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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"National Republican Party - Rules\nChanges\" of the Benton L. Becker Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Benton Becker donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 2 of the Benton Becker Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nAFFIDAVIT OF GERALD R. FORD\nDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nI, GERALD R. FORD, being first duly sworn upon oath,\ndo depose and say the following:\n1. I am presently serving in the House of Representa-\ntives from the Fifth District of Michigan and have continuously\nserved in the House of Representatives since I was first elected\nto the Eighty-First Congress on November 2, 1948. On January 4,\n1965, I was elected Minority Leader of the House of Representa-\ntives and continued to served in such capacity.\n2. I am a licensed attorney admitted to the Michigan\nBar and to practice before the United States Supreme Court.\n3. I was present during the 1972 Republican National\nConvention and served as Permanent Chairman of the Convention.\n4. I was present during the Convention floor debate\non the present Rule 30 and am familiar with the provisions of\nRule 30 and the alternative delegate formulas considered by the\nRules Committee and the Convention delegates.\n5. When determining a delegate formula, many elements\nand interests should be considered. Among other things, consider-\nation should be given to population, equality of states, and\nrecognition to State which supported Republican candidates. The\ndelegates themselves are best suited to determine the size of\nthe convention, the manageability of the convention, and its\nmembership makeup in order to accomplish Convention objectives.\n6. As a matter of policy, the Republican Party has,\nin recent history, always adopted a delegate formula including\nbonuses. The primary objective of awarding bonuses, is, of\ncourse, to offer an incentive to States to elect Republican\nExhibit M\nGERALD LIBRARY R. FORD\ncandidates to office.\n7. National Political Conventions are uniquely political\nin nature, not having been established nor administered by Federal\nStatute or the United States Constitution. Political conventions\nare a uniquely American phenomenon based upon our political his-\ntory. Congress has, in its wisdom, refused to inject any legis-\nlative prerogative into the Convention system. The Judicial\nBranch of Government, in my judgment, should similarly avoid\nunwarranted intrusion into questions involving Convention decision-\nmaking. The legion of issues presented, of problems confronted,\nof objectives sought to be achieved and of constituency consider-\nation, compressed into a National Political Convention are simply\nbeyond the scope of being a judicially manageable standard. The\nbasic purposes of a convention are to determine Presidential and\nVice Presidential candidates and party platform. It seems only\nfair to me to reward states producing past Republican victories\nby giving a greater voice in the selection of the Party's\nNational ticket.\n8. My State, Michigan, is permitted fewer delegates\nunder the present Rule 30 formula than it would have had\nif the new rule had been based solely on population or upon some\nother formulas considered by the Rules Committee of the Conven-\ntion. Michigan is one of the Nation's larger states, both in\npopulation and geography, yet it is also one of the 50 sovereign\nStates in the Republic. That concept of individual sovereignty\nmust be politically balanced with population and rewards for\nRepublican victories when determining Convention delegate selec-\ntion. I believe the enacted Rule 30 satisfies all of those\ncriteria.\n- 2 -\nGERALD FORD\n9. The 1976 Republican Convention, implementing Rule\n30 adopted at the 1972 Republican Convention, will be history's\nlargest Republican Convention. Total Convention delegation shall\nincrease approximately 73%. The present Rule 30 contains a\n\"grandfather clause\", assuring each State of at least the same\nnumber of delegates present at the 1972 Convention. The purpose\nof the great expansion of the size of the Convention is to\nassure greater representation for all, including large states,\nsmall states and those states in between. The formula also con-\nsiders population and attempts to provide a minimal bonus incen-\ntive for Republican victories. I believe that the formula is\nboth fair and constitutional.\n10. As the Republican Minority House Leader, and as\nboth an experienced politician and lawyer with many years of\nexperience relating to Republican National Conventions and the\nnominations of Presidents and Vice Presidents, it is my best\nopinion that Rule 30 represents a rational and valid formula\nserving well the interests and needs of all States as well as\nencouraging Republican Party growth and success. I believe\nthat delegate apportionemnt is clearly a political function and\nthat Courts should not substitute their judicial wisdom on matters\npurely political in nature.\nR. Ford\nCITY OF WASHINGTON\nDISTRICT OF. COLUMINA\nGERALD R. FORD\nMember of Congress\nSworn and subscribed to before me this 18 day of\nSeptember\n, 1973.\nNotary Public\nMy Commission Expires:\nElwyn C. Raiden\nNotary Public, Dist. of\n- Expires, Sept. GERA 14, 1975\nRepublican\nNational\nCommittee\nDonald L. Ivers\nMEMORANDUM\nHouse Counsel\nTO: Jim Lynn\nJim Day\nBen Cotten\nJim Mitchell\nBenton Becker\nJo Good\nJim Wilderother\nFROM: Don Ivers\nRE: Eighth Congressional District-North Carolina\nDATE: May 1, 1980\nAttached is a memo which came to the Secretary of the National Committee,\nattached to the Eighth Congressional District's Certification of Delegates\nto the National Convention. The memo is self-explanatory and should be\nconsidered in light of Rule 5(b).\nIn my opinion, Rule 5 (b) permits the districts to do just what the Eighth\nCongressional District of North Carolina has done. In the past, this type\nof specific direction has only been requested or granted at the state level.\nTo permit this at the district level, has the potential to create enormous\nconfusion in the calling of the roll. However, again, Rule 5 (b) seems to\nclearly permit just what is being set forth in the attached memo.\nThe Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina is the only district\nmaking such a request, to date. We have not contacted the Eighth Congressional\nDistrict and have not made any commitment, one way or the other, with respect\nto the content of this memo. As I see it, our only support for denying the\nuse of the procedure outlined in the memo would be as follows:\n1. There is no precedent for such a procedure below the\nstate level.\n2. To permit amprocedure such as outlined in the memo below\nthe state level could create enormous confusion in the\ncalling of the roll.\n3. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, insofar as it\ndiscusses delegates and alternates, states, at page\n503, as follows:\n\"In cases where the individual delegates within a units'\ndelegation represent particular areas, groups, etc., it\nmay sometimes be desirable to make exception to the fore-\ngoing rule by providing, in the bylaws at the convention\nlevel, for the pairing of each alternate with a specific\ndelegate. The disadvantage of such a system arises when\nFORD\nboth a particular delegate and his only alternate are t\nunable to attend the convention--thus depriving a constiuent\nunit of part of the representation to which it is entitled.\n(emphasis supplied)\nDwight D. Eisenhower Republican Center: 310 First Street Southeast, Washington, D.C. 20003. (202) 484-6500.\nPage Two\nMemo re: 8th Congressional District-N.C.\nMay 1, 1980\nThe effect of the procedure outlined on the attached motion is to permit a\ndelegation to \"have its cake and eat it too.\" It permits the delegation to have\npaired alternates and delegates and still call the roll in a different order in\nthe event both a delegate and an alternate are not present when the roll was called.\nAs I indicated previously, I am not sure that our rule (Rule 5(b)) prohibits what\nis being proposed by the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina. Your\nthoughts would be appreciated.\nGERALD A. FORD LIBRARY\nTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:\nAt the Eighth Congressional District Meeting held\nin Albemarle, North Carolina on April 19th, 1980,\nthe following motion of procedure was adopted:\nMotion made and approved by majority that\nDelegates and Alternates be matched as\nvotes were received; i.e., leading Delegate\nvote-getter matched #1 with leading Alternate\nvote-getter, etc. Alternates to serve for\nDelegate matched. In the event both Delegate\nand Alternate are away from floor, the next-\nhighest designate Alternate available will\nsubstitute until either Delegate or matching\nAlternate returns.\nMatched:\nDELEGATE\nALTERNATE\n1.) James Godfrey\n1.) Robert Hill\n2.) Albert E. Partridge, Jr. 2.) Maxine Boger\n3.) Edie Perry\n3.) Roger Austin\nAlbert E. Partridge, Jr.