WELCOME
The WCRP brought forward several GREAT Resolutions of support for the following elected officials in our March 13, 2023 meeting. Click on the link to view each Resolution.
Bill Hayman brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Secretary of State Chuck Gray
Tom Farnsworth brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Representative Harriet Hageman
Jamie Farnsworth brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Representative Chip Neiman
Brian Birkley brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Representative Allen Slagle
Teresa Gross brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Senator Cheri Steinmetz
I brought forward a Resolution of thanks and support for Weston County Commissioner Don Taylor
THANK YOU to these special Legislators!
Event Summaries
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: Committee Chair Kari Drost call the meeting to order at 9:00AM.
WELCOME, INVOCATION, PLEDGE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion made by Allen Slagle/2nd Teresa Gross to: approve agenda, all in favor.
ROLL CALL: Secretary Stanley Jasinski called the roll for Central Committee members present. Precincts; 1-1: Allen Slagle, Ted Ertman, Ann Slagle, and Marty Ertman, 1-2: Bill Lambert, and Susan love, 2-1: Dan Fouch, and Joely Rightnowar proxy for Irma Fouch, 3-1: Curtis Rankin, and Loretta Moyers, 4-1: Nathan Todd, and Nathan Todd proxy for Chelsie Todd, 5-1: Ben Roberts, and Teresa Gross, 5-2: John Butts, and Sue Mireles, 5-3: James Burrough, and Suzanne Burrough. Also in attendance: Committee Chair Kari Drost, V. Chair Mick Bohn, Secretary Stanley Jasinski, Treasurer Joely Rightnowar, State Committee Man Allen Slagle, and State Committee Woman Ann Slagle. There were a total of twenty Committee Members present plus two proxies for a total of 22 voting members.
PRESENTATION AND ADOPTION OF FLOOR RULES
Teller/Credentials Committee Chair: _Mick Bohn___
Members: Ted Ertman, and Allen Slagle
FLOOR RULES AND GUIDELINES: Motion made by Curtis Rankin.2nd Marty Ertman applicants: shall have 5 minutes for opening remarks followed by questions and answers from committee members, all in favor.
Motion made by Susan Love/2nd Bill lambert to: remove “signed by the voter” from rule #9, motion failed.
Motion made by Allen Slagle/2nd John Butts to: approve Floor Rules/Guidelines as amended, all in favor.
CANDIDATE PRESENTATIONS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: The following candidates submitted their resumes prior today’s meeting: Amber Green, James Michael Tooman, and Tricia Baumann.
Nominations from the floor: Stanley Jasinski put forth his resume from the floor; there were no further nominations from the floor.
Kari confirmed from the County Clerk that: Amber Green, Michael Tooman, and Stanley Jasinski are registered Republicans and Tricia Baumann is a registered voter in Weston County.
Motion made by Sue Mireles/2nd James Burrough to: accept nominees, motion passed.
Motion made by Marty Ertman/2nd Suzanne Burrough to: interview candidates in the order their resumes were received by Kari, all in favor.
Motion made by Ted Ertman/2nd Teresa Gross to: sequester candidates during the interview process, all in favor.
Candidates will be interviewed in the following order: Tricia Baumann, Amber Green, Michael Tooman, and Stanley Jasinski.
Motion made by Teresa Gross/2nd Ted Ertman to: allow Joely Rightnowar to fill in for Secretary Stanley Jasinski while he is sequestered, all in favor.
Following the interviews Stanley Jasinski was asked by some members of the committee to recuse himself from voting, after some discussion he agreed to do so.
Twenty One Ballots where past out, and members were advised to use their first names.
ELECTION RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS;
Michael Tooman: 20 votes.
Tricia Baumann: 14 votes.
Stanley Jasinski: 14 votes.
Amber Green: 10 votes.
CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS: Kari thanked everyone who offered themselves for consideration to fill the vacancy of County Clerk.
Kari stated she will forward the names of: Tricia Baumann, Michael Tooman, and Stanley Jasinski to the Weston County Board of Commissioners.
Kari Thanked Commissioners Nathan Todd for working with her to secure all the required dates needed for this process.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by John Butts/2nd James Burrough to: meeting adjourned at 12:28PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stanley Jasinski Secretary Weston County Republican Party
The theme of this year's Freedom Festival is "Hope" and the Event Program looks fantastic!
In addition to the Freedom Festival's GREAT list of guests including David Iverson, Chip Neiman, John Bear and the Women of MAGA, the Weston County Republican Party will have a booth where we hope to have a few Special Guest appearances of our own - Chuck Gray incoming Secretary of State, Chairman Frank Eathorne, and incoming Representative Allen Slagle!
Please see the attached flyer for details.
Freedom Festival
Weston County Fair Grounds
Sept. 11,2022
Noon to 3 pm
Come early, bring your chairs and flags and join fellow Patriots for music, food and fellowship.
Hope to see you all there!!
Friday, July 29, 2022, the Weston County Clerk held a public meeting to test and secure our voting machines. This was a very informative meeting that helped to show the public that Weston County's voting machines are secure. A link to the video of this meeting is above.
Election Integrity in Weston County
STATEMENT DELIVERED TO WESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS on August 2, 2022:
You are all registered Republicans and are running and/or have run as Republicans, so you should all be aware that the Wyoming Republican Party has chosen Election Integrity as one of its primary legislative priorities. Additionally, WY Republican Party Platform Plank #23 states “the Integrity of our elections must be upheld.
Therefore, the party has put lots of time, energy, and resources into making sure our elections in WY are free and fair, and that the people feel confident in our election results. And, as you can see from state and national events, movies, articles, etc, that the people have made this issue a priority as well. Personally, I want people to feel confident in election results, and most importantly in our Weston County election results.
I asked for time today, which you denied, because this meeting is the only meeting in Weston County where citizens can ask elected County officials questions “on the record”. And the Weston County Republican Party would like this question asked “on the record” so the citizens can feel confident that election integrity is alive and well in Weston County.
This question is for Clerk Hadlock:
-
What steps have you taken to ensure the results you release on election day are accurate? Ie what double checks have you put into place to ensure a mistake like the one that occurred in the last election where the wrong candidate was declared the winner does not happen again?
Secondly, I would like to thank Clerk Hadlock for a very informative public meeting to test our Weston County voting machines. I learned a lot and the meeting was very well attended. Clearly, this shows that the people of Weston County are concerned and engaged and I thank Clerk Hadlock and her staff for taking the time to show the public what procedures are in place in Weston County. The Weston County Republican Party has posted the video of the public testing on our website. CLICK LINK FOR VIDEO