Minutes of the August 20, 2024 meeting of the Bonner County Republican Central Committee .
Bonner County Republican Central Committee
Regular Monthly Meeting August 20, 2024
Called to order at 1831 Hours
Ponderay Events Center
4. Roll Call: 23 Committee persons, 5 Officers, 3 Proxies
6. Agenda approved, unanimous consent.
7. Minutes approved, unanimous consent.
14. Because Luke Omodt, Bonner County Commissioner, will resign from his elected position effective September 7th, 2024, per ID Code Section 59-906A, three alternatives will be selected by secret ballot and referred to Gov. Little. The Governor will appoint a replacement for the balance of the term. Nominations were as follows:
Ron Korn was nominated by Steve Rezac
Kim Peckham was nominated by Kristin Dodd
Tom Cleveland was nominated by Rick Kirschner
Cary Kelley was nominated by Mark Sauter
Ballots were handed out to precinct committee persons. Dan Vaniman tallied the count, Julie Lynn verified, the results were as follows:
1.) Ron Korn 19 votes as 1st choice
2.) Tom Cleveland 13 votes as 2nd choice
3.) Kim Peckham 13 votes as 3rd choice
4.) Carey Kelly 9 votes total
Ron Korn, Tom Cleveland and Kim Peckham’s names will be forwarded to Governor Little for consideration upon the vacancy of the office.
16 V) Rules and Resolutions Committee:
A) A resolution was submitted by Tom Bokowy entitled “Fiscally Responsible Legal Action”. The resolution repudiated the Idaho attorney general’s lawsuit against Prop 1 and claimed numerous examples of wasteful public spending on litigation over many years by the Idaho AG on subjects that included abortion, “same sex marriage”, ballot initiatives and open meeting laws related to the State Board of Education. The resolution repudiated both former AG Wasden and current AG Labrador for their spending on legal matters in the execution of their duties as AG. Cornel Rasor verified the resolution was correctly submitted and the resolution opened for debate. After debate closed, a roll call vote, whether to adopt the resolution, was taken. The results are as follows:
Ayes: Britton, Bokowy
Nays: Aurit, Kirschner, Horton, Chamberlain, Borisov, Montani, Sauter, Paterson, Townsend, Korn, Peckham, Macdonald, Purdy, Fife, Cleveland, Nielsen, Morgan, Rasor, Dodd, S. Herndon, Santelli, Rudd, Rezac, Nash, Fahrig, H. Herndon, Lynn, Vaniman
Abstain: Kee
Absent: Connolly, Bauer, Linton, Thomas
Ayes: 2
Nays: 28
Abstain: 1
The resolution failed.
B) A resolution was submitted by Steve Rezac entitled “Idaho Republican Party Affirmation”. The resolution asks Precinct Committeemen to respond within 60 days of the chair’s request to state their positions on the contents of the Idaho Republican Party Platform. The purpose would be to gather the PCs’ feedback and opinions on the specific content of the current ID GOP Platform. The feedback will be published on the BCRCC’s website. Cornel Rasor verified the resolution was correctly submitted, and the resolution opened for debate. It is noted that a motion from the July 2024 meeting changed the days that the resolution was open for consideration from 30 to 60 days was passed. Chair Herndon declared this a simple overlook. After debate closed, a roll call vote, whether to adopt the resolution, was taken. The results are as follows:
Ayes: Aurit, Kirschner, Horton, Chamberlain, Borisov, Montani, Sauter, Paterson, Townsend, Korn, Peckham, Macdonald, Purdy, Fife, Cleveland, Nielsen, Morgan, Rasor, Dodd, S. Herndon, Santelli, Rudd, Rezac, Nash, Fahrig, H. Herndon, Lynn, Vaniman
Nays: Britton, Kee, Bokowy
Absent: Connolly, Bauer, Linton, Thomas
Ayes: 28
Nays: 3
Abstain: None
A majority being attained, the resolution was adopted.
C) Sean Morgan submitted a resolution entitled “2024 Proposition 1 Resolution”. A late received resolution, the resolution was accepted for consideration by a greater than 2/3 vote of the committee. The resolution recognizes the scheme of Ranked Choice Voting and a Top Four Primary contained in proposition 1 as an assault on conservatism and the rights of the Idaho Republican Party to affiliate and nominate candidates. The resolution also urges that Idaho’s AG take all necessary legal action to challenge the legality and constitutionality of Prop 1. Cornel Rasor verified the resolution was correctly submitted and the resolution opened for debate. Dimitri Borisov made a motion to change the language in the first resolved clause from “scheme” to “initiative”. Dan Vaniman seconded the motion. A voice vote rejected the motion, the nays prevailed. Debate closed.
A roll call vote, whether to adopt the resolution, was taken. The results are as follows:
Ayes: Aurit, Kirschner, Horton, Chamberlain, Borisov, Montani, Sauter, Paterson, Korn, Peckham, Macdonald, Purdy, Fife, Cleveland, Nielsen, Morgan, Rasor, Dodd, S. Herndon, Santelli, Rudd, Rezac, Nash, Fahrig, H. Herndon, Lynn, Vaniman
Nays: Britton, Kee, Bokowy
Abstain: Townsend
Absent: Connolly, Bauer, Linton, Thomas
Ayes: 27
Nays: 3
Abstains: 1
The resolution was adopted with a majority vote.
Having no other business, Doug Paterson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mike Nielsen. BCRCC was adjourned at 2100 hrs.