\nSecretary\n8th Congressional District\nBERALD A. FORD LIBRARY\nJULY, 18, 1980\nBalance of Statement for legal services and reimbursed expense\nof Benton L. Becker, General Counsel, 1980 Convention Rules\nCommittee\n1.\nPast statements submitted and paid:\nStatements of June 25, 1980 reflecting $174.00 expenses\nand $2,100.00 legal service has been submitted and paid,\nleaving a balance due for legal services in the amount\nof $2,900.00 (i.e. representitive of $500.00 fee agre-\nement for Convention General Counsels).\n2.\nLegal Services:\nLegal Services rendered at 1980 Republican National\nConvention July 6 through July 18, 1980 as General\nCounsel to Convention Rules Committee\n$2,900.00\n3.\nExpenses:\nMiscellaneous long distance telephone calls, taxi, parking\nand lodging and tips associated with Convention duties\nprior to July 6, 1980\n$213.00\n4.\nTotal amount due (items 2 & 3 above)\n$3,313.00\nBLB\nFORD TRRARY i GERALD\nElizabe He\nPls prepare (oviginal plus one)\nJuly 18, 1980\nthank you from a Hall of FAMMER\nBalance of\nStorment f of hugs Sewiew CRembursed\nfor\nExpenses of Rentor 2 Delper, General Coursel,\n1980 Conventions Roles\nA\nPASt Statements Submitted and PAID;\nStatement of June 25 1980 e(keting t 174.00\nexpenses and $2,100. 00 00/2x legal Fervice how\ntheen submitted and que, leaving a balance\ndue for lean serviced in the and\namount of $ $2,900.00. (1.e. represents-\ntime of 5000. fee & agreement for Convention\nCeneral Counse (s)\nA\nLegal Serviced:\nheaml Inviecs rendered at 1980\nRepublican Natural Conventor July 6\nthrough 18,1980\n2,900.\nor General Counsel to Convention Rubes Coramittee\n$\nExpenses:\nMise te hythoire long die distance telephone\nGERALD\ncalls, tax, and forking, lodging and\ntips associated with 8 Convention\nduties prior to July 6, 1980\n213.00\nSEX Total amount due\n(Stemns II and III above)\n3,313.00\nENDORSEMENTS/RESTRICTIONS (CARBON)\nORIGIN\nDESTINATION\nMOM/10\nmiami\nMIAMI\nnot\nCARRIER\nFARE\nCALCULATION\n1213:668:12\nCONJUNCTION TICKET(S)\nDCH\nEn\nTRAVEL INTURES\nNAME OF PASSENGER\nNOT TRANSFERABLE\nISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR\nDATE OF ISSUE\n27 FEB 80\nMin\nEit\n114\nINC\nBECKER/ BENTON\n71\nMIAMI FLORIDA\nCOUPONS NOT VALID BEFORE\nCARRIER\nFORM & SERIAL NUMBER\nPLACE\nDATE\nAGENTS NUMER CODE\n10 89401 ?\nORIGINAL\n1\nISSUE\nCOUPONS NOT VALID AFTER\nTICKET DESIGNATOR\nYOUR CODE\n1\n12\nX/O\nGOOD FOR PASSAGE BETWEEN POINTS OUTLINED\nFARE BASIS\nALLOW\nCARRIER\nDATE\nTIME\nSTATUS\nFROM\nJUN\nMirimi\nYE46\nEA\n19\nY\n16\nIT IS UNIA vaids, TO PURCHASE OR RESELL THIS\nearth NVIII WHITE AMAND ANV\nFLIGHT CLASS\nIL\nthe\nFROM\na\nFARE\n-------------------------\nJUN\n0\nWASHINGTON\nYEY6\nEA\n177\nY\n12\nFORM OF PAYMENT\n23\n/\nr\nit\nPASSENGER TICKET & BAGGAGE CHECK - ISSUED BY\nTO\nPCS.\nUNCR\nPCS.\nUNCK\nWT\nWT\n1\nBAGGAGE\n8\nany\n01\nbeen #\nN\nMIAMI\nCHECKED\nUNCHECKED\nD\n007 0\nWT\nWT\nSUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT ON PASSENGERS COUPON\nFARE\nEQUIV. AMT. PO\nROUTE CODE\nENCODE\nCPN\nAIRLINE CODE\nFORM\nSERIAL NUMBER\nCE\n161.11\nTAX\nTOTAL\n12.39\nis\n2\n007\n1213668124 5 X\n174.00\nJune 25, 1980\nStatement of Legal Services and Reimbursed Expenses of\nBenton L. Becker, General Counsel, 1980 Convention Rules\nCommittee, from May 12, 1980 through June 25, 1980\n1. Out of pocket expenses incurred, not reimbursed to\ndate:\nA. Air travel Miami, Florida to D.C. and return\nto Miami (June 16 through June 26, 1980)\nattendance at convention counsel meeting of\nJune 25, 1980 (see atteched)\n$174.00\n2. Legal Services:\nA. Research, preparation of legal memorandum\nand preparation of proposed Rule changes\nrelative to Rules 28,21,22,24 (b), 31 (a)\n(c) (f) (g) (h) (j) (k) (1) (m) (n) (o)\nand 32 (b)\n13½ hours (billed at $75.00 per hour) $1013.00\nB. Review and update of \"binding provisions of\nstate law on Convention delegates\" memorandum\n2 hours $150.00\nC. June 24, 1980 meeting with Lorne Smith, General\nCounsel Reagan for President Committee re current\nproposed Rule changes\n4½ hours $337.00\nD. Attendance at convention council meeting of RNC\non June 25, 1980\n4 hours\n$300.00\nE. Miscellaneous Rules Committee communications and\ncorrespondence, June 18,19,24 and 25\n4 hours $300.00\nsub-total (Items 2A through 2E)\n$2,100.00\nTotal due: (Items 1 and 2)\n$2,274.00\nBitth colonial - 3.hmm\n305\nRewie Passman - office 9622105\nHaber\n813 461 7319 813 461 7319\n3 I his\n9:00\nRules\nKm4zz STATF\n11:00\nGERALD A. FORD\n1. a. KENTUCKY, SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT\nb. CONTESTANTS\n- Theodore H. Lavit\nLebanon, Kentucky\n- Robert E. Taylor\nFranklin, Kentucky\nC. RESPONDENTS\n- Daryl P. Harvey\nGlasgow, Kentucky\n- Andrew G. Parsley\nBrownsville, Kentucky\n- Joseph M. Whittle\nLeitchfield, Kentucky\nd. FINDINGS OF FACTS\n-On April 11, 1980, the Second District Convention was held in Elizabethtown,\nKentucky.\n-The Second District Convention adopted as its rules the \"Official Rules of\nthe Republican Party of Kentucky, Adopted February 2, 1980,\" which contained,\namong others, an amendment to Rule 23, which provided in part:\n\"After due consideration of the recommendations of\nthe Delegates, the Nominating Committee shall\nrecommend a group of persons for Electors, a group\nfor the National Convention delegation, and a group\nfor State Central Committee membership. Each group\nshall be voted on separately by the Convention. If\nthe Convention rejects a group, then the Nominating\nCommittee shall submit another group.' (emphasis\nadded)\n-However, it appears that the Contestants believe they had adopted a rule\n(former Rule 23) which stated in part:\n\"If the Convention rejects a group then it shall\nmake its own selection for whichever group has\nbeen rejected.\"\nBased on the above changes in language, the Contestants believed they had\nthe right to make nominations for delegate to the Republican National Convention\nfrom the floor of their convention. It was not until they at tempted to make\nthe nominations of the Contestants that they were advised by the Chair that\nit was contrary to the adopted Rules and nominations from the floor were out\nof order.\n-2-\nMr. Lavit was a member of the Nominating Committee and attempted to have\nhis name placed in nomination by the Nominating Committee, however, the\nmajority of the Nominating Committee voted to recommend the Respondents.\nThe Second District Convention voted to adopt the recommendation of the\nNominating Committee by a vote of 115 to 90.\nOn the following day, the Kentucky State Convention was held in Louisville,\nKentucky, approximately 50 miles from the site of the Second District\nConvention.\nThe record before the Contest Committee does not contain any evidence that\nthe Contestants or their representatives protested their purported contest\nbefore the Kentucky State Convention. The Committee notes: that the\nContestants or their representatives discussed their protest informally\nwith State Party officials; and that it appears another (undetermined)\ncongressional district raised the issue on the floor and was advised that\n\"it was not in order at this time.\"\ne. ISSUES OF LAW\nDid the action of the Contestants or their representatives constitute a\nproper protest to a state convention under Rules No. 35 (c) of the Republican\nNational Committee, which states in part:\n\"All contests arising in any state electing district\ndelegates by district conventions shall be decided\nby its state convention, or if the state convention\nshall not meet prior to the national convention,\nthen by its state committee;\"\nf. RECOMMENDATIONS\nThe Committee recommends that the Contestants' protest be denied.\ng. NOTE: The recommendation of the Committee is unanimous and Mr. Edwin Middleton\nof Kentucky did not take part in this contest and abstained from voting.\nFORD LIBRARY & CERALD\n2. a. MASSACHUSETTS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 1-9, 11, 12; At Large\nb. CONTESTANTS\nA slate consisting of Vahe A. Sarafian of Newton Highlands, Massachusetts,\nand twenty five other individuals.\nc. RESPONDENTS\n-12 Anderson District Delegates and 12 Alternates\n-1 Anderson At-Large Delegate and 1 Alternate\nd. FINDINGS OF FACTS\n-In August 1979, pursuant to state law, the Massachusetts Republican\nState Committee submitted written rules and procedures known as\n\"Delegate Selection Procedures\" to the Massachusetts State Secretary.\n-After - the March 4, 1980, Massachusetts Presidential Primary, an\nAllocation Committee, authorized by the Delegate Selection Procedures\nand composed of state party officials and representatives of Presidential\ncandidates, allocated delegates by candidate among the 36 district delegates\nand the 6 at-large delegates in proportion to the results of the primary\nvote.\n-On April 24, 1980, Representative John Anderson withdrew his candidacy\nfor Republican nomination, announced he would pursue \"an independent\ncandidacy\" and released his Republican delegates to vote their conscience.