The question of whether our county Republican committee may endorse a candidate in a contested partisan primary election has recently arisen. The general answer to this question is that Placer County Republican Party endorsements require the support of two-thirds of the Placer County Republican Central Committee members present and voting at a duly-noticed meeting. Our Bylaws do NOT provide exceptions in cases where wealthy liberals from other districts are seeking to buy the election. Nor do the rules provide for exceptions in cases where California Republican Party officers from Southern California disagree with the votes cast by duly-elected Central Committee members from Placer County. Any attempts to violate our First Amendment rights or silence our political speech are presumptively void.