Orange County GOP Convention

Calling all Orange County Republicans! Please plan to attend this important OCGOP event. It's a great opportunity to get involved as we prepare for the 2026 midterms!

The purpose of a County Convention is to conduct the business of the local Republican Party. We propose and vote on Convention Rules, Resolutions, the Party Platform and our County Plan of Organization.

At the Precinct Meetings preceding the Convention, we will elect Delegates (including Alternates) to represent their precincts at the County Convention, and to subsequently represent Orange County at the District and State levels. Delegates may go on to attend the District 4 Convention on April 11 in Apex and/or the State Convention in Greensboro, June 11-14, 2026. 

In odd-numbered years, we also elect our new Precinct Chairs and County Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer). 

NOTE: Registration for the Convention is now closed.
There will be NO on-site registration the morning of the Convention.

Convention Speakers: 

REP. BRENDEN JONES, NC DISTRICT 46 Majority Leader, NC House of Representatives Chairman, House Oversight Committee Vice Chairman, House Rules Committee	JANET PETERSON Director Pavement Education Project

Convention Schedule:

Convention Documents (please check back periodically - new documents will be posted and/or linked as they are available):

• Agenda
• Convention Rules (2026 Proposed)
  
• Nominations Committee Report (N/A for 2026)  
• Minutes of 2025 Convention
• Plan of Organization (as of 2025, no changes proposed)
• Platform (as of 2025, no changes proposed)
• Information on Resolutions (Process, Schedule, Samples, Word Template)
  • Note: Draft Resolutions must be submitted by Monday, February 23, at 5:00pm to the chair of the Resolutions Committee. No Resolutions will be accepted from the floor during the Convention. Questions? Contact the chair of the Resolutions Committee.
• Proposed Resolutions per the Resolutions Committee Report:
  • Resolution to Prevent Taxpayer Funding Towards Schools Aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood
  • Resolution Urging Legislative Reform to Provide for Enhanced Sentencing in Secret Peeping Cases Involving Minors
  • Resolution: Close Republican Primaries
  • Resolution to Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting for Elections in North Carolina

Special Note Regarding Attendance:
If you are not able to attend your Precinct Meeting on Convention day, but would still like to be considered for a delegate position, you must also register at the link below, pay the required $10 registration fee, and follow the subsequent instructions to complete your registration as an Absentee, including submission of the required Absentee Letter for consideration, by the registration deadline. 

Registration:
When registering, please use your legal name and precinct as shown in your voter registration record. If you need to look up your precinct name, you may do so here. Your precinct name is shown in the "Jurisdiction" section of your voter registration record.

Note to Students:
Students registered to vote in Orange County may attend the County Convention for free!  So register for the convention today to see how politics works at the local level and hear our great line-up of speakers.

If you are a student who is registered to vote outside of Orange County, but would like to attend our convention as a non-voting guest, please email Credentials Committee Chair Camilla Zapolsky with the subject line "Convention Guest" and let her know your home county or state, school name, and your desire to attend as a guest.

NOTE: Registration for the Convention is now closed.
There will be NO on-site registration the morning of the Convention.

Note: If you have already registered and just need to pay the convention fee, or you are planning to attend as a guest, click here to make payment.

New to the convention scene or still have questions? Please visit our Convention FAQs page for more information.

We must strive to end the harmful policies of the progressives in Orange County, in North Carolina, and in America if we hope to preserve our Constitutional government!