\n-On May 3, 1980, Congressional District Caucuses, as required by Delegate\nSelection Procedures, met to elect delegates and alternates to the\nNational Convention pledged to vote for the Presidential candidates\non the first ballot as allocated to each District by the Allocation\nCommittee; no changes in delegate allocation were made as a result of\nAnderson's withdrawal.\n-The Delegate Selection Procedures required protests regarding district\ncaucuses to be filed at the Office of the State Chairman within 5 business\ndays following the caucuses.\n-Contestant Sarafian prepared a protest and delivered it to the 4th District\nCaucus Chairman for delivery to the office of the State Chairman.\n-The protest was received in the office of the State Chairman, but the\ndate of receipt is in doubt; no action was taken on the protest by the\nState Chairman.\n-Except for Messrs. Burton S. Resnic and Robert A. Semonian, no Contestant\nwas the vote getter next highest to any Respondent in the District Caucuses,\nand at least one-half of the Contestants did not even run at the District\nCaucuses.\ne. ISSUES OF LAW\n-In view of Rule 35 (c) of the National Convention requiring disputes\nover district delegates to be settled at the state level in the absence\nof irregular or unlawful state action, does the National Convention have\njurisdiction to determine the contest?\n-Should, as Contestant Sarafian urges, the Allocation Committee have\nreallocated delegates and alternates as a result of Anderson's with-\ndrawal--and, in the absence of such action by the Allocation Committee,\nshould the National Committee replace the elected delegates and alternates\nwith Contestant Sarafian's slate?\nf. RECOMMENDATIONS\n-Although there is doubt that the Sarafian protest was filed in a timely\nmanner, it will be presumed that it was so filed, and the failure to\nact on it by the State Committee was an \"irregular action\" affording\nNational Committee jurisdiction of the contest.\n-However, even if any reallocation of delegates and alternates--either\nby the Allocation Committee or by the National Committee--is warranted\n(and we have not decided that it is), the result would be to replace\nthe Anderson delegates with delegates and alternates, pledged to other\ncandidates, who received the highest number of votes at the District\nCaucuses--not the Sarafian slate of delegates and alternates, none of\nwhom, except for Resnic and Semonian, was the next-highest vote getter\nand at least one-half of whom did not even run at the District Caucuses.\n-Accordingly, the Contest Committee unanimously recommends that the\nSarafian contest be dismissed.\n3. a. MASSACHUSETTS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS 1 and 8\nb. CONTESTANTS\n-Burton S. Resnic\nHolyoke, Massachusetts (1st District)\n-Robert A. Semonian\nWatertown, Massachusetts (8th District)\nC. RESPONDENTS\n-Paul W. Walter, Jr.\nLee, Massachusetts (1st District)\n-Leonard Scott\nSomerville, Massachusetts (8th District)\nGERALD R FORD\nd. FINDINGS OF FACT\n-The Findings of Fact of Contest 2 as to the Massachusetts Delegate\nSelection Procedures, the action of the Allocation Committee, the with-\ndrawal of John Anderson and the District Caucus elections are herein\nincorporated.\n-Rule 8 of the Delegate Selection Procedures authorized a representative\nof each campaign organization to certify delegates and alternates \"pledged\"\nto Presidential candidates.\n-The failure to certify disqualifies a candidate from serving as a delegate\nor alternate, and the next-highest vote getter who is certified becomes\nthe delegate or alternate.\n-The Anderson campaign representative did not certify Contestants Resnic\nand Semonian even though both received more District Caucus votes than\nRespondents Walter and Scott, respectively, who were certified on May 16,\n1980.\n-The State Committee did not inform Contestants Resnic and Semonian of the\naction of the Anderson campaign representative.\n-One Jacqueline Simpson who received more District Caucus votes than\nContestant Semonian was not an eligible candidate because she was not\na registered Republican.\n-On May 9, 1980, Contestant Semonian filed a protest with the State Chairman\nconcerning Simpson's party registration.\ne. ISSUES OF LAW\n-In view of Rule 35 (c) of the National Convention requiring disputes over\ndistrict delegates to be settled at the state level in the absence of\nirregular or unlawful state action, does the National Committee have\njurisdiction to determine the contest?\n-Did the failure of the Anderson campaign representative to certify\nContestants Resnic and Semonian require their replacement with lower\nvote-getting but certified Respondents Walter and Scott?\nf. RECOMMENDATIONS\n-Because the failure of the State Committee to notify Contestants Resnic\nand Semonian and because their replacement with Respondents Walter and\nScott (as explained below) constituted an \"irregular action,\" the National\nCommittee has jurisdiction under Rule 35 (c) to determine the contests.\nFORD\n-In view of Anderson's decision to pursue \"an independent candidacy\"--\nA\npresumably in opposition to the nominee of the Republican Convention--\nand release of his delegates some three weeks prior to the Rule 8 certifi-\nGERALD\ncation action by the Anderson campaign representative, there could not\nhave been at the time of such action either an authorized Anderson\ncampaign organization within the Republican Party or any persons who could\nhave been \"pledged\"--as Rule 8 requires to Anderson.\n-Accordingly, the Anderson campaign representative acted without authority\nand the failure to certify Contestants Resnic and Semonian should not\naffect their District Caucus elections.\n-The Contest Committee unanimously recommends that Contestants Resnic\nand Semonian be seated at the National Convention in place of Respondents\nWalter and Scott, respectively.\nFORD LIBRARY a GERALD\n.довтеблА 8 9109 es--\"begbe[q\" need oved\nbefore nglaques поетеблА edd\n30n bluoda nataoms? bris оlлазЯ 03 stuffel odo bns\n.enoliosis auous state toglis\nэдцаоЯ 16d3 settimmo) Jasinoo edf-\n10 bosiq nt notinevno0 IsnotisM edd 16 bedsea 9d astnome? bas\n.ylevijoeqasr bris refiew\nRepublicam Palis\nPlatform\nfinted in Spamish\nThe\nPitras\nEXPIRATION 0807 AREA\nGeneral Counsel's \"Proposed Changes\" Form\nBefore the introduction of proposed changes to the Rules, during the Con-\nvention Rules Committee's hearings on July 12, 13, and 14, 1980, the following\nform must be completed (items 1-4) for each proposed change and thereafter\nsubmitted to the Committee's General Counsel for presentation to the Chair.\n1.) Identify the name and State of the proposal's sponsor.\nName\nState\n2.) Which current RNC Rule(s) does the proposal seek to amend?\nRule No.\n3.) Has the language of the proposal been reviewed for form and consistency?\nYes\nNo\nclarifying language\nappears to be needed\n4.) What, if any, other Rules (other than those reflected at item two above)\ndoes the proposal impact upon? i.e. require interdèlineation at other sections\nof the current Rules.\n5.) Vote by Rules Committee on the proposal.\nFor\nAgainst\nApproved\nDefeated\n6.) 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NY\n405-Okla City\n918-Tulsa\n412-Pittsburgh\n414-Milwaukee\n415-San Francisco\n419-Toledo\nPROPOSED RULES CHANGES\nRULE NO. 21\n1)\nState laws providing a method of election for national\n2)\ncommitteemen and committeewomen shall be binding on the\n3)\nRepublican National Convention.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 21\n1)\nState laws providing a method of election for national\n2)\ncommitteemen and committeewomen shall NOT be binding on the\n3)\nRepublican National Convention.\nRULE NO. 22\n1)\nWhere state laws do not provide a method for the election\n2)\nof national committeemen and committeewomen, a national con-\n3)\nvention delegation shall be bound by the state party rules.\n4)\nThe national convention may enforce these rules if they are\n5)\nnot obeyed by the state's national convention delegation.\n6)\nThis rule shall not apply to Republican state chairmen.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 22\n1)\nWhere state laws do not provide a method for the election\n2)\nof national committeemen and committeewomen, a national con-\n3)\nvention delegation shall be bound by the state party rules,\n4)\nPROVIDED SAID STATE PARTY RULES DO NOT CONFLICT WITH NATIONAL\n5)\nPARTY RULES. The national convention may enforce these rules\n6)\nif they are not obeyed by the state's national convention\n7)\ndelegation. This rule shall not apply to Republican state\n8)\nchairmen.\nRULE NO. 24 (b)\n1)\n(b) National convention delegates and alternates shall\n2)\nbe chosen in a manner consistent with these rules unless\n3)\notherwise provided by state law.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT RULE NO. 24 (b)\n1)\n(b) National convention delegates and alternates shall\n2)\nbe chosen in a manner consistent with these rules. untess\n3)\notherwise provided by state taw. (DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE).