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FIGHT ILLEGAL DEMOCRAT ELECTION INTERFERENCE BY SIGNING THIS PETITION

Petition to our faithful Republican State Executive Primary Board:​

 

With the understanding that the State of Tennessee does not require voters to officially register by party, we appeal to the State Executive Committee serving as State Primary Board to review the evidence regarding election results of the District 33 House of Representatives race, and under the laws of Tennessee, determine that the results be declared irreparably uncertain, and the decision be returned to the local executive committee. It is certainly clear that our goal, our very business as a party, is to recruit more members, more believers, and advocates for all the values and policies that clearly make our party the most effective political governance in terms of equality, liberty, prosperity, and freedom. As such, we welcome people to vote Republican. But what is not encouraged, nor fair or just, is for people to use our welcoming, open encouragement of new believers, new voters and new converts, against us to enter our primaries and negate the votes of bona fide Republicans. Our kindness, and openness as a party should not be mistaken for surrender to intentional crossover that in effect, makes a mockery of our long-serving Republican voters, activists, candidates, and elected officials. Numerous references in both state law and our party by-laws note that primaries are for members. These provisions pointing to an election of our party nominee by our party membership, are supported by T.C.A. § 2-17-104 that was passed in 1972. Drawing excerpts from the October 14, 2008 Memorandum Kurita v. State Primary Board of Tennessee Democratic Party, The Tennessee General Assembly adopted Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-17-104 in 1972. The ‘legislative intent was that intra-party squabbles over the nominating procedures are to be considered a political matter which are to be resolved by the party itself without judicial intervention. Taylor v. State Democrat Exec. Comm., 574S.W.2d 716, 717-718 (Tenn. 1978). The statute designates the executive committees of the state political parties as ‘state primary boards’ to hear primary election contests. In a primary election contest the statute allows the political party, not the legislature or any other governmental body, to determine which candidate the party deems best suited to represent the party in the general election for a specific public office. This is not only a principle based on common sense that a party chooses its nominees, but it is supported by law, and by precedence. Over the years, like many states across the south and nation, our Republican Party has welcomed those who have awakened to see that the democrat party has left them. We have seen our ranks swell, and we have rejoiced. But such is not the case in the District 33 race, where democrats have openly flaunted their strategy to effect the outcome of a primary intended for party members, and sincere newcomers to the Republican fold. Further evidence is forthcoming that will pull back the curtain on exactly who did vote in the August 1, 2024 primary. We hope you will see that we, the undersigned, are prepared to take the necessary stand on behalf of all other candidates and officials to send word to democrat activists that this strategy will no longer work. Our nominees for office should not have to run two races against democrats, or independents, that is, our candidates should not have to run one race fending off democrats and independents entering our primary, and one race facing the democrat, or independent in the general election. Still today, we welcome all newcomers, all converts, and like-minded voters. But our open door, our big tent, is not open for treachery or interference as our party puts forward nominees to oppose the policies and ideas of democrat candidates. We, the undersigned know your decision is a tough one, but a willingness to signal to democrat interveners that we will defend our primary process, just as they have defended theirs, will have ripple effects across the state and even to America sending a strong message that in the absence of legislation requiring party registration, the party is prepared to protect the principles of the very intent of a primary: that is, a primary is an election for members to put forward their nominee.

Sincerely,​

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