by Brian Ference | News
It is no secret that the Establishment uses red tape, rules, confusion, corrupt parliamentarians, and other tactics to silence the voice of the people. By becoming an Expert in Robert’s Rules of Order, you can take back this power and refuse to be silenced. At the bottom is a handy Quick Guide you can use and some additional information here and below:
Video Roberts Rules of Order Training
Video Origins of Roberts Rules of Order and Other Specific Questions
PROXIES
Proxy Votes are NOT counted in a voice vote or rising vote as was modeled at the State Committeeman meeting. This specific question was asked and proxy votes are not counted in this type of vote.
#45:2 One Person, One Vote. It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that each person who is a member of a deliberative assembly is entitled to one-and only one- vote on a question.
#45:56 Absentee Voting. It is a fundamental Principle of parliamentary law that the right to vote is limited to the members of an organization who are actually present at the time the vote is taken in a regular or properly called meeting…
45:70 Proxy Voting. A proxy is a power of attorney given by one person to another to vote in his stead; the term also designates the person who holds the power of attorney. Proxy voting is not permitted in ordinary deliberative assemblies unless the laws of the state in which the society is incorporated require it, or the charter or bylaws of the organization provide for it. Ordinarily it should neither be allowed nor required, because proxy voting is incompatible with the essential characteristics of a deliberative assembly…
OBTAINING AND ASSIGNING THE FLOOR
#3:30 Before a member in an assembly can make a motion or speak in debate-the parliamentary name given to any form of discussion of the merits of a motion-he must obtain the floor, that is he must be recognized by the chair as having the exclusive rights to be heard at that time. The chair must recognize any member who seeks the floor while entitled to it.
MOTIONS WHICH ARE IN ORDER WHEN ANOTHER HAS THE FLOOR AND DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND
t44-t45
- Parliamentary Inquiry 33:3-5
- Point of Order 23
- Request for Information 33:6-10
OUT OF ORDER
#4:17 When a member who has legitimately obtained the floor offers a motion which is not in order, the chair may be able, in certain instances, to suggest an alternative motion which would be in order and would carry out the desired intent to the satisfaction of the maker. If the chair is obliged to rule that the motion is not in order, he says, “The chair rules that the motion is not in order because [briefly stating the reason] He must not say “You are out of order,” nor, “Your motion is out of order.” To state that a member is out of order implies that the member is guilty of a bread of decorum or other misconduct; and even in such a case, the chair does not normally address the member in the second person. If the chair rules that a motion is not in order, his decision is subject to an appeal of the judgement of the assembly.
APPEAL
#24:1 By electing a presiding officer, the assembly delegates to him the authority and duty to make necessary rulings on questions of parliamentary law. But any two members have the right to Appeal from his decision on such a question. By one member making the appeal and another seconding it, the question is taken from the chair and vested in the assembly for final decision.
DECORUM
#61:15 The case may be sufficiently resolved by an apology or a withdrawal of objectionable statements or remarks by the offender;
#61:11 Calling a member to order. “-as when a member repeatedly questions the motives of other members whom he mentions by name…” “-the chair normally should first warn the member; but with or without such a warning, the chair or any other member can “call the member to order.”, #61:12 Naming an offender
REMOVAL FROM THE HALL
#61:13 Although the chair has no authority to impose a penalty or to order the offending member removed from the hall, the assembly has that power.
#61:16 The offending member can be required to leave the hall during the consideration of his penalty, but he must be allowed to present his defense briefly first. A motion to require the member’s departure during consideration of the penalty- which may be assumed by the chair if he things it appropriate- is undebatable, is unamendable, and requires a majority vote.