\nRULE NO. 28 (a)\n1)\n(a) The first meeting of the national committee shall\n2)\ntake place within fifteen (15) days after the convening of\n3)\nthe national convention, upon the call of the member senior\n4)\nin time of service upon the previous national committee; and\n5)\nthereafter upon call of the chairman, or, in case of vacancy\n6)\nin the chairmanship, upon call of the vice chairman senior\n7)\nin time of service on the national committee, but such call\n8)\nshall be issued at least ten (10) days in advance of the date\n9)\nof the proposed meeting. Provided, however, that if one of\n10)\nthe purposes of a meeting of the Republican National Committee\n11)\nis to fill a vacancy in the office of Republican candidate for\n12)\nPresident or Republican candidate for Vice President, then only\n13)\nfive (5) days notice of the purpose, date, and place of said\n14)\nmeeting shall be required. Upon written petition of sixteen\n15)\n(16) or more members of the national committee representing not\n16)\nless than sixteen (16) states, filed jointly or separately with\n17)\nthe chairman, asking for a meeting of the national committee,\n18)\nit shall be the duty of the chairman within ten (10) days from\n19)\nreceipt of said petition to issue a call for a meeting of the\n20)\nnational committee, to be held in a city to be designated by\n21)\nthe chairman, the date of such called meeting to be not later\n- 2 -\n22)\nthan twenty (20) days or earlier than ten (10) days from\n23)\nthe date of the call.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 28 (a)\n1)\n(a) The first meeting of the national committee shall\n2)\ntake place within fifteen (15) days after the convening of\n3)\nthe national convention, upon the call of the member senior\n4)\nin time of service upon the previous national committee; and\n5)\nthereafter upon call of the chairman, or, in case of vacancy\n6)\nin the chairmanship, upon call of the vice chairman senior\n7)\nin time of service on the national committee, but such call\n8)\nshall be issued at least ten (10) days in advance of the date\n9)\nof the proposed meeting. Provided, however, that if one of\n10)\nthe purposes of a meeting of the Republican National Committee\n11)\nis to fill a vacancy in the office of Republican candidate for\n12)\nPresident or Republican candidate for Vice President, then only\n13)\nfive (5) days notice of the purpose, date, and place of said\n14)\nmeeting shall be required. Upon written petition of sixteen\n15)\n(16) or more members of the national committee representing not\n16)\nless than sixteen (16) states, filed jointly or separately with\n17)\nthe chairman, asking for a meeting of the national committee,\n18)\nit shall be the duty of the chairman within ten (10) days from\n19)\nreceipt of said petition to issue a call for a meeting of the\n20)\nnational committee, to be held in a city to be designated by\n21)\nthe chairman, the date of such called meeting to be not later\n22)\nthan twenty (20) days or earlier than ten (10) days from\n23)\nthe date of the call.\nPROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT EACH\n24)\nSTATE AND TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE\n25)\nSHALL CAST THEIR VOTES ON ALL QUESTIONS OF FILLING A VACANCY\n26)\nIN THE OFFICE OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AND/OR\n27)\nREPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT CONSISTENT WITH THE\n- 3 -\n28)\nNUMBER OF DELEGATES REPRESENTING EACH STATE AND TERRITORY\n29)\nAT THE PRIOR NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION AS REFLECTED IN\n30)\nRULE 30 OF THE RULES OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.\nRULE NO. 29 (b)\n1)\n(b) There shall be a standing committee of the Republican\n2)\nNational Committee composed of one representative from each\n3)\nstate to review and propose recommendations on changes in\n4)\nthese rules. This committee shall receive, review and offer\n5)\nrecommendations on rule changes made to the committee. The\n6)\nrepresentatives serving on the Republican National Committee\n7)\nfrom the several states shall choose from their number the\n8)\nappointees to serve on this committee.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 29 (b)\n1)\n(b) There shall be a standing committee of the Republican\n2)\nNational Committee composed of one representative from each\n3)\nstate to review and propose recommendations on changes in\n4)\nthese rules. This committee shall receive, review and offer\n5)\nrecommendations on rule changes made to the committee. The\n6)\nrepresentatives serving on the Republican National Committee\n7)\nfrom the several states shall choose from their number the\n8)\nappointees to serve on this committee. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE\n9)\nREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE SHALL APPOINT A GENERAL COUNSEL\n10)\nFOR THE COMMITTEE.\nRULE NO. 31\n1)\nDelegates at large to the national convention and their\n2)\nalternates and delegates from Congressional districts to the\n3)\nnational convention and their alternates shall be elected in\n4)\nthe following manner:\n4\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31\n1)\nDelegates at large to the national convention and their\n2)\nalternates and delegates from Congressional districts to the\n3)\nnational convention and their alternates MAY be elected in\n4)\nANY OF the following manner:\nRULE NO. 31 (c)\n1)\n(c) By the Republican state committee or governing\n2)\ncommittee in any state in which the law of such state specifically\n3)\nauthorizes the election of delegates or alternates in such\n4)\nmanner.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (c)\n1)\n(c) By the Republican state committee or governing\n2)\ncommittee in any state. in which the law of such state specifically\n3)\nauthorizes the election of detegates or alternates in such\n4)\nmanner.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 31 (d)\n1)\n(d) In selecting delegates and alternates to the national\n2)\nconvention, no state law shall be observed which hinders,\n3)\nabridges or denies to any citizen of the United States, eligible\n4)\nunder the Constitution of the United States, to the office of\n5)\nPresident or Vice President, the right or privilege of being\n6)\na candidate under such state law for the nomination for the\n7)\nPresident or Vice President, or which authorizes the election\n8)\nof a number of delegates or alternates from any state to the\n9)\nnational convention different from that fixed in these rules.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (d)\n[AMEND 31 (d) TO BECOME 31 (a) ]\n1)\nIn selecting delegates and alternates to the national\n2)\nconvention, no state law shall be observed which hinders,\n- 5 -\n3)\nbridges or denies to any citizen of the United States, eligible\n4)\nunder the Constitution of the United States, to the office of\n5)\nPresident or Vice President, the right or privilege of being\n6)\na candidate under such state law for the nomination for the\n7)\nPresident or Vice President, OR WHICH HINDERS, ABRIDGES OR\n8)\nDENIES TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND ITS MEMBERS\n9)\nAND THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ITS MEMBERS ANY\n10)\nRIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES GRANTED UNDER THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH\n11)\nAMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO\n12)\nASSOCIATE IN A MANNER, MODE AND WITH WHOM THE REPUBLICAN\n13)\nNATIONAL COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AND\n14)\nITS MEMBERS DEEM APPROPRIATE; or which authorizes the election\n15)\nof a number of delegates or alternates from any state to the\n16)\nnational convention different from that fixed in these rules.\nRULE NO. 31 (f)\n1)\n(f) All delegates from any state may be chosen from the\n2)\nstate at large in the event that the laws of the state in which\n3)\nthe election occurs, so provide.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (f)\n1)\n(f) All delegates from any state may be chosen from the\n2)\nstate at large. in the event that the taws of the state in which\n3)\nthe etection occurs, so provide.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 31 (g)\n1)\n(g) Alternate delegates shall be elected to said national\n2)\nconvention for each unit of representation equal in number to\n3)\nthe number of delegates elected therein and shall be chosen in\n4)\nthe same manner, at the same time, and under the same rules\n5)\nthe delegates are chosen; provided, however, that if the law\n6)\nof any state shall prescribe the method of choosing alternates\n- 6 -\n7)\nthey shall be chosen in accordance with the provisions of\n8)\nthe law of the state in which the election occurs.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (g)\n1)\n(g) Alternate delegates shall be elected to said national\n2)\nconvention for each unit of representation equal in number to\n3)\nthe number of delegates elected therein and shall be chosen in\n4)\nthe same manner, at the same time, and under the same rules\n5)\nthe delegates are chosen. provided, however, that if the taw\n6)\nof any state shatt preseribe the method of ehoosing alternates\n7)\nthey shatt be chosen in accordance with the provisions of\n8)\nthe taw of the state in which the eleetion occurs.