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Welcome to the Grand Old
Party - the
Republican Party of
Burleson County, Texas! Here is where individual voters are
joining together
to create and guide the local, state, and national governments of this
United
States of America. Please come in and learn about us, what we
want for
America, and why you might want to join with us!
Announcements
2012 PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE APRIL 3, 2012
Now, if we just knew where we are and who is running!
Isn't Redistricting fun! The 10 year redistribution of voters
into political districts that try to give each voter equal clout in
determining their State and Federal officials is still balled up in the
Courts. This hits Burleson County heavily as both our State and
Federal districts are part of the decision!
If the redistricting is controlled by your elected Legislature, we will be in:
- State Representative District XX
- State Senate District YY
- Federal Congressman District ZZ
If the San Antonio Federal Court overrides the Legislature, we will be in:
- State Representative District XX
- State Senate District YY
- Federal Congressman District ZZ
The US Supreme Court is deciding who wins. They have verbal arguments scheduled TBD.
REGISTER TO VOTE
If you have moved or are new to Burleson County, you need to
Register your new address in Burleson County with the Elections
Administrator before March <TBD> to be able to vote for all of
your officials. See our VOTE page for details.
GET YOUR PHOTO ID
This election may (the federal government review is not yet
over) be the first in Texas where you must show a Photo ID when you go
to vote. Here are the planned rules:
Whe you go to vote you must show one of the following:
- Texas Driver's License (current or expired by no more than 60 days)
- Texas Election ID Certificate (issued by the DPS for those without Driver's Licenses)
- Texas Personal Identification Card (issued by the DPS for those without Driver's Licenses)
- Texas Concealed Handgun License (current or expired by no more than 60 days)
- United States Citizenship Certificate (it must contain the person's photograph, but there is no time limit on date of issuance)
- United States Passport (current or expired by no more than 60 days)
If you don't have one of the above on election day, you may vote
provisionally. Your vote will only be counted if you then obtain
one of the above identifications and show it to the County Voter
Registrar within 6 calendar days of the election (the following Monday).
You can also get a permanent exemption from the Photo ID by showing the
Voter Registrar written evidence that you have a disability rating of
at least 50% from U.S. Social Secrurity Administration or the U.S.
Departement of Veterans Affairs. You must also state that you
have no valid form of photo identification. In this case, you
must present your Voter Registration Certificate having the exemption
marked on it when you vote.
Note that the photo ID is only required when voting in person. You do not need a photo ID to vote by mail.
Republican
Candidates
The
redistricting fiasco in the Courts has greatly complicated our State
and Federal Representative candidates as they differ between the
Legislature and Court apportionment! Further, after the Federal
Courts settle on which districts we belong, their will be a new period
where existing candidates may withdraw or new candidates sign up.
See
all Republican Candidates appearing on Burleson County ballots at our 2012
Republican
Candidates page! Pictures, official election data, and links
to their websites are included.
If you need
Texas or National Republican Party information,
the following links will open a new window at the Texas
GOP
and the Republican
National Committee
sites.
Introduction
to Burleson County Republicans
If you've been
looking for the grass-roots of the political
fabric,
you just found it in Burleson County, Texas!
Burleson County voters have organized togeather to determine the intent
of our
members and translate that into an effective agenda for government.
We accomplish this by selecting and then supporting like-minded
candidates for governmental offices at the
local, county, state, and national levels.
Our major programs include the following:
We also have a
lot of fun while keeping track of what our local,
state, and national politicians are actually doing!
The joy of grassroots politics is that it is NEIGHBORLY and even
friendly!
The best is when an idea or input you make just keeps on going until it
is part of our government!
Contact
Information
Bill Giesenschlag is
the Burleson County Republican Chair and always enjoys
talking to voters about Republicans and conservative principles.
Like all of our leaders, he is a volunteer and may have to work you in
around earning a living!
You can reach him at:
Telephone: (979)
567-0573
Postal
address: 3411 CR308, Caldwell, Texas 77836
E-Mail: Chair@BurlesonGOP.org
The Republican Precinct Chair in your community is your first
resource. Find them in our Precincts Page.
Stuart Law is
our Webmaster; E-mail comments or suggestions about this
web site to: webmaster@BurlesonGOP.org
or call him at (979) 567-9189.
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