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Massachusetts Republican Party

2008 Calendar

Last update -  January 2, 2008 -  subject to change

 

 

January

 

1 – New Year’s Day

21  - Martin Luther King Day

24 -  Budget Committee Hearing – location TBA

26 – Campaign 101 – Intro candidate and campaign worker school – location TBA

29 – Executive Committee meeting – 85 Merrimac Street, Boston

 

February

 

5 – Massachusetts Presidential Primary.  Republican State, Town and Ward Committee members also elected.  Also, special Republican primaries for State Representative will be held in Marblehead-Swampscott-Lynn seat, Arlington seat, Fall River seat, and Melrose-Wakefield seat.

 

6 - Ronald Reagan born, 1911

6 -Ash Wednesday

11 – Site Committee Meeting (To determine location of congressional district caucuses to elect delegates) 85 Merrimac St, Boston

12 - Abraham Lincoln born, 1809

12 – Nomination Papers for all offices available from Secretary of the Commomwealth office

18 - Presidents Day

22 - George Washington born, 1732

23 – Campaign Finance School – Candidate and campaign fundraiser school –  (personal calls, direct mail, internet and events) - location TBA

27 – Allocation Committee Meeting – (pending certification of presidential primary vote) 85 Merrimac St, Boston

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

March

 

4 – Special election for State Representative in Marblehead-Swampscott-Lynn seat, and Melrose seat.  Additional special elections may be scheduled.

 

10 – Republican State Committee Meeting – Organizational Meeting – location TBA

 

6-15  Ten day window to hold organizational meeting for MassGOP and all Town, Ward and City Committees.  All Committees must elect officers, adopt bylaws, and comply with reporting requirements

 

15 – State Wide Voter Vault Day

16 – Palm Sunday

17 – Evacuation Day (Suffolk County Only)

20 – First Republican County Convention held, Ripon, Wis., 1854

21 – Good Friday

23 – Easter

XX – Key Club Event – date, guest speaker, and location TBA

XX – Campaign 101 – Intro candidate and campaign worker school – location TBA

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

April

 

5 – Congressional District Caucuses to select delegates

20 – Passover

21 – Patriots Day

22 – Public Policy petitions available for circulation (Shall the Senator/ Representative from this district vote in favor of….?)

XX  – Campaign Finance School – Candidate and campaign fundraiser school –  (personal calls, direct mail, internet and events) - location TBA

XX – Candidate-Incumbent conference – location TBA

XX – Republican Town/ City Chairs conference, with AMRC – location TBA

29 - Last day for party candidates (other than U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate) to submit nomination papers to local registrars of voters for certification

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

May

 

6 - Last day for party candidates for U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate to submit nomination papers to local registrars of voters for certification

13 – Executive Committee Meeting – location TBA

13 – Republican State Committee Meeting – Elect at large delegates to the Republican National Convention – location TBA

26 – Memorial Day (observed)

27 – Last Day to file certified nomination papers with the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Except U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress)

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

June

 

3 - Last Day to file certified nomination papers for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress with the Secretary of the Commonwealth

14 – Flag Day

17 – Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County Only)

XX – Key Club Event – date, guest speaker, and location TBA

XX – Campaign Voter ID/ GOTV School – location TBA

24 – Executive Committee Meeting – 85 Merrimac St, Boston

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

July

 

4 – Independence Day

9 - Last day to submit Public Policy petitions to local registrars of voters for certification

XX – MassGOP Summer BBQ – location TBA

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA



 

August

 

6 – Last day to submit certified Public Policy petitions to the Secretary of the Commonwealth

 

 

September

 

1-4 Republican National Convention, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

1 – Labor Day

9 – Executive Committee Meeting – location TBA

9 – Republican State Committee Meeting – location TBA

XX – Key Club Event – date, guest speaker, and location TBA

XX – Campaign/GOTV/ 72 Hour Program/ Voter Vault   School – location TBA

16 – State Primary

30 – Rosh Hashanah

 

October

 

9 – Yom Kippur

13 – Columbus Day (observed)

XX – Key Club Event – date, guest speaker, and location TBA

XX – Voter Vault Training – location TBA

 

 

November

 

4 – Election Day

4 – Victory Party, location TBA

17- Executive Committee Meeting – location TBA

17 – Republican State Committee Meeting – location TBA

11- Veterans Day

27 – Thanksgiving Day

 

December

 

22 – Hanukkah begins

25 – Christmas Day

 

January, 2009

 

1 – New Years Day

19 – Martin Luther King Day

20 – Inauguration Day, Washington DC

27 – Executive Committee Meeting – location TBA

27 – Republican State Committee Meeting – location TBA

 

 

XX = date to be announced