\n9)\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 31 (j)\n1)\n(j) All delegates and alternates shall be elected not\n2)\nlater than thirty-five (35) days before the date of the\n3)\nmeeting of said national convention, unless otherwise provided\n4)\nby the laws of the state in which the election occurs.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (j)\n1)\n(j) All delegates and alternates shall be elected not\n2)\nlater than thirty-five (35) days before the date of the\n3)\nmeeting of said national convention, untess otherwise provided\n4)\nby the taws of the state in whieh the eteetion occurs. UNLESS\n5)\nTHE MANNER OF ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF DELEGATES\n6)\nAND ALTERNATES SELECTED IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND\n7)\nTHE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE ELECTION OCCURS PROVIDES\n8)\nOTHERWISE.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 31 (k)\n1)\n(k) Delegates and alternates at large to the national\n2)\nconvention when serving as delegates and alternates shall be\n- 7 -\n3)\nduly qualified voters of their respective states. All\n4)\ndelegates and alternates allocated as delegates and alternates\n5)\nat large shall be elected at large in the several states unless\n6)\notherwise mandated by state law.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (k)\n1)\n(k) Delegates and alternates at large to the national\n2)\nconvention when serving as delegates and alternates shall be\n3)\nduly qualified voters of their respective states. All\n4)\ndelegates and alternates allocated as delegates and alternates\n5)\nat large shall be elected at large in the several states. untess\n6)\notherwise mandated by state taw.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 31 (1)\n1)\n(1) Delegates and alternates to the national convention,\n2)\nrepresenting Congressional districts, shall be residents and\n3)\nqualified voters in said districts respectively when serving\n4)\nas delegates and alternates. All delegates and alternates\n5)\nallocated to represent Congressional districts shall be elected\n6)\nby the Congressional district of the several states unless the\n7)\nlaws of the state shall otherwise mandate.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (1)\n1)\n(1) Delegates and alternates to the national convention,\n2)\nrepresenting Congressional districts, shall be residents and\n3)\nqualified voters in said districts respectively when serving\n4)\nas delegates and alternates. All delegates and alternates\n5)\nallocated to represent Congressional districts shall be elected\n6)\nby the Congressional district of the several states. untess the\n7)\ntaws of the state shatt otherwise mandate.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\n- 8 -\nRULE NO. 31 (n)\n1)\n(n) Except where state law otherwise mandates, only\n2)\nlegal and qualified voters who are deemed to be Republicans\n3)\npursuant to state law or by state party rule shall participate\n4)\nin a Republican primary, caucus, mass meeting, or mass convention\n5)\nheld for the purpose of selecting delegates to a county, district,\n6)\nor state convention, and only such legal and qualified voters\n7)\nshall be elected as delegates to county, district, and state\n8)\nconventions; provided, however, that in addition to the qualifi-\n9)\ncations provided herein the governing Republican committee of\n10)\neach state, shall have the authority to prescribe additional\n11)\nqualifications not inconsistent with law. Such additional\n12)\nqualifications shall be adopted and published in at least one\n13)\ndaily newspaper having a general circulation throughout the\n14)\nstate, such publication to be at least ninety (90) days before\n15)\nsuch qualifications shall become effective.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (n)\n1)\n(n) Except where state taw otherwise mandates, Only\n2)\nlegal and qualified voters who are deemed to be Republicans\n3)\npursuant to state law or by state party rule shall participate\n4)\nin a Republican primary, caucus, msss meeting, or mass convention\n5)\nheld for the purpose of selecting delegates to a county, district,\n6)\nor state convention, and only such legal and qualified voters\n7)\nshall be elected as delegates to county, district and state\n8)\nconventions; provided, however, that in addition to the qualifi-\n9)\ncations provided herein the governing Republican committee of\n10)\neach state, shall have the authority to prescribe additional\n11)\nqualifications not inconsistent with law. Such additional\n12)\nqualifications shall be adopted and published in at least one\n13)\ndaily newspaper having a general circulation throughout the\n14)\nstate, such publication to be at least ninety (90) days before\n15)\nsuch qualifications shall become effective. (DELETE ITALICIZED\nLANGUAGE)\n- 9 -\nRULE NO. 31 (o)\n1)\n(o) No delegates shall be deemed eligible to participate\n2)\nin any district or state convention, the purpose of which is\n3)\nto elect delegates to the said national convention, who were\n4)\nelected prior to the date of issuance of the call of such\n5)\nnational convention unless this rule be inconsistent with the\n6)\nlaw of the state.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 31 (o)\n1)\n(o) No delegates shall be deemed eligible to participate\n2)\nin any district or state convention, the purpose of which is\n3)\nto elect delegates to the said national convention, who were\n4)\nelected prior to the date of issuance of the call of such\n5)\nnational convention.untess this rute be inconsistent with the\n6)\ntaw of the state.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\nRULE NO. 32 (b)\n1)\n(b) Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the state\n2)\nin which the election occurs, in those states where delegates\n3)\nand alternates are elected through the convention system or a\n4)\ncombination of convention and primary systems, the precinct,\n5)\nward, township or county meetings shall be open meetings and\n6)\nall citizens who are qualified shall be urged to participate.\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 32 (b)\n1)\n(b) Untess otherwise provided by the taws of the state\n2)\nin which the etection occurs, In those states where delegates\n3)\nand alternates are elected through teh convention system or a\n4)\ncombination of convention and primary systems, the precinct,\n5)\nward, township or county meetings shall be open meetings and\n6)\nall citizens who are qualified shall be urged to participate.\n(DELETE ITALICIZED LANGUAGE)\n- 10 -\nRiles\nPROPOSED\nRULES\nby the\nCommittee on Rules\nand Order of Business\nof the\n1976 Republican National Convention\nAugust 17, 1976\nKansas City, Missouri\nA FORD LIBRARY\nGERALD\nProposed Rules\nREPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION\nBE IT RESOLVED, That the Republican Party is\nthe party of the open door. Ours is the party of\nequality of opportunity for all and favoritism for\nnone.\nIt is the intent and purpose of these rules to\nencourage the broadest possible participation of\nall voters in the Republican Party activities at all\nlevels and to assure that the Republican Party is\nopen, accessible to all and answerable ultimately\nto the people in the true American tradition.\nIt is the further purpose of these rules to make\ncertain that the Republican Party stands for the\nprinciple that while we are the party open to all,\nwe are also the party of opportunity for all;\nopportunity for everyone of every race, religion,\ncolor, national origin, age or sex.\nThese rules provide for full participation with\nequal opportunity for men and women, for mi-\nnorities and heritage groups, and for all Americans\nregardless of age or social or economic status.\nThese rules mandate that the Republican Party\nshall be a nationwide party, purposeful and strong\nin all sections of the country, North, South, East,\nand West; and\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the fol-\nlowing be adopted as the rules of business of this\nconvention, the rules for the election and govern-\nbroading purpose\nment of the Republican National Committee, the\nrules under which delegates and alternate dele-\ngates shall be allotted to the respective states in\nthe next convention, and how their election shall\nbe conducted and contests shall be considered.\nPROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION\nRULE NO. 1\nThe convention shall proceed in the order of\nbusiness prepared and printed by the Republican\nNational Committee.\nRULE NO. 2\n(a) No person, except members of the several\ndelegations, officers of the convention, and mem-\nbers of the Republican National Committee shall\nbe admitted to the section of the convention hall\napportioned to delegates.\n(b) Press and staff shall be admitted to the\nsection(s) of the hall authorized for them.\nRULE NO.3\nWhen the convention shall have assembled and\nthe Committee on Credentials shall have been\nappointed, the secretary of the national commit-\n3\ntee shall deliver to the said Committee on Creden-\nRULE NO. 8\ntials all credentials and other papers forwarded\nWhen the previous question shall be demanded\nunder Rule No. 34.