by Brian Ference | News
Many people ask how to find out which precinct and LD they are in or how to contact a PC near them. The answer is simple:
1. Confirm your Legislative District and Precinct: https://recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace/getdistrict.aspx
2. Find your Precinct Committeeman: https://recorder.maricopa.gov/elections/precinctcommitteemen.aspx
by Brian Ference | News
My idea of registering Republicans to vote at Arizona gas stations has quickly caught fire (yes that’s a combustible joke). I would like to thank the whole team for organizing several registration events. (Signup for one here)
The idea is now gaining statewide and national media coverage:
by Brian Ference | News
As promised when elected Member at Large, please find below an Optional New LD Communication Plan (Please note this is individually offered and not endorsed by MCRC). This plan keeps costs as low as possible, while still delivering on a thorough and powerful strategy covering everything from web site, logo, social media, fundraising, and more: 1. Register your domain name at Epik.com for $7.99. This is an American, patriotic company. Recommended domain is GOPLD#.ORG (replace # with your LD number such as GOPLD3.ORG). As of 3/14 these were available for all Lds. 2. Website hosting at Ionos.com choose “Business Managed WordPress Hosting” for $0.50 per month $6 per year for the 1st year then $8 a month. This is a great deal and includes a free SSL. This is needed to run WordPress and the backend for your site (WordPress, when properly setup and backed up, also allows for very quick transfer to another web host if that ever becomes necessary) 3. Divi Premium WordPress Theme. Brian will install his Unlimited Lifetime License at $0, normally costing you $89 per year or $249 for a lifetime license. Training on this is self-service but comprehensive: How to use Divi Visual Builder: https://youtu.be/xwRVSOScd00?t=40 Longer Overview of Divi: https://youtu.be/T-Oe01_J62c?t=73 4. Logo (Extremely high resolution, color options, able to print on banners/clothing/etc with full usage license) 5. eMail List Server MailerLite send up to 12,000 emails per month FREE. Brian will assist in setup/configuration of spam/host settings to bypass spam filters and improve email delivery. 6. Social Media: Use Telegram, TruthSocial, and Gab. Stop using other companies that contribute to election fraud, hate you, censor you, and cancel you. 7. Video platform: Free Rumble Account or Odysee Do not use Google/Youtube, they have abandoned their once slogan “Don’t be evil”. 8. Internal emails create Free Protonmail Accounts. Do not use gmail, they have abandoned their once slogan “Don’t be evil”. 9. Use Privacy focused Brave browser AND search. 10. For Fundraising/Donations use the Christian based GiveSendGo, or other low cost options including GiveButter, or Zelle. Do not under any circumstance use Paypal (also owns Venmo) who has recently frozen the assets/account of one Maricopa LD. Do not use GoFundMe which has frozen funds for Kyle Rittenhouse and the Canadian Freedom Convoy. Use this to solicit donations and conduct fundraisers such as low value drawings etc in compliance with AZ Statute. 11. Rather than open text messaging which anyone can access, use Signal for internal communications as it offers some encryption. Total Cost: The goal is to keep costs as low as possible. You pay the domain and hosting fees directly which are under $15 for the first year which gives your LD ownership. An optional $500 donation for Brian’s time and knowledge for required setup is requested from each LD. If the LD has significant funding restrictions, this can be deferred until after fundraising campaigns can be completed. Remember that self-service training videos are available above to update/maintain your site. Additional assistance may require an additional cost based purely on available time. Please Contact Brian with any questions.
by Brian Ference | News
Thank you to the volunteers who have come forward as well as suggested locations! A Deputy Registrar has joined the team but we still need more volunteers and locations. Below are the 3 we are vetting currently:
Potential Locations:
1. Circle K at 7th Avenue & Bell: 625 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85023
2. ARCO at McKellips & N. Center Street: 25 W McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85201
3. (across the street from above 2-for-1) Circle K: 11 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85201
We are still looking for more volunteers and locations including Scottsdale, Gilbert, and West Valley!
Support On Hand:
- 3 or 4 HUGE “Register to Vote Here” signs
- Small tables (more may be needed if volunteers have one)
- Register to Vote Forms (300)
- Clipboards/pens
- Home-made posters “Tired of High Prices, Register to Vote Here,”
- Millie may need help delivering these to 3 or 4 different groups at gas stations (she is closest to Scottsdale/Phx area).
- Millie has an App which shows the property lines. For example, we got kicked off the sidewalks at the mall in the Costco gas station area during the 2020 election, so we moved closer to the road where it wasn’t private property.
A Few Things To Keep In Mind:
- Volunteers should not expect huge numbers of new people registered. We want to set realistic expectations so you are not disappointed and give up. Just getting a few new voters registered makes a difference and is a success! Registering voters is difficult because there’s not a ton of people not already registered or willing to register if not already registered … and that is why we are having multiple groups doing it at several different locations!
- Every voter we register makes a significant impact because it doesn’t just effect this election … but all the coming elections once someone gets registered!
- We are not JUST trying to get voters registered, we are attracting (with our signs and efforts) the MANY independent/moderate republican voters with our MESSAGING. So even if we do not get many voters registered, we are still making an impact by showing up and displaying “Secure the Border, Register to Vote Here,” “Tired of High Prices, Register to Vote Here.”
