The Republican Strike Force is a statewide group of grass roots Republicans whose mission will be to assist Republican candidates running for Rhode Island General Assembly seats. Michael Napolitano, who serves as the Lincoln Republican Town Committee Chairman and Communications Director for the RI GOP Chairmen’s Caucus serves as a co-chair of the group. Eileen Grossman, the Rhode Island GOP Volunteer Coordinator also serves as a co-chair. They report directly to RI GOP Chairman Mark Zaccaria.

Zaccaria said, “This rally will not only kick off our Rhode Island Republican Strike Force, it will also feature several of our candidates who will be running for the General Assembly in November. We have been working hard behind the scenes with many new candidates and are very excited about the 2012 election. The Strike Force has grown to over 150 members and we expect a great event next Monday night.”

The Rhode Island Republican Party sponsors and supports Republican candidates for seats in the state and federal legislatures. As with all state GOP organizations the Rhode Island Republican Party has three seats on the Republican National Committee. Please visit the state party’s web site www.rigop.org.

The polls will remain open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

THESE ARE THE POLLING PLACES FOR EACH WARD FOR THE APRIL 24, 2012 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY:

WARD ONE – RUMFORD TOWERS 95 NEWMAN AVE.

WARD TWO – EP SENIOR CENTER 610 WATERMAN AVE.

WARD THREE – MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 111 BROWN ST.

WARD FOUR – OLDHAM SCHOOL 640 BULLOCKS PT AVE.

If you usually vote in Ward Two, Precinct 17, Martin Middle School, please be aware that you will vote at the Senior Center, 610 Waterman Ave.

PLEASE CALL 435-7505 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR POLLING PLACE

Registered voters who live in East Providence, Providence, Pawtucket, or Barrington are invited to stop by our FREE event to sign the nomination papers for all of the GOP candidates for President (Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, etc.). To get on the ballot in RI for the April 24th primary, each candidate must obtain at least 1,000 valid signatures by February 2nd. Please note that you are not required to be a Republican to sign the candidates’ nomination papers, just a currently registered voter.

Those attending may also “vote” for their favorite GOP presidential candidate in our Florida Primary Straw Poll ($1 per vote), as well as watch the results of the Florida Primary as they come in. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the candidates, local campaigns, and our city committee. Speakers include new RI Republican Party Chair Mark Zaccaria. There will be a cash bar, as well as complimentary snacks available. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact EPGOP Chair Bob Carlin at chair [at] epgop [dot] org or 345-6608.

A more detailed agenda will be mailed out to current city committee members. However, you can expect it to include the following:

Recap of 2010 election results

Important revisions to the EPGOP bylaws

Nomination and Election of City Committee officers for 2011 – 2013 term.

Election of 5 Delegates and 5 Alternates to the Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee.

Appointment of additional city committee members

We also expect to hear brief presentations from some of the candidates who are running for RIGOP offices, for their elections to be held in March.

Any questions can be directed to EPGOP Chair Bob Carlin at chair [at] epgop [dot] org or 345-6608 or to myself. Thank you.