\nby a majority of the delegates from any state, and\nthe demand is likewise seconded by two (2) or more\nRULE NO. 4\nstates, and the call is sustained by a majority of\nNo person on the temporary roll of the conven-\nthe delegates of the convention, the question shall\ntion and whose right to be seated as a delegate or\nthen be proceeded with and disposed of according\nalternate is being contested (except those placed\nto the House of Representatives of the United\non the temporary roll by affirmative vote of at\nStates in similar cases.\nleast two-thirds (2/3rds) of the members of the\nnational committee), shall be entitled to vote in\nRULE NO. 9\nthe convention or in any committee thereof until\nA motion to suspend the rules shall be in order\nby vote of the convention the contest as to such\nonly when made by authority of a majority of the\nperson has been finally decided and such person\ndelegates from any state and seconded by a ma-\nhas been permanently seated.\njority of the delegates from not less than five (5)\nother states, severally.\nRULE NO. 5\n(a) Whenever used in the rules, \"state\" or\nRULE NO. 10\n\"states\" shall be taken to include the District of\nIt shall be in order to lay on the table a proposed\nColumbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin\namendment to a pending measure and such mo-\nIslands, unless the context in which the word\ntion, if adopted, shall not carry with it or prejudice\n\"state\" or \"states\" is used clearly makes such\nsuch original measure.\ninclusion inappropriate.\n(b) In the absence of any delegate at large, or\nRULE NO. 11\ndelegate from any Congressional district, the roll\nNo member shall speak more than once upon\nof alternates for the state or district shall be called\nthe same question or longer than five (5) minutes,\nin the order in which the names are placed upon\nunless by leave of the convention, except in the\nthe roll of the convention, unless the state or\npresentation of the name of a candidate for nom-\ndistrict convention, the Republican state commit-\nination for President or Vice President.\ntee or governing committee, or the law of the state\nor district electing the absent delegate shall oth-\nRULE NO. 12\nerwise direct, in which event the alternates from\nUpon all subjects before the convention requir-\nthe state or district shall vote in the order es-\ning a roll call, the states shall be called in alpha-\ntablished by the state or district convention, the\nbetical order.\nRepublican state committee or governing com-\nmittee, or the law of the state or district.\nRULE NO. 13\nRULE NO. 6\nThe report of the Committee on Credentials\nshall be disposed of before the report of the\nEach delegate in the convention shall be en-\nCommittee on Resolutions is acted upon, and the\ntitled to one (1) vote, which may be cast by his or\nreport of the Committee on Resolutions shall be\nher alternate in the absence of the delegate.\ndisposed of before the convention proceeds to the\nnomination of candidates for President and Vice\nRULE NO. 7\nPresident.\n(a) The Rules of the House of Representatives\nof the United States shall be the rules of this\nRULE NO. 14\nconvention, except that \"Robert's Rules of Order\n(a) The delegates from each state elected to the\nNewly Revised\" shall be the rules for committees\nand subcommittees of this convention, so far as\nnational convention, immediately after they are\nthey are applicable and not inconsistent with the\nelected, shall select from the delegation their\nmembers of the Resolutions, Credentials, Rules\nrules herein set forth, provided, however, the\nand Order of Business, and Permanent Organiza-\nconvention may make its own rules concerning the\ntion Committees of the national convention, con-\nreading of committee reports and resolutions.\nsisting of one (1) man and one (1) woman for each\n(b) Committees and subcommittees may set\ncommittee, and shall file notice of such selection\ntime limits for speaking on any question by a\nwith the secretary of the national committee;\nsimple majority vote.\nprovided, however, that no delegate may serve on\n(c) No votes in the committees or subcommit-\nmore than one (1) committee of the national\ntees of the convention shall be taken by secret\nconvention. Alternates may not serve as members\nballot.\nof the convention committees.\n4\n5\n(b) All resolutions relating to the platform shall\nbe announced and recorded (or in the absence of\nbe submitted to the Committee on Resolutions\nan announcement shall be recorded) in accordance\nwithout reading and without debate. No resolu-\nwith the results of any binding Presidential pri-\ntion or amendment thereto shall be reported out,\nmary or direct election of delegates bound or\nor made a part of any report of the Resolutions\npledged pursuant to state law. No delegate or\nCommittee, or otherwise read or debated before\nalternate shall be bound by any attempt of any\nthe convention unless the same shall have been\nstate or Congressional district to impose the unit\nsubmitted to the Resolutions Committee in writ-\nrule.\ning prior to its report to the convention and shall\n(b) In balloting, if any delegation shall pass\nhave received the affirmative support of a min-\nwhen its name is called, then at the conclusion of\nimum of twenty-five per cent (25%) of the mem-\nthe roll call all delegations which passed shall be\nbership of the committee.\ncalled in the order established in Rule No. 12; and\nno delegation will be allowed to change its votes\nRULE NO. 15\nuntil all delegations which passed shall have been\nWhen a majority of the delegates of any six (6)\ngiven a second opportunity to vote.\nstates severally shall demand that a vote be\nrecorded, the same shall be taken by the states in\nRULE NO. 19\nthe order hereinbefore established.\n(a) The Republican National Committee shall\nhave the general management of the Republican\nRULE NO. 16\nParty in the United States, the District of Colum-\n(a) Candidates for the Presidency shall demon-\nbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands,\nstrate majority support from each of five (5) state\nsubject to direction from time to time of the\ndelegations.\nnational convention. The members of the national\n(b) In making the nominations for President and\ncommittee shall be elected by the various states\nand shall consist of one man and one woman from\nVice President and voting thereon, in no case shall\neach state.\nthe call of the roll be dispensed with. The total\ntime of the nominating speech and seconding\n(b) The duly elected and acting chairman of\nspeeches for any candidate for President or Vice\neach state shall be a member of the national\nPresident shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.\ncommittee during his or her tenure in office.\n(c) Auxiliaries of the Republican National\nRULE NO. 17\nCommittee may be recognized only by the Repub-\nWhen it appears at the close of the roll call that\nlican National Convention.\nany candidate for the nomination for President or\nVice President has received the majority of the\nRULE NO. 20\nvotes entitled to be cast in the convention, the\nchairman of the convention shall announce the\nAt each Republican National Convention called\nquestion to be: \"Shall the nomination of the\nfor the purpose of nominating candidates for\ncandidate be made unanimous?\" If no candidate\nPresident and Vice President, the roll shall be\nshall have received such majority, the chairman\ncalled and the delegation from each state shall\nshall direct the vote to be taken again and shall\nreport through its chairman the names of the\nrepeat the taking of the vote until some candidate\nshall have received a majority of votes.\ntion shall be ratified by the convention.\nRULE NO. 18\nelected national committee members whose def.tostate elec-\nRULE NO. 21\n(a) In the balloting, the vote of each state shall\nState laws providing a method of election for\nbe announced by the chairman of the respective\nnational committeemen and committeewomen\ndelegations; and in case the vote of any state shall\nshall be binding on the Republican National Con-\nbe divided, the chairman shall announce the\nvention.\nnumber of votes for each candidate, or for or\nagainst any proposition; but if exception is taken\nRULE NO. 22\nby any delegate to the correctness of such an-\nWhere state laws do not provide a method for\nnouncement by the chairman of that delegation,\nthe election of national committeemen and com-\nthe chairman of the convention shall direct the\nmitteewomen, a national convention delegation,\nroll of members of such delegation to be called and\nshall be bound by the state party rules. The\nthe result shall be recorded in accordance with the\nnational convention may enforce these rules if\nvote of the several delegates in such delegation;\nthey are not obeyed by the state's national con-\nprovided, however, that in any event, the vote of\nvention delegation. This rule shall not apply to\neach state for the nomination for President shall\nRepublican state chairmen.