In an unprecedented move, Tulsa County Chairman, Mike Ford, is now adding his own roster of delegates to the county convention, scheduled for March 25th. The move clearly undermines the authority of the precinct committees to select their own delegates to the county convention. In a letter sent out within the past hours, Ford declares a major failure to organize the county's several hundred precincts. Participation is fair below any in recorded history for Tulsa County. Yet for this reason, he believes only he can fix it by picking a bunch of his own 'delegates' and imposing them upon the county GOP, in a clear violation of party structure, orderly process, and mandated deadlines. He does not require them to hold a precinct meeting and be elected properly. There will be no open vetting process. Ford came to power by promising to call County Committee Meetings every 3 months. that County Committee is the supreme authority of the Tulsa GOP, whenever the convention is not assembled. Yet this was a complete lie and never attempted. Ford has waited until the last minute to declare this latest round of dictatorial acts. Ford initially undermined and usurped the authority of the precincts to organize their own biennial precinct meetings within each precinct. It is a move that has decimated the participation in Oklahoma City and led to a series of losses both in grass roots organization and electoral losses in the November general election. The Democrat Party won 2 house seats which were historically Republican. | Mike Ford selected his wife, Stephanie, to chair the credentials Committee. With this power, she will be able to present her own report to the convention body, as the authorized and recognized list of credentialed delegates. |
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