If you’re interested in the nomination process used by the Osage County Republican Committee in 2024 and 2026 (including vetting for Republican candidates), here are the most important documents to start with. These provide the basics, legal context, and recent actions:
- Mar. 10, 2026 — Returning checks to 6 candidates, no nomination given: Press Release: OCRC Returns Filing Fee Checks to Six Candidates, Cover Letter to County Clerk, and copies of letters and checks returned to 6 candidates
- Mar. 6 & 7, 2026 — Cease & Desist: Press Release: OCRC Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Osage County Clerk and Cease-and-Desist Letter to Osage County Clerk
- Mar. 4, 2026 — Elections Complaint update: Update to SOS Election Complaint – Filing Fees Mailed 36 Minutes After Complaint Notice
- Mar. 2, 2026 — Elections Complaint against County Clerk: Press Release: OCRC Files Election Complaint Against Osage County Clerk for Failure to Forward Filing Fees and Complaint: Elections Complaint Filed with Missouri SOS – Failure to Forward Filing Fees
- Feb. 26, 2026 — Rejection of Candidacy of Darryl Griffin: Press Release: OCRC Rejects Presiding Commissioner Darryl Griffin’s 2026 Republican Candidacy
- Feb. 24, 2026 — First day of candidate filing, conversation with county clerk: Contemporaneous Notes – Interaction with Osage County Clerk
- Jan. 14, 2026 — Information to Potential Candidates: 2026 Vetting Letter and Instructions – Potential Candidates
- Jan. 14, 2026 — Advising County Clerk of 2026 nomination requirements: Official Letter to Osage County Clerk Notifying of 2026 Vetting
- Dec. 12, 2025 — About vetting, informing the county clerk: Email Thread with County Clerk Notifying of 2026 Vetting
- Jun. 3-11, 2025 — Question from county clerk about vetting: Clerk Vetting Inquiry email thread with Linda Rantz