- If successful, this will be repeated over multiple weeks.
To get involved and sign up to register voters, please contact:
Ashok Santhanam
MCRC Voter Registration Committee Chair
ashokpersonal74@gmail.com
+1-650-867-3827
Brian Ference
MCRC MAL
brianference@protonmail.com
602-751-8117
Christopher Escobedo
Arizona State Director
cescobedo@gop.com
760-596-8161
Millie MacMillian
MCRC Voter Registration Team
milliemacmillan@yahoo.com
602-317-6292
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Show the Arizona Legislature how vital PCs and Grassroots are by helping to Register Voters as Republican outside Gas Stations!
Gas prices are hitting record-highs in Arizona! Gas is headed up to $5/gallon or more. We can turn people frustrated with paying these outrageous gas prices into NEW Republican voters! Your help is urgently needed. Activists are heading out to local gas stations this week to register new Republican voters and switch existing voters to the Republican Party.
There has never been a better time to sign up people as Republicans. Everyone is paying out the nose for Biden and the socialist Democrats’ failed foreign policy and shutdown of American energy production. If everyone reading this registered 5 or more new Republicans at the gas pumps, we would be well on our way to WINNING Arizona’s critically-important elections this November and taking back our country.
Please make suggestions of any addresses and location information of Gas Stations you think would be a good fit for this weekend or next week.
To get involved and sign up to register voters, please contact:
Ashok Santhanam
MCRC Voter Registration Committee Chair
ashokpersonal74@gmail.com
+1-650-867-3827
Brian Ference
MCRC MAL
brianference@protonmail.com
602-751-8117
Christopher Escobedo
Arizona State Director
cescobedo@gop.com
760-596-8161
Millie MacMillian
MCRC Voter Registration Team
milliemacmillan@yahoo.com
602-317-6292
by Brian Ference | News
Show the Arizona Legislature how vital PCs and Grassroots are by helping to Register Voters as Republican outside Gas Stations!
Gas prices are hitting record-highs in Arizona! Gas is headed up to $5/gallon or more. We can turn people frustrated with paying these outrageous gas prices into NEW Republican voters! Your help is urgently needed. Activists are heading out to local gas stations this week to register new Republican voters and switch existing voters to the Republican Party.
There has never been a better time to sign up people as Republicans. Everyone is paying out the nose for Biden and the socialist Democrats’ failed foreign policy and shutdown of American energy production. If everyone reading this registered 5 or more new Republicans at the gas pumps, we would be well on our way to WINNING Arizona’s critically-important elections this November and taking back our country.
Please make suggestions of any addresses and location information of Gas Stations you think would be a good fit for this weekend or next week.
To get involved and sign up to register voters, please contact:
Ashok Santhanam MCRC Voter Registration Committee Chair
ashokpersonal74@gmail.com
+1-650-867-3827
Brian Ference
MCRC MAL
brianference@protonmail.com
602-751-8117
Christopher Escobedo
Arizona State Director
cescobedo@gop.com
760-596-8161
Millie MacMillian- MCRC Voter Registration Team
milliemacmillan@yahoo.com
by Brian Ference | News
Brian Ference New LD3 Candidate For 1st Vice Chair:
Donald Trump just recognized PCs and the fight they are in to Rebuild the Republican Party and save this great country (see below). I tip my hat to Dan Shultz for recruiting and that effort should continue. However, now it is time to Empower PCs, give them walklists and training, help them to become paid poll workers, take the next step and get your signatures to become an Elected PC for more voting rights and more. Most importantly, after redistricting it is critical to rebuild the communications of the new LDs and focus on winning the 2022 Election!
I will soon be releasing a detailed plan to do all of the above and much of it is already on my website https://brianference.com
by Brian Ference | News
On Tuesday, February 15th, Legislative District 15 Unanimously voted to send the below two letters in support of HB2596 (pdf version) (now HB2743) and HCR2033 (pdf version) to Speaker Rusty Bowers and copy all members of the Arizona House of Representatives. Some may ask why the LD voted to send a letter on HB2596 (now HB2743) when Speaker Bowers effectively killed it by assigning it to ALL committees. The answer is to send a clear message as to the will of the people.