\n7\nstate\nend OF\nRULE NO. 23\nsite sex who shall be elected by the members of the\nDuly elected national committeemen and na-\nRepublican National Committee and who shall be\ntional committeewomen shall serve from the ad-\nfull-time, paid employees. The chairman shall be\njournment of the quadrennial national conven-\nthe chief executive officer of the Republican Na-\ntion until the adjournment of the following\ntional Committee. The chairman and co-chairman\nquadrennial national convention.\nmay be removed from office only by a two-thirds\n(2/3rds) vote of the entire national committee.\nRULE NO. 24\n(2) Eight (8) vice chairmen, one man and one\n(a) The national committee shall issue the call\nfor the next national convention to nominate\nwoman, from each of the following regions:\ncandidates for President and Vice President of the\nThe Western States Association: Alaska, Ari-\nUnited States prior to January 1 of the year in\nzona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho,\nwhich the convention is to be held. The national\nMontana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,\ncommittee shall issue and promulgate the call in a\nWashington and Wyoming;\nmanner consistent with these rules.\nThe Midwestern States Association: Illinois,\n(b) National convention delegates and alter-\nIndiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,\nnates shall be chosen in a manner consistent with\nMissouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South\nthese rules unless otherwise provided by state law.\nDakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin;\n(c) The chairman of the Republican National\nThe Northeastern States Association: Connec-\nCommittee shall appoint from among the mem-\nticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine,\nbers of the national committee a Committee on\nMaryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New\nthe Call, a Committee on Arrangements, a Com-\nJersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico,\nmittee on Rules, and a Contest Committee. Each\nRhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands;\ncommittee shall consist of at least seven (7) mem-\nThe Southern States Association: Alabama,\nbers. The chairman of the Contest Committee and\nArkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,\nthe chairman of the Committee on Rules shall be\nMississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South\nmembers also of the Arrangements Committee.\nCarolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia;\nEach member of the Republican National Com-\nmittee shall be appointed to one of these commit-\n(3) a secretary, a treasurer, and such other\ntees.\nofficers as the committee shall deem necessary, all\n(d) Immediately after the Republican National\nto be elected by the national committee.\nConvention the chairman of the Republican Na-\n(b) The chairman, co-chairman and all other\ntional Committee will designate a seven-member\nmi\nofficers except the vice chairmen shall be elected\nSelect Committee on Presidential Campaign Af-\nfor two-year terms. The terms shall run from the\nfairs, to be composed of the chairman, the trea-\nsurer and five other members of the Republican\nfirst national committee meeting following the\nNational Committee, for the purpose of preserving\nnational convention until January of the next\nand protecting the integrity of the Presidential\neven-numbered year and from that January until\nthe termination of the next quadrennial national\nelection process.\nThis Select Committee on Presidential Cam-\nconvention. All officers except the vice chairmen\nshall be nominated from the floor, and candidates\npaign Affairs shall coordinate closely with the\nRepublican nominee for President his or her full\nmust have at least two (2) votes in three (3) states\nplan of financial expenditures, shall review and\nin order to have their names put in nomination.\nThere shall be no nominating committee.\nmonitor such expenditures made during the Presi-\ndential campaign, and shall make its report to the\n(c) The eight (8) vice chairmen shall be elected\nRepublican National Committee at its meeting\nat regional caucuses by the national committee\nnext after the November election. Each Republi-\nmembers of the four (4) regions and shall be\ncan candidate for President shall agree in writing\nresidents and national committee members from\nto this rule prior to his or her nomination.\ntheir respective regions. The election shall take\n(e) The chairman shall appoint a Site Commit-\nplace at the first meeting after the quadrennial\ntee no later than two years following the Presi-\nnational convention. The election of vice chair-\ndential election.\nmen does not need confirmation by the Republi-\ncan National Committee.\n(d) The chairman shall appoint a general coun-\nRULE NO. 25\nsel for the committee and a chairman of the\n(a) The officers of the national committee shall\nRepublican Finance Committee, both of whom\nconsist of:\nshall be confirmed by the Republican National\n(1) a chairman and a co-chairman of the oppo-\nCommittee at its next meeting.\n8\n9\nRULE NO. 26\n(e) Upon written petition of at least twenty-five\n(a) The national committee is authorized and\npercent (25%) of the members of the Executive\nempowered to select an Executive Committee, to\nCommittee, the chairman within ten (10) days\nconsist of fifteen (15) members; in addition the\nshall call a meeting of the Executive Committee to\nfollowing shall serve as ex-officio members of the\nbe held in a city to be designated by the chairman.\nExecutive Committee: The chairman, the co-\nThe date of such meeting shall fall between ten\nchairmen, the vice chairman, the secretary, the\n(10) and twenty (20) days from the date of the call.\ntreasurer, the general counsel, the chairman of the\nRepublican Finance Committee, the president of\nRULE NO. 27\nthe National Federation of Republican Women,\nVacancies in the national committee shall be\nthe chairman of the Republican State Chairmen's\nratified by the committee upon the election by the\nAdvisory Committee, the chairman of the Young\nstate Republican party in and for the state in\nRepublican National Federation, the chairman of\nwhich the vacancy occurs. The national commit\nthe College Republican National Committee, the\ntee shall have the power to declare vacant the seat\nchairman of the National Republican Heritage\nof any member who refuses to support the Repub-\nGroups Council, the chairman of the National\nlican nominees for President and/or Vice Presi-\nBlack Republican Council, the chairman of the\ndent.\nRepublican National Hispanic Assembly, the\nchairman of the National Conference of Republi-\nRULE NO. 28\ncan Mayors, the Republican leader of the U. S.\nSenate, the Republican leader of the U.S. House\n(a) The first meeting of the national committee\nof Representatives, and the chairman of the Re-\nshall take place within fifteen (15) days after the\npublican Governors Association.\nconvening of the national convention, upon the\ncall of the member senior in time of service upon\n(b) The Executive Committee shall exercise all\nthe previous national committee; and thereafter\nof the executive and administrative functions\nupon call of the chairman, or, in case of vacancy in\nrequired of the national committee between meet-\nthe cháirmanship, upon call of the vice chairman\nings of the full committee, with the exception of\nsenior in time of service on the national commit-\nthe following:\ntee; but such call shall be issued at least ten (10)\n(1) election of officers of the national committee,\ndays in advance of the date of the proposed\n(2) ratification of members of the Republican\nmeeting. Provided, however, that if one of the\nNational Committee or the Executive Committee,\npurposes of a meeting of the Republican National\nCommittee is to fill a vacancy in the office of\n(3) issuance of the call and designating the time\nRepublican candidate for President or Republican\nand place for holding the quadrennial national\ncandidate for Vice President, then only five (5)\nconvention,\ndays notice of the purpose, date, and place of said\n(4) filling a vacancy in the office of Republican\nmeeting shall be required. Upon written petition of\ncandidate for President or Republican candidate\nsixteen (16) or more members of the national\nfor Vice President.\ncommittee, representing not less than sixteen (16)\nThe Executive Committee shall meet on the call\nstates, filed jointly or separately with the chair-\nof the chairman, and such meetings shall be held\nman, asking for a meeting of the national commit-\nat least once quarterly each year. The minutes of\ntee, it shall be the duty of the chairman within ten\nall Executive Committee meetings shall be dis-\n(10) days from receipt of said petition to issue a\ntributed immediately to all Republican National\ncall for a meeting of the national committee, to be\nCommittee members.