BY KEREN MEISTER-EMERICH
The Wyoming Republican Central Committee probably does NOT represent you, especially if you live in Laramie or Natrona counties.
Did you know that according to the 2018 Wyoming Republican Committee Bylaws each county is represented on
the state central committee by three people, the elected state committeeman, state committeewoman and county chairman?
In Niobrara County, the 1,167 registered Republicans (as of Feb. 1) are represented by three people. So each one of the
three central committee members from Niobrara would represent 389 people. But Laramie County the 22,844 registered Republicans are also represented by three people. So each of the three members of the central committee from Laramie County would represent 7, 615 people, almost 20 times as many people as the Niobrara County members.
Niobrara, Hot Springs, Weston, Washakie, Platte, Crook, Sublette, and Johnson counties combined have 21,608 registered Republicans (almost as many as Laramie). These eight counties have 24 votes on the State Central Committee. Laramie County has three. So with about the same number of registered Republicans, these eight counties have eight times the impact on decisions made by the state central committee than does Laramie County.
In 2019, Wyoming Republican Central Committee passed a resolution asking the Legislature to change the distribution of legislators so there are more legislators from small-population counties. This would violate the premise that one person’s voting power ought to be roughly equivalent to another person’s within the same state. It would also increase the number of legislators, thereby increasing the cost of government.
The Wyoming Republican Party issues directives to elected Republican legislators about how they should vote to be in alignment with the Wyoming Republican Platform and Resolutions. Often these represent the perspective on issues by a few people from some areas of the state.
If you read that a specific legislator aligns with the Wyoming Republican Party’s platform, you may think that person holds the same values and views as you do. But the platform may not represent your view on all issues.
When selecting the legislator to receive your vote in an election, dig a little deeper to determine if you are voting for the person with whom you agree on issues important to you.
A position supported by someone from a smaller county, such as Niobrara or Hot Springs, may not be in alignment with your views.
Keren Meister-Emerich, Ed.D, is a Cheyenne resident.
SUPPORT MATERIALS
Bylaws of the Wyoming Republican Party, 2018: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/wygop/pages/1914/attachments/original/1529691888/FINAL_2018_Bylaws.pdf?1529691888
Resolutions passed by the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee since State Convention, May 2018: https://www.wyoming.gop/2019resolutions
Finally! Someone figured out what is going on the with the Wyoming Republican party. Thank you. Now, how do we fix it?
ReplyDeleteGreat explanation of how things happen here, or don't. Damn. What's the solution?
ReplyDeleteThis is the best explanation I have seen. The vocal minority is trying to say they represent the whole Party. We have the State Central Committee Executive Committee made up of many people who couldn't get elected as Precinct people in their own precincts. That is a Bylaw that needs changed at the State Convention. If and when it happens.
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