On November 15, 2008, the Constitution Party of Arizona held its State
Convention and new officers were elected for the 2008-10 term.
Following are the minutes of that outstanding meeting:*_

Minutes of the Organizational State Convention of the Constitution Party
of _**_Arizona_*
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*November 15, 2008** — Comfort Inn, **Scottsdale**, **Arizona*
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*Meeting called to order at **3:00 PM** by Chairman Nancy Shearer
Spirkoff Chiasson.*
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*The invocation was led by Pastor Tim Coleman.*
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*Nancy Chiasson led the flag salute.*
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*Chairman Chiasson appointed Ralph Hughes as Convention Secretary.  She
then welcomed everyone to the convention and gave a brief history of her
involvement in politics and the Constitution Party.  Every person in
attendance then introduced themselves and told how they became involved
in the CP.*
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*Credentials were considered and 25 of the 27 persons in attendance were
found to be in good standing and were credentialed as voting members of
the Convention and members of the Constitution Party of **Arizona**
**State** Central Committee.  A list of the credentialed members is
attached hereto.*
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*The Treasurer’s report was given by Stephanie Cox.  She reported that
the initial $100 that was deposited to open the party bank account was
still there, and that no additional contributions had been received.*
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*A break was taken to allow the attendees to read the proposed bylaws.
David Jenkins moved to approve the bylaws as presented.  Chris Bragan
seconded the motion.  After some discussion the motion passed without
dissent. A copy of the adopted bylaws is attached hereto.*
* *
*Adoption of a platform was discussed.  A motion was made by Veronica
Milek and seconded by Thom Strawn to adopt the following statement:*
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/America needs the leadership of the Constitution Party of Arizona/
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/We pledge to:/
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/·       Stop the undeclared wars which are daily costing American lives
and billions of tax dollars;/
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/·       End //America//’s dependence on foreign oil;/
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/·       Stop reckless spending, including foreign aid, and take care of
//America//’s domestic needs;/
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/·       End debt financing of the Federal government;/
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/·       Get rid of the Federal income tax, and restore a tariff-based
revenue system;/
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/·       Immediately terminate international trade agreements such as
NAFTA, WTO, and the FTAA, and stop sending high paying American jobs to
foreign countries;/
/ /
/·       Close the borders to illegal immigration, and stop all
government subsidies to illegal aliens; /
/ /
/·       Defend //America//’s moral values; keep God in the pledge of
allegiance;/
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/·       Protect the right to life of the innocent unborn and the elderly;/
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/·       Support high standards in education, including encouragement of
private schools and home schooling;/
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/·       Stop judicial tyranny and legislating from the bench;/
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/·       Defend Second Amendment rights;/
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/·       Restore a debt-free, interest-free money system;/
/ /
/·       Uphold traditional marriage and family values./
/ /
/The Constitution Party of //Arizona// adopted the Constitution Party
National Platform as it’s own in Convention //November 15, 2008//.  To
read the entire platform go to www.constitutionparty.com
<http://www.constitutionparty.com/> /
/ /
/Join us as we work toward ballot qualification in //Arizona// and a
return to Constitutional Government as envisioned by our founding
fathers for our State and nation./
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*After some discussion the motion passed without dissent.*
* *
*Discussion ensued regarding affiliation with the national Constitution
Party.  A motion was made by Chris Bragan for the Constitution Party of
**Arizona** to continue its affiliation with the national Constitution
Party.  The motion was seconded by Stewart Cole and passed without
dissent.*
* *
*Discussion ensued regarding peoples wishes with regard to officers for
the 2008-10 term.  Patricia Quinn made a motion to elect the following
slate of officers for the 2008-10 term:*
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*Chairman — Mark Hubler*
*Vice-Chairman — Chris Bragan*
*Secretary — Mike Braunberger*
*Treasurer — Stephanie Cox*
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*Teri Jarmin seconded the motion and there being no further nominations
from the floor, the slate was approved by acclamation.*
* *
*It was agreed that Chairman Hubler would appoint the following people
to fill additional offices:*
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*Parliamentarian — Thom Strawn*
*Chaplain — Pastor Tim Coleman*
*Organizational Liaison — Ken Becht*
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*Discussion ensued regarding the need for National Committeemen Ken
Becht and Randy George offered to hold the positions.  Stuart Cole made
a motion to elect Ken Becht and Randy George and National Committeemen
for the 2008-10 term.  The motion was seconded by Pastor Tim Coleman and
passed without dissent.  *
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*It was agreed by all that should the elected National Committeemen not
be able to attend a national meeting, the State Chairman holds the power
to appoint alternate Committeemen to represent the State party at the
national meetings on a case by case basis.*
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*Discussion of a strategy for ballot access was discussed.  It was
determined that the first step necessary was to acquire local leadership
for each of **Arizona**’s counties.  To this end it was agreed that
Chairman Hubler would make the following appointments of temporary
county chairmen to start organizing in the following counties:*
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*Apache** **County** -  Mark Haynes*
*Coconino** **County** — Stuart Cole*
*Maricopa** **County** — Chris Bragan*
*Navajo** **County** — Wayne Jones*
*Pinal County — Randy George*
*Yavapai** **County** — Thom Strawn*
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*It was further agreed that:*
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1. *The additional county chairmen would be recruited for the
remaining nine counties;*
2. *That Chairman Hubler would acquaint himself with the petitioning
rules and regulation in preparation for the ballot access drive;*
3. *That the party would begin raising money to help with the ballot
access drive; and*
4. *That recruiting new party members would have very high priority.*

* *
*Outgoing Chairman Chiasson thanked everyone for their participation,
making the first CPAZ State Convention a great success, and expressed
how honored she was to have had the opportunity to meet and work with
such outstanding people.*
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*Incoming Chairman Hubler thanked everyone for the honor of being
elected chairman and expressed his desire to do everything in his power
to advance the State organization and attain ballot access for the 2010
election.*
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*Ken Caproni gave a presentation on “Intrinsic Terrestrial Energy,” a
copy of which is attached hereto.*
* *
*There being no further business, at **7:30 PM**, Stuart Cole made a
motion to adjourn the convention.  Janine Braunberger seconded the
motion and it passed without dissent.*
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*These minutes are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and are
submitted as a permanent record of this convention.*
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*___________________________________________
______________________*
*Ralph Hughes, Convention
Secretary                                           Date*
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*_Constitution Party of Arizona State Convention Delegates and members
of the 2008-10 State Central Committee_*
*Ken Becht*
*Christopher Bragan*
*Michael Braunberger*
*Jeannine Braunberger*
*Ken Caproni*
*Stuart Cole*
*Pastor Tim Coleman*
*Stephanie Cox*
*Tim Dixon
**James Whitman Evans*
*Randy George*
*William Godwin*
*David Hetzler*
*Mark Haynes*
*Mark Hubler*
*Ralph Hughes*
*Teri Jarman*
*David Jenkins*
*Ralph Jones*
*Wayne Jones*
*Veronica Milek
Robert Oughton*
*Patricia Quinn*
*Thom Strawn*

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