I ask you to repeat this process in your LD, with everything you need to know including templates, addresses and labels contained in this Zip File. (Thanks to Greg Dutton and LD18) See detailed instructions from Greg at the bottom:
Detailed Instructions:
Attached are the final letters that were signed by all LD18 Committee Board members on Saturday. The letters are copied and the envelopes are stuffed! We will have them in the mail to ALL members of the AZ House today. Also, here you’ll find all of my documents, including Word versions of the attached letters, a letterhead template (for LD18) which you can modify for your own district, an Excel workbook with all members of the House ready to be used for mail merge, plus all the address labels already created in Word and .pdf for Avery 8160 address labels (OfficeMax or Staples.) I also included photos of process and of handwritten notes to each cosponsor.
You may be well-versed on parliamentary procedure, so pardon if the following is already familiar to you. I wrote the following for freshmen like me.
First, if your LD’s agenda was like ours, we didn’t have New Business on the agenda. My first motion was to amend the agenda to add New Business before the proposed Agenda was approved. You may have to be quick and stand to be recognized before the chairperson calls for a vote to approve the agenda. It should go something like this:
- Chairperson starts the meeting and calls for approval for the proposed agenda.
- Immediately stand and ask for permission from the chairperson for the floor.
- The chairperson grants permission.
- Make your MOTION: “Mr. Chair. I move to amend the proposed agenda to add New Business.”
- The chairperson asks for seconds — this is where your pre-arranged team (see Note 1 below) will call out “SECOND!”
- The chairperson should then call for a verbal vote by the body, “Aye” or “Nay.”
- This is where we all call out, “Aye!”
If approved, then wait for New Business. The process for introducing each Motion is essentially a repeat of the above steps. (At the call for New Business, stand, wait to be recognized, make your motion.)
NOTES:
- Give AT LEAST three other trusted PCs a heads-up before the committee meeting so they’ll be ready to call out “SECOND!” and “AYE!”
- If you have a “friendly” Chairperson, I recommend the courtesy of giving the Chairperson a heads-up before the meeting starts. I was able to do this.
- If the chairperson does not call for approval of the agenda at the very beginning, you must stand to be recognized and call out a “Point of order” to respectfully request that the chairperson ask the body to approve the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
MOTION #1 [You]:
Mr. Chair, we have an historic and extremely time-sensitive opportunity tonight to show our strong support for election integrity. I move to introduce a floor resolution to send a letter from this body (LDxx) to the Arizona State Speaker of the House, Russell Bowers, copied to all members of the Arizona House, to express support for HB2596, now HB2743, the most comprehensive Election Integrity bill introduced in any state legislature to-date.
This bill calls for:
– One day, one vote
– Voter ID Required
– Hand count paper ballot
– Smaller Precinct Polling Locations
– No machines
– No Mail-In/Absentee Ballots (except for Military, Disabled, those who truly cannot be at a physical polling location on Election Day)
– Winners are announced the next day
HB2596 was introduced on Feb. 2nd by Representatives Fillmore: Barton, Biasiucci, Blackman, Burges, Carter, Chaplik, Cook, Diaz, Finchem, Hoffman, Martinez, Parker, Pingerelli, Senators Gowan, Leach.
LD18: The motion was seconded. All members voted AYE, not a single NAY. The resolution passed UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION #2 [You]:
Mr. Chair, I move to introduce a floor resolution to send a letter from this body (LD18) to the Arizona State Speaker of the House, Rusty Bowers, copied to all members of the Arizona House, to express support for HCR2033, the House Resolution introduced by Representative Mark Finchem, to Set Aside & Decertify Three 2020 County Elections: Maricopa, Pima and Yuma, based on clear and convincing evidence that the elections in those counties were irredeemably compromised. We must encourage all members of the House to exercise their PLENARY authority to determine the manner of choosing electors.
HCR2033 was introduced by Representatives Finchem, Barton, Biasiucci, Burges, Carter, Chaplik, Diaz, Fillmore, Martinez, Nguyen, Parker, and Senators Borrelli, Rogers, Townsend.
LD18: The motion was seconded. All members voted AYE, not a single NAY. The resolution passed UNANIMOUSLY.
REFERENCES:
TEMPLATE FILES: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nt13l4yIjN2IkSPHFjrxc5wl3P9AunDd&authuser=duttonintl%40gmail.com&usp=drive_fs
House Members: https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=H
Senate Members: https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S
HB2596: https://legiscan.com/AZ/text/HB2596/id/2487346
HCR2033: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/HCR2033P.pdf
ARTICLE: https://dcweekly.org/2022/02/07/breaking-big-arizona-state-rep-mark-finchem-introduces-resolution-to-set-aside-decertify-three-2020-county-elections/
Here is my GETTR post with video in Comments: https://gettr.com/post/pttfnl2c60
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOA2OGBctA
This was happening simultaneously while Liz Harris was presenting the HB2596 kickoff in downtown Phoenix. RSBN covered her event (https://rumble.com/vun5w1-az-voter-integrity-rally-to-support-hb2596-in-phoenix-az-21022.html) This was my way of showing support!
