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RULE
NO. 13
Membership in Convention
Subject to the provisions of Rule No. 16, the membership of the
next national convention shall consist of:
(a) Delegates.
(1) Ten (10) delegates at large from each of the fifty (50)
states.
(2) The national committeeman, the national committeewoman and the
chairman of the state Republican Party of, each state and American
Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
(3) Three (3) district delegates for each Representative in the
United States House of Representatives from each state.
(4) Six (6) delegates at large from American Samoa, sixteen (16)
delegates at large from the District of Columbia, six (6)
delegates at large from Guam, twenty (20) delegates at large from
Puerto Rico, and six (6) delegates at large from the Virgin
Islands; provided, however, that if Puerto Rico shall become a
state prior to the next national convention, the number of
delegates from Puerto Rico shall be calculated in accordance with
the same formula used for the other states.
(5) From each state having cast its electoral votes, or a majority
thereof, for the Republican nominee for President of the United
States in the last preceding election: four and one-half (4 1/2)
delegates at large plus a number of the delegates at large equal
to sixty percent (60%) of the number of electoral votes of that
state; provided, however, that if Puerto Rico shall become a state
prior to the next national convention, it shall be presumed that
it would have cast its electoral votes, or a majority thereof, for
the Republican nominee in the last preceding election. (In the
computation of the number of delegates at large, any sum of the
four and one-half (4 1/2) plus the sixty percent (60%)
representing a fraction shall be increased to the next whole
number.) In addition, one (1) delegate at large shall be awarded
to a state for any and each of the following public officials
elected by such state in the year of the last preceding
presidential election or at any subsequent election held prior to
January 1 of the year in which the next national convention is
held:
(i) A Republican governor, provided that no such additional
delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1);
(ii) Membership in the Republican Party of at least one-half (1/2)
of the Representatives representing a state in the United States
House of Representatives; provided that no such additional
delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one (1);
(iii) Membership in the Republican Party of a majority of the
members of any chamber of a state legislature, if such chamber has
been organized, and is presided over (if the presiding officer is
elected by the chamber), by Republicans; provided that no such
additional delegate at large award to any state shall exceed one
(1).
(iv) Membership in the Republican Party of a majority of all
chambers of a state legislature, if all such chambers are presided
over (if the presiding officer is elected by the chamber), by a
Republican; provided that no such additional delegate at large
award to any state shall exceed one (1).
(6) In addition, one (1) delegate at large shall be awarded to a
state for any and each Republican United States Senator elected by
such state in the six (6) year period prior to January 1 of the
year in which the next national convention is held; provided that
no such additional delegate at large award to any state shall
exceed two (2).
(7) In addition, if the District of Columbia shall have cast its
electoral votes, or a majority thereof, for the Republican nominee
for President of the United States in the last preceding
presidential election: four and one-half (4 1/2) delegates at
large plus the number of delegates at large equal to thirty
percent (30%) of the sixteen (16) delegates at large allotted to
the District of Columbia. In the computation of the number of
delegates at large, any sum of the four and one-half (4 1/2) plus
the thirty percent (30%) representing a fraction shall be
increased to the next whole number.
(b) Alternate Delegates.
One (1) alternate delegate for each delegate to the national
convention, except that no alternates shall be selected for
Republican National Committee members.
(c) Any state party may set the date for any primary, caucus,
convention, or meeting for the purpose of voting for a
presidential candidate and/or selecting delegates to the national
convention. To the extent a state party's rules are in conflict
with its state's laws with respect to this rule, the provisions of
this rule and the state party's rules shall control. To the extent
the provisions of the rule are inconsistent with the provisions of
Rule No. 15, the provisions of this rule shall be controlling for
all purposes.
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