJRSC then meets to select a Chairman.

The second level of formal Republican Leadership is comprised of 21 distinct Republican County Committees. Each of these is composed of 2 representatives from each Voting District in the respective county. Your municipality may have 9 or more Voting Districts. Slots exist for one male and one female to be elected from each district to a 2-year term. They are elected in the Primary Election when candidates for the NJ General Assembly are chosen. The next election for County Committee will be the June, 2010 Primary; the deadline for submitting nominating petitions to run for election is mid April, 2010.

Petition for County Political Committee

Deadline for filing with Municipal Clerk = April 9

Download Nominating Petition - Click on either link to download a blank Nominating Petition for either the Republican County Committee or the Democrat County Committee (same petition for either). You have a choice of format: PDF file, or Microsoft Word(R). Your municipal clerk can tell you how many VALID signatures you need (typically 10). You must turn the Petition into your municipal clerk before April 9th, and the clerk can Notarize the petition when you deliver it to them (more directions below). Note that the only signatures that will count will be those of REGISTERED voters from the political party whose Committee you are seeking election to, who live in YOUR voting district. You will want to gather about twice as many signatures as you need, because some people will say they are registered who are not, and their signatures will be disqualified.

PDF format Nominating Petition

Microsoft Word(R) format Nominating Petition

Petition Instructions:

1) Fill in top of petition form (PO Address means City, State, Zip).

2) Put your SIGNATURE and written name on Line 1, then your address - so the Notary can recognize YOU as the petitioner.

3) Get the signatures of registered Republicans who vote in your voting district (in Morris County 5 are required; we recommend get 10 in case some are disqualified).

4) When you turn petition in, it must be Notarized - generally the clerk can notarize it for you without cost.

Responsibilities of a County Committee Person

Excerts from Morris County's guidebook

Responsibilities of elected members of each political County Committee:

Automatically also serve as members of their "party municipal committee" (ex: Hanover Township Republican Municipal Committee)
Represent all voters in your voting district in your town
Seek to have each adult register to vote in your political party
Seek to have each registered voter VOTE in each election for your party's candidates (including students away from home, military personnel out of the area, the ill and infirm)
Be a source to answer voter questions
Maintain voter files for your district, to help you achieve above goals
Recruit volunteers to serve as monitors/challengers at the polls on election day (to avoid voter manipulation)
Monitor & Report vote tallies when the polls close
Meeting as the full county party committee, elect or reelect the county party chairman
If a vacancy occurs* on your municipal governing body, meet as a municipal party committee to nominate 3 candidates from whom the governing body can select the replacement, until the next regular election
If a vacancy occurs* on your county freeholder board, meet as a county party committee to nominate 3 candidates from whom the remaining freeholders can select the replacement, until the next regular election