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Monday, July 30, 2012

Members of the Maine Republican State Committee,

We, the undersigned (pursuant to Article VII, Section 1, Rule B on the Maine Republican

Party By-Laws) are calling a special meeting to carefully consider and vote on several

resolutions related to the recent challenge to the Maine National Delegation filed by Maine

Republican National Committeewoman Jan Staples and Peter Cianchette.

B. Special A special meeting of the State Committee may be held at any timeupon the call of the Chairman or in the Chairmans absence, by the Vice

Chairman, with notice of at least ten (10) days. Such a meeting may also becalled upon the written petition and signatures of seventeen (17) members of the

State Committee representing no less than six (6) counties, said petition to be

delivered to the Chairman. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to issue a call formeeting within ten (10) days of the receipt of said petition, the meeting date to benot later than thirty (30) days and not earlier than five (5) days from the issuance

of call, and to be held at such hour and place as the call shall specify. If theChairman fails to call such a meeting within thirty (30) days after the filing of thepetition, the Vice Chairman shall call the meeting. The petition must contain thespecific purpose for calling the meeting. The call, including the purpose, must be

sent to all State Committee members prior to the meeting.

Due to the time sensitive nature of these resolutions, we formally request that the Chair

call the special meeting of the State Committee for a date prior to the Republican National

Convention. We strongly recommend either of the two dates listed below:

Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012

---OR---

Saturday, August 18, 2012

When: 10:00 AM

Where: Augusta, Maine

We request that all members of the State Committee carefully read and consider the

following resolutions in preparation for a vote at the special meeting. We also request that the

following five resolutions be voted on as individual resolutions and by secret ballot.


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Resolutions

WHEREAS, the Notice of Contest (Contest) Against the Maine Delegation(Delegation) to the 2012 Republican National Convention (Convention), Dated July

27, 2012 was filed with the Republican National Committee in order to prevent theDelegation from being seated at the Convention.

WHEREAS, the Contest seeks to prevent all duly elected delegates (except for one,

Governor LePage) and alternate delegates (except for one, Ann LePage) from being

seated at the Convention.

WHEREAS, the elected leadership of the Convention abided by and adhered to the

standards set by the RNC Parliamentarian, Thomas J. Balch, one of the co-authors ofRoberts Rules of Order, 11th Edition.

WHEREAS, Governor Paul LePage, Republican National Committeeman Rick Bennettand Maine Party Chairman Charlie Webster have all expressed their support for theright and the necessity for the Maine Delegation to be seated in Tampa.

WHEREAS, the recent actions taken by National Committeewoman Jan Staples againstthe Maine Delegation are destructive to party unity, blur our focus on maintainingRepublican majorities in the Maine House and Senate and provide fodder for opponents

in the Democrat Party to attack our candidates in upcoming races.

Resolution 1 - RESOLVED, the Maine State Republican Committee supports the

Delegation as elected at the Maine GOP Convention in Augusta, Maine, May 5-6,

2012 and demands that they be seated at the Convention.

Resolution 2 - RESOLVED, the Maine State Republican Committee recognizes the

divisive nature of The Contest filed by Jan Staples and Peter Cianchette and herebydemands that The Contest be withdrawn, effective immediately.

Resolution 3 - RESOLVED, the Maine State Republican Committee has NoConfidence in Jan Staples demonstrated ability to serve in a fair and professionalmanner as the Maine Republican Partys representative to the Republican National

Committee.

Resolution 4 - RESOLVED, the Maine State Republican Committee formally requests

that the Chair remove Jan Staples from the Rules and Bylaws Committee, effective

immediately.

Resolution 5 - RESOLVED, the Maine State Republican Committee formally requests

that Jan Staples submit her resignation as Maines Republican NationalCommitteewoman, effective immediately.


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The following members of the Maine Republican State Committee have signed for thiscall of a special meeting:

1. Brian Violette Aroostook

2. Robert Roy Aroostook

3. Jonathan Pfaff Cumberland

4. Ann-Marie Grenier Cumberland

5. Erin Daly Cumberland

6. Eric Brakey Cumberland

7. Olga LaPlante Cumberland

8. Chirs Lyons Cumberland

9. Andrew Rackliff Cumberland

10. Renee Trust Hancock

11. Richard Deckers Hancock

12. Adam Thompson Kennebec

13. Landon St. Peter Kennebec

14. Russell Montgomery Knox

15. Cynthia Rosen Knox

16. Gregory Hodge Lincoln

17. Julie Morgan Penobscot

18. Victor Berardelli Penobscot

19. Trisha White Piscataquis

20. James White Piscataquis

21. Violet Willis Washingotn

22. Ron Morrell York

23. Lindsay Carter - York


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