OFFICIAL CALL
Mass Meeting of the Arlington County Members of the Republican Party of Virginia
March 23, 2026, at 6:30pm (EST)
3rd Floor Event Space
1101 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22201

As Chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee (ACRC or Arlington GOP) and pursuant to the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Matthew Hurtt, do hereby issue this call for a Mass Meeting to be held in the 3rd Floor Event Space at 1101 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA, 22201, starting at 6:30pm (EST) on Monday, March 23, 2026 (registration is 6:00pm to 6:30pm EST) for the following purposes:

1. Electing a Unit Chairman;
2. Electing up to 200 at-large members of the Arlington County Republican Committee;
3. And such other business as may property come before the Mass Meeting.

Qualifications of Participation

All legal and qualified voters of Arlington County under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required, their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in this Mass Meeting, subject to the provisions in Article I of the Plan of Organization (Republican Party Plan).

There is no registration fee for Mass Meeting participants.

Filing Requirements

Unit Chairman

Each candidate for Unit Chairman must submit a letter of intent to run for the office by U.S. Mail to ACRC (Attn: Nominations Committee; P.O. Box 3081, Arlington, VA 22203), along with a filing fee of $250 (check payable to “ACRC”). The letter of intent must be received not later than 5pm local time on Wednesday, March 11^th, 2026. Postmarks do not govern.

Unit Committee Members 

Each candidate for ACRC Member must complete and submit the official ACRC Candidate Declaration form, either electronically or via paper form. The form will be made available electronically through Google Forms and may be obtained on the ACRC website (www.arlingtongop.org). or upon request to ACRC by email: info@arlingtongop.org, Completed forms must be received by ACRC electronically through completion of the Google Form, or by U.S. Mail (Attn: Nominations Committee; P.O. Box 3081, Arlington, VA 22203) by Wednesday, March 11^th, 2026 (postmarks do not govern), or during the ACRC mass meeting registration (6:00pm to 6:30pm local time) on Monday, March 23rd , on the 3^rd Floor at 1101 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22201. Declarations by email will not be accepted.

ACRC Members are elected to two-year terms. If the member pays for both years, the filing fee due with the ACRC Candidate Declaration form is $70. If the member pays yearly, the initial filing fee due with the form is $40 with an additional $40 fee due no later than March 1, 2025.

Candidates for all positions are encouraged to submit a voluntary contribution to ACRC to be used for ACRC operations and voter outreach.

Candidates shall make all checks payable to “Arlington County Republican Committee” or “ACRC”.

As permitted by the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) Party Plan, ACRC waived by a two-thirds (2/3) vote the Plan’s requirement that this call be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Arlington County.

Cancellation

If not more than the number of persons to be nominated or elected shall file for any office, then such properly filed persons shall be declared nominated or elected as the case may be, and no election will occur for that office. Should all elections be cancelled, the Mass Meeting will also be cancelled.

Proposed Call SUBMITTED for CONSIDERATION on SATURDAY, February 7, 2026.
Proposed Call DEBATED and ADOPTED on SATURDAY, February 7, 2026.
Proposed Call APPROVED and ADOPTED on SATURDAY, February 7, 2026.