Resolution for Censure of Hyrum Erickson

WHEREAS, the Idaho Republican Party (herein “the Party”) spent considerable time and treasure filing a successful lawsuit in federal court asserting its Right of Association under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution to close Republican primaries;

WHEREAS, the Party has officially opposed the liberal scheme known as Ranked Choice Voting designed by Democrats, leftists, and liberals to destroy the Party and turn Idaho blue;

WHEREAS, the National Republican Party also officially has opposed the liberal scheme known as Ranked Choice Voting designed by Democrats, leftists, and liberals to destroy the Republic of the United States of America;

WHEREAS, the Idaho Legislature has officially declared its opposition to Ranked Choice Voting;

WHEREAS, Democrats, leftists, and liberals funded by millions of dollars of “dark money” defrauded voters in gathering signatures to place Proposition One on the November 2024 ballot to abolish our closed Party primary and to implement Ranked Choice Voting;

WHEREAS, even the United States Communist Party supports Ranked Choice Voting as a way of defeating Republicans from implementing the Party Platform;

WHEREAS, the Party was required to spend tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours defeating Proposition One when that money and time could have been spent furthering other Party causes including defeating Democrats at the ballot box;

WHEREAS, Hyrum Erickson, an elected Republican Precinct Committee Officer from Madison County serving on the Madison County Republican Central Committee, worked as the leading spokesman for Proposition One traveling the state speaking in favor of Proposition One at events, including media events, debating in favor of Proposition One, writing and publishing articles in favor of Proposition One, and doing all within his power to pass Proposition One;

WHEREAS, a supermajority of Idahoans (69.6%) voted against Proposition One;

WHEREAS, the Party does not have a mechanism to remove elected Party Precinct Committee Officers or County Central Committee Officers for aiding and abetting Democrats, leftists, liberals, socialists, communists and the like in their efforts to destroy the Party and the ideals found in the Party Platform;

WHEREAS, the Party does not have a mechanism to prevent anyone from being deceitful in self-identifying as a Republican while in fact lending support to those seeking to destroy the Party;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Idaho Republican Party CENSURES Hyrum Erickson for misleading Idaho voters, for conduct unbecoming of an elected Member of the Madison County Central Committee, and for lending aid and support to Democrats, leftists, liberals, and even members of the United States Communist Party who sought to destroy the Idaho Republican Party by implementation of Proposition One.