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Massachusetts Republican Party 2008 Calendar Last update - January 2, 2008 - subject to change
January
1 New Years 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
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