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RESOLUTION OF THE BREVARD REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Brevard Republican Executive Committee, by and through its undersigned Chairman,does hereby make the following resolution:

WHEREAS, Rule 8(a) of the Republican Party of Florida Party Rules of Procedure statesin pertinent part that

The State Executive Committee may endorse, certify or recommend candidates incontested Republican primaries only upon the unanimous approval of the ExecutiveBoard and the approval of 60% of the State Executive Committee at a meeting calledfor that purpose and at which a quorum is present; and

WHEREAS, in a campaign finance report, the Republican Party of Florida made four (4)contributions to Representative John Tobias reelection campaign totaling $35,739.49; and

WHEREAS, Representative John Tobia presently occupies a seat in the Florida State Houseof Representatives, District 31 and is running for reelection as an incumbent against Lori Halbertwith a primary election to be held on August 24, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the State Executive Committee has not endorsed Representative Tobia or anycandidates in contested races for the primary election to be held on August 24, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Brevard Republican Executive Committee is of the opinion that giving JohnTobias campaign money, totaling $35,739.49, is tantamount to endorsing him without thecompliance of Rule 8(a) of the Republican Party of Florida Party Rules of Procedure; and

WHEREAS, in the past the Brevard Republican Executive Committee as well as otherRepublican Executive Committees throughout the State of Florida have fought hard to maintaingrass roots Republican Party leadership from the bottom up instead of cram down tactics by theRepublican Party of Florida either mandating whom the County Republican Executive Committeesmust endorse in primary elections or giving advantage to one Republican candidate in a primaryover another; and

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee that thepractice of top down Republican Party leadership as outlined hereinabove by the RepublicanParty of Florida in the past has damaged the Republican Party of Florida and the RepublicanExecutive Committees of the 67 counties which constitute the State of Florida; and

WHEREAS, the practices of the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida inrequiring and attempting to force local Republican Executive Committees to vote in primaries forone candidate over another was one of the factors that led to the uprising amongst the RepublicanExecutive Committees which ultimately led to his ouster.

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NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that:

1. The Brevard Republican Executive Committee is requesting that the Republican Partyof Florida not give any more money to any candidates in Republican primary elections but reserveits resources for supporting Republicans against Democrats and not Republicans against

Republicans;

2. The Republican Party of Florida comply with its own rules specifically Rule 8(a) asquoted herein above;

3. The Republican Party of Florida recognize that giving money to any Republican Partycandidate in a primary who is running against another Republican Party candidate is, in fact, anaction that endorses that candidate over another Republican candidate running in the primary.

4. Since it has already donated money to at least six candidates in the 2010 Republicanprimary elections within the State of Florida, the Brevard Republican Executive Committee requests

that either The Republican Party of Florida request the money be refunded or matched byRepublican Party contributions to the other six Republican candidates which would show fairnessand neutrality by the Republican Party of Florida, or at the very least, issue an official statementapologizing to the other 6 candidates in the Republican primary elections which official statementclearly states that the Republican Party of Florida is not endorsing one Republican candidate overanother in any primary election.

This Resolution was presented and recommended to be passed by the Brevard RepublicanExecutive Board at its meeting on the 3rd day of August, 2010 and was presented and adopted by theBrevard Republican Executive Committee at its meeting on the 12th day of August, 2010.

____________________________________Barbara Davis, ChairmanBrevard Republican Executive Committee