Thank you,
Greg Dutton, Precinct Captain
Stellar Precinct, LD18
by Brian Ference | News
The Bylaws are critical and typically require a 2/3 vote to amend after an initial simple majority vote to adopt. At the organizational meeting, it is common for prior bylaws to just be re-adopted, or adopted with only minor changes. That means you could be stuck with the same or similar Bylaws for 10 years. That is why it is critical to get them right the first time. Instead of rushing, it may be valuable to motion to create a bylaws committee (specify trusted chair and members) and then use the below to assist in their creation:
- Sample LD Bylaws Template (in word format) (pdf version from Maricopagop.org)
- LD15 Bylaws 2021
- LD27 Bylaws 2021
Keep in mind that Proxy votes are always abused, lead to disengagement by PCs, saw very negative comments at both the County and State mandatory meeting, and continued use in some cases may qualify as a violation of the PC oath of office. For this reason, it is recommended you disallow all proxies in your bylaws.
by Brian Ference | News
Brian Ference will be running as an America First Candidate for 1st Vice Chair of the New LD3 Board. How do you know if you will be in the new LD3? Please search for your name listed alphabetically and by LD here and see this overlay of the New vs Old LD maps.
LD3 will be a critical LD with the largest numbers of PCs and the most well funded. See a breakdown of the new LD sizes here. That is why the establishment is working so hard to place their picks for board in this and the other LDs. At the January 8th Mandatory Meeting, he was elected as Maricopa County Member at Large in the first round (as revealed by the recount and not in the third round as originally reported). In fact, Brian won all three rounds. Four of the Five candidates in his slate swept the election. This speaks to the support of the America First platform that he and the others in the slate had–including canvasser Liz Harris who is running for Arizona House of Representatives District 17.
As 1st Vice Chair for the new LD3 Board, Brian will bring a deep skillset and unparalleled transparency. That is already evident at https://brianference.com where he describes exactly how a PC can obtain their Walk-list from the GOP Data Center, how to become a Paid Poll worker, how to activate and use the RTS system, becoming an Elected PC, and much more.
About Brian Ference:
Brian is a native-born Arizonan and a life-long Republican. He is an experienced Technical Project Manager and Web Design expert who has put his skills to use creating the Legislative District 15 and District 30 sites as well as the Scottsdale Unified School District Board Recall and Cave Creek Unified School District Board recall sites. As MAL, he has fixed some major issues and added a great deal of new content to the official MaricopaGOP site. Brian has been very active from the beginning in exposing school board member corruption which has now made national news. This includes creating and organizing telegram and other communication groups, fundraising, and personally putting up “Vote No” signs on the fiscally irresponsible CCUSD $11 Million bond. The CCUSD Bond was defeated successfully and their school board, nervous about the recall and the bond vote, voted down a mask mandate. The President of SUSD (who along with numerous other offenses also created a dossier of parents including private data) was replaced and is currently facing an investigation, legal action, and calls to resign.
Brian Ference is a pro-life Christian and a Constitutional Conservative. He believes strongly in election integrity, smaller government, less taxes, securing our border, and stopping illegal immigration. He opposes anything socialist or communist, will fight for our freedoms, and strongly supports everything in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Brian’s goal is to help the LD rebuild their communications and web/social sites after their board is dissolved and reformed as part of redistricting. This will allow the LD to focus on winning the 2022 election. Among many other things, here are some technical tasks Brian can quickly achieve:
- Creation and setup of a new LD web site
- Improve email open rates with setup and anti-spam verification of an email server (send up to 1,000 emails per month FREE)
- Creating new social media groups other than facebook and twitter (which censors conservatives) such as: Telegram, Gab.com, GETTR, Truth Social (coming soon)
- Fundraising with online donations via methods other than paypal which has shut down and frozen LD accounts in the very recent past such as: GiveSendGo, Credit Card, Zelle, Cash App, Crypto Currency, Gab Pay (coming soon)
Please contact Brian at https://brianference.com and subscribe to his newsletter.
