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OFFICIAL CALL Special Party Canvass House of Delegates—District 11 

As Chairman of the Legislative District Committee for House of Delegates District 11 of the Republican Party of Virginia, and pursuant to the Plan of Organization and as recommended and directed by the Committee, I, Anahita (Ana) Renner, do hereby issue this call for a Legislative District Party Canvass to be held at Fairfax County Republican Committee Headquarters, 4246 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM local time on Tuesday December 16, 2025, for the purpose of nominating a Republican candidate for the office of Delegate to be voted for in the Special Election on January 13, 2026. 

Qualifications for Participation 

All legal and qualified voters of the House of Delegates District 11 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 special party canvass. 

Filing Requirements 

Candidates for the Republican nomination at said canvass shall file a written statement (filing form attached) in person, to Steve Rogers, 8409 Manassas Cir, Vienna, VA 22180, or by email to Ana Renner at fairfaxcitygop@gmail.com, which must be received not later than 6:00 pm local time, on Monday, December 15, 2025. Candidates who choose to file in person will receive a signed statement confirming their filing. Candidates who choose to file via email should contact Ana Renner by phone at (571) 307-7404 to inform her of their filing. They will receive an email confirmation of receipt and should not assume their filing has been properly received until they receive such confirmation. Postmarks do not govern. If only one candidate properly files, then said candidate shall be declared the Republican nominee and no canvass will be held. If no candidates file to seek the Republican nomination by the stated filing deadline, the Canvass shall be cancelled, and the 11th House of Delegates District Committee reserves the right to meet and select a nominee prior to the filing deadline to be listed as a candidate on the ballot on January 13. 

Registration Fee 

There will be no registration fee to participate in this canvass. 

The Committee waived the requirement to publish this Call in a newspaper by a unanimous vote. The requirement to have a polling place in each unit in the district was waived by unanimous vote. 

Paid for and authorized by the Republican Legislative District Committee for House of Delegates District 11. 

Rules for the Special Party Canvass 

The Legislative District Committee for House of Delegates District 11 of the Republican Party of Virginia, pursuant to the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia, hereby adopts these Rules for the conduct of this Special Party Canvass. 

1. This party canvass shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by and conducted in accordance with the following (giving precedence as listed): the State Party Plan, these rules, and otherwise in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (12th ed.). 
2. The Chair of the Legislative District Committee shall appoint a Credentials Committee of not more than three (3) persons, to register those persons who offer to vote and to count the ballots once the polls are closed. The members of the Credentials Committee shall remain inside the room in which voting is conducted during the period in which voting takes place and until the ballots are counted. 
3. All voters shall meet the requirements as specified in the Call of the Party Canvass. 
4. Only eligible voters duly registered by the Credentials Committee may vote. No proxies are allowed at any time. 
5. No write-in votes or other votes for candidates not listed on the ballot will be counted. 
6. The order in which candidates appear on the ballot will be determined by the drawing of names from a bowl, conducted by the Chairman of the 11th House of Delegates District Committee. Each properly filed candidate will be permitted to have one representative present to witness the drawing of names. 
7. The Credentials Committee shall decide any question that may arise concerning the qualifications of a candidate or eligibility to vote. 
8. No one will be allowed in the voting area without proper authorization. Candidates shall not loiter or campaign in the room in which voting will take place. 
9. The Credentials Committee shall prepare ballots listing the names of all qualified candidates for the nomination, who have properly filed as required in the Call. 
10. As soon as the polls are closed, the Credentials Committee shall immediately proceed to ascertain the vote given at the Canvass and shall continue without adjournment until they declare the results of the canvass. Only the members of the Credentials Committee and two representatives of each candidate, shall be permitted to remain in the room once the polls have closed and until the ballots are counted. Ballots shall then be placed in a sealed envelope and preserved and secured by the Credentials Committee for at least thirty (30) days in the event of any challenge to the results. 
11. Candidates shall be elected on the basis of plurality of votes received. If two or more persons have an equal number of votes and a higher number than any other person, the Credentials Committee shall proceed publicly to determine by the drawing of a name from a bowl, conducted by the Chairman of the 11th House of Delegates District Committee, which of the persons shall be declared elected, after those persons have been notified and are allowed an opportunity to be present or to have one representative present. 
12. The Credentials Committee shall preserve order inside and outside the polling place. No person shall hinder, intimidate, or interfere with any qualified voter so as to prevent the voter from casting a secret ballot. The Credentials Committee may order a person violating this Rule to cease such action and, if such action continues, may remove such person from the polling place. 

11th House of Delegates District Republican Nomination filing form 

I, ____________________________ , declare myself a candidate for the December 16th, 2025, 

(printed name as to be listed on the ballot) 

Republican Party Canvass to determine the Republican nominee in the January 13th, 2026, special Election for the 11th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. I am in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intend to support the Republican nominee in the January 13th special election. I am a registered voter in the 11th House of Delegates District. The address at which I am registered to vote is: 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

(Street address, city, state, zip code). 

__________________________________________ (Signature)