Meeting minutes for the 2/15/24 LD4 GOP Meeting

1. AZ GOP LD4 Meeting Minutes
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: Check-in 6:30pm, Meeting begins at 7:00pm
Location: The Retreat, 6140 E. Thunderbird Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85254
I. Call to Order: Morgan Perry
II. Invocation: Ka’rin Royster
III. Pledge of Allegiance: Tom Bass
IV. Approve Meeting Minutes: Morgan Perry. Motion to approve made, seconded,
and passed.
V. Treasurer’s Report: Ramona Kelley
VI. Jodi Johnson made motion to allow PC’s who were approved by BOS on Feb 7th
to
vote. Per Morgan Perry, this goes against LD4 Bylaws Article 3 Section 1.
VII. Jodi Johnson made another motion to suspend the applicable LD4 Bylaws.
Morgan conferred with Dan Grimm, Parliamentarian, who then advised that the
Bylaws cannot be suspended.
VIII. Jodi Johnson challenged and Morgan stated again that bylaws cannot, per the
Parliamentarian, be simply suspended.
IX. Only the latest PC list that is published on Maricopa County website can be
accepted. The latest list is dated Feb 2, 2024.
X. Aaron Flannery stood and showed the latest list on the Maricopa website on his
phone to Morgan to confirm the Feb 2, 2024 date of the latest list.
XI. Lisa Farr then produced BOS meeting minutes regarding approved PC’s; upon
review the documents provided by Lisa specifically were read before the body to
refer to the people in question not as PC’s but as candidates for PC and therefore
clearly don’t suffice in place of the list of actual PC’s from Feb 2, 2024.
XII. Michael Schafer asked for an explanation/clarification of Rule 5 Item 2 (20%
agree within 2 votes, more than that forces a recount). Morgan asked if the
clarification and example made sense and Michael expressed no dissent. The
question of guests was posed but was clarified this is a closed meeting and was
stated as such in call letter.
XIII. Jeff Greenspan made motion to amend meeting rules to allow “Republicans
known to us” who are standing in the back of the room to participate in the
pending vote. Motion was seconded.
XIV. Joe Junker moved to amend Jeff Greenspan’s motion to involve who are in
waiting, to restrict the known Republican guests to those that are in waiting and

2. on the list of prospective PC’s provided by Lisa Farr, which was the point of
earlier discussion and requests. Motion was seconded.
a. Joe Junker spoke in favor to bring in the prospective PC’s and make them
comfortable.
b. Steve Wong spoke against this amendment.
c. Dan Farley spoke for this amendment and spoke about his being
threatened with arrest at the county meeting and against the Shelby
Busch bullying.
d. Michael Schafer spoke against amendment
e. Lisa Farr spoke against amendment.
f. Voice vote for Joe Junker’s amendment too close to call, moved to
standing count vote. Karl Stone and Rex Ford assisted with counting
standing vote.
g. For amendment 74
h. Against amendment 67
XV. Another motion made by Jeff Greenspan, to allow a different set of guests in the
meeting. Seconded.
a. Jackie Mesa from the Sunnyside precinct spoke for the motion
b. Jeff Greenspan spoke for allowing in new PC’s and known Republicans
c. Dan Farley spoke for this motion to let in new people.
d. Jeff’s motion voted down overwhelmingly by clear voice vote, did not
pass.
XVI. Jeff Greenspan made a new motion to allow in some MCRC LD chairs and officers
who are outside to observe us and won’t have voting rights.
a. Joe Junker spoke against this motion specifying the call letter went out
with rules for no guests.
b. Point of order was asked to clarify who the two MCRC LD chairs were that
were waiting outside.
c. Overwhelming voice vote of “no” not allowing in the uninvited MCRC LD
Chairs who did not have roles at the meeting and were not guests of the
Chair.
XVII. Approve Meeting Rules
a. Meeting rules printed on paper were on every seat specific to this
meeting. Motion made to approve and seconded.
b. Michael Schafer asked if there is new business on the agenda.

3. c. Morgan explained new business is routinely on the agenda and needs to
be submitted 20 days prior to the general meeting to the LD4 Exec Board;
that procedure is in the LD4 Bylaws.
d. Per a clear voice vote, the meeting rules were approved.
XVIII. Credential Report: Linda Rizzo
a. To establish quorum 64 needed, 428 x 15% = 64
b. Credentialers signed in 171 PCs and a quorum was established.
XIX. Election of LD4 Chairman: turned over to Karl Stone because Morgan Perry is a
candidate.
a. Joe Junker Nominations Committee Chair mentioned Lynne Weaver and
Julie Fisher were also Nomination Committee Members, and described
nominations procedures and methods.
b. Candidates are:
i. Jeff Greenspan (withdrew)
ii. Morgan Perry
iii. Ka’rin Royster
c. Candidate nominations from the floor, none
d. Candidate speeches, two minutes each
e. Casting and counting ballots
f. Tabulator failure, motion made to accept hand count results as final.
Seconded, passed.
g. Announce election results:
i. Ka’rin Royster 80
ii. Morgan Perry 90
h. Morgan is the new LD4 Chairman
XX. Candidate Recognitions: Morgan Perry, approved modification without objection.
XXI. Election of 1st
Vice Chairman
a. Joe Junker again described nominations procedures and methods.
i. Lisa Farr
ii. Rex Ford
b. Candidate nominations from the floor; Ka’rin Royster was nominated but
she declined the nomination.
c. Candidate speeches, two minutes each
d. Casting and counting ballots
e. Announce election results:
i. Lisa Farr 59
ii. Rex 77

4. XXII. Status Report: Morgan Perry
a. 2024 MCRC results: Jeff Greenspan
b. State Meeting results: Gina Maloney
XXIII. Speakers:
a. Ka’rin Royster: we have to stick together, show kindness to each other.
b. Merissa Hamilton: EZAZ RTS Update.
c. Jan Dubauskas: Candidate for Scottsdale City Council, left early did not
speak.
d. Candidates for SUSD, left early and did not speak.
e. Nancy Barto: “It Goes Too Far” campaign.
f. Ken Berger: LD10 Best Practices of Ballot Chasing & Beating Mesa Bond
Initiatives.
XXIV. Swearing in of the new officers by Matt Gress.
XXV. Adjournment: motion to adjourn by Karl Stone, seconded by Linda Rizzo at
10:08pm.
Teller’s report attached.