\nheld in a city to be designated by the chairman, the\nZelete\n(c) The chairman, with the approval of the\ndate of such called meeting to be not later than\nnational committee, may appoint other commit-\ntwenty (20) days or earlier than ten (10) days from\ntees and assistants as he or she may deem neces-\nthe date of the call.\nsary, and whenever such committees are appoint-\n(b) The Republican National Committee shall\ned, they shall consist of a chairman and an equal\nmeet at least twice a year. A tentative agenda for\nnumber of men and women.\neach meeting shall be mailed to the membership at\n(d) It shall be the responsibility of the finance\nleast ten (10) days prior to the meeting. The\nchairman to appoint members of a Finance Com-\nminutes, including all resolutions and motions,\nmittee who will be approved in advance by the\nshall be mailed to all members of the Republican\nstate chairman of their respective state. The fi-\nNational Committee within thirty (30) days after\nnance chairman, in consultation with the mem-\nthe close of the meeting.\nbers of the Finance Committee, shall have the\n(c) The annual budget shall be approved at a\nduty of developing and implementing a broad-\nmeeting of the Republican National Committee.\nbased, fund raising plan.\nThe proposed budget, in reasonable detail, shall be\n10\n11\nmailed to all members of the Republican National\n(b) A Republican governor: Provided, that no\nCommittee at least ten (10) days prior to such\nsuch additional delegate at large award to any\nmeeting.\nstate shall exceed one; or\n(d) All meetings of the Republican National\n(c) A Republican membership of at least half of\nCommittee and all of its committees shall be open\nthe state's delegation to the United States House\nmeetings except as provided for by \"Robert's\nof Representatives: Provided, that no such addi-\nRules of Order Newly Revised.\"\ntional delegate at large award to any state shall\nexceed one.\nRULE NO. 29\nIn the computation of the number of delegates\n(a) \"Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised\"\nshall govern in all meetings of the national com-\nat large, any sum of the four and one-half (4½) plus\nthe 60% representing a fraction shall be increased\nmittee insofar as they are applicable and not\nto the next whole number.\ninconsistent with these rules. At its first meeting,\nthe committee shall make its own rules governing\n5. If the District of Columbia cast its electoral\nthe use of proxies.\nvote, or a majority thereof, for the Republican\nnominee for President in the last preceding Presi-\n(b) There shall be a standing committee of the\ndential election: Four and one-half (4½) delegates\nRepublican National Committee composed of one\nat large, plus the number of delegates at large\nrepresentative from each state to review and\nequal to 30% of the fourteen (14) delegates at large\npropose recommendations on changes in these\nalloted to the District of Columbia. In the compu-\nrules. This committee shall receive, review and\ntation of the number of delegates at large, any sum\noffer recommendations on rule changes made to\nof the four and one-half (4½) plus the 30% repre-\nthe committee. The representatives serving on the\nRepublican National Committee from the several\nsenting a fraction shall be increased to the next\nwhole number.\nstates shall choose from their number the appoin-\ntees to serve on this committee.\n6. Any state which would receive fewer delegates\nunder all provisions of this rule than it received to\nMEMBERSHIP IN THE NEXT\nthe 1972 Republican National Convention shall\nNATIONAL CONVENTION\nhave its number of delegates increased to the same\nnumber of delegates it received to the 1972 Re-\nRULE NO. 30\npublican National Convention.\nThe membership of the next national conven-\nB. ALTERNATE DELEGATES\ntion shall consist of:\nOne (1) alternate delegate to each delegate to\nA. DELEGATES\nthe national convention.\n1. Six (6) delegates at large from each of the fifty\n(50) states.\nELECTION OF DELEGATES TO\n2. Three (3) district delegates from the district of\nNATIONAL CONVENTION\neach Representative in the United States House of\nRULE NO. 31\nRepresentatives from each state.\nDelegates at large to the national convention\n3. Fourteen (14) delegates at large for the Dis-\nand their alternates and delegates from Congres-\ntrict of Columbia, four (4) delegates at large for\nsional districts to the national convention and\nGuam, fourteen (14) delegates at large for Puerto\ntheir alternates shall be elected in the following\nRico, and four (4) delegates at large for the Virgin\nmanner:\nIslands.\n(a) By primary election in accordance with the\n60%EC+41\n4. From each state casting its electoral vote, or a\napplicable laws of such states as required by law,\nmajority thereof for the Republican nominee for\nthe election of delegates to the national conven-\nPresident in the last preceding election: Four and\ntions of political parties by direct primary and in\none-half (4½) delegates at large plus the number of\nthe District of Columbia in accordance with its\nthe delegates at large equal to 60% of the electoral\nlaw; provided, that in any of these in which\nvote from each such state. In addition, one dele-\nRepublican representation upon the Board of\ngate at large shall be awarded to a state for any\nJudges or Inspectors of Elections for such primary\nand each of the following public officials elected by\nelection is denied by law, delegates and lternates\nsuch state in the year of the last preceding Presi-\nshall be elected as hereinafter provided!\ndential election or at any subsequent election held\nprior to January 1, 1980:\n(b) By Congressional district or state conven-\n(a) A Republican United States Senator: Pro-\ntions, as the case may be to be called by the\nCongressional district or state committees, re-\nvided, that no such additional delegate at large\nspectively. Notice of the calffor any such conven-\naward to any state shall exceed two;\ntion shall be published in a newspaper or newspa-\n12\n13\npers of general circulation in the Congressional\nnot later than thirty-five (35) days before the date\ndistrict or state, as the case may be, not less than\nof the meeting of said national convention, unless\nfifteen (15) days prior to the date of said conven-\notherwise provided by the laws of the state in\ntion.\nwhich the election occurs.\n(c) By the Republican state committee 'or gov-\n(k) Delegates and alternates at large to the\nerning committee in any state in which the law of\nnational convention when serving as delegates and\nsuch state specifically authorizes the election of\nalternates shall be duly qualified voters of their\ndelegates or alternates in such manner.\nrespective states. All delegates and alternates\n(d) In selecting delegates and alternates to the\nallocated as delegates and alternates at large shall\nnational convention, no state law shall be ob-\nbe elected at large in the several states unless\nserved which hinders, abridges or denies to any\notherwise mandated by state law.\nNoteumposition\ncitizen of the United States, eligible under the\n(1) Delegates and alternates to the national\nConstitution of the United States, to the office of\nconvention, representing Congressional districts,\nPresident or Vice President, the right or privilege\nshall be residents and qualified voters in said\nof being a candidate under such state law for the\ndistricts respectively when serving as delegates\nnomination for the President or Vice President; or\nand alternates. All delegates and alternates allo-\nwhich authorizes the election of a number of\ncated to represent Congressional districts shall be\ndelegates or alternates from any state to the\nelected by the Congressional district of the several\nnational convention different from that fixed in\nstates unless the laws of the state shall otherwise\nthese rules\nmandate.\n(e) In a Congressional district where there is no\n(m) No delegate or alternate delegate shall be\nRepublican Congressional Committee, the Re-\nrequired to pay an assessment or fee in excess of\npublican state committee shall issue the call and\nthat provided by the law of the state in which the\nmake said publication.\nelection occurs as a condition of serving as a\n(f) All delegates from any state may be chosen\ndelegate or alternate delegate to the Republican\nfrom the state at large, in the event that the laws\nNational Convention.\nof the state in which the election occurs, so\nprovide.\nELECTION OF DELEGATES TO DISTRICT\n(g) Alternate delegates shall be elected to said\nAND STATE CONVENTIONS\nnational convention for each unit of representa-\nDelegates to Congressional district and state\ntion equal in number to the number of delegates\nconventions shall be elected under the following\nelected therein and shall be chosen in the same\nrules:\nmanner, at the same time, and under the same\n(n) Except where state law otherwise mandates,\nrules the delegates are chosen; provided, however,\nonly legal and qualified voters who are deemed to\nthat if the law of any state shall prescribe the\nbe Republicans pursuant to state law or by state\nmethod of choosing alternates they shall be cho-\nparty rule shall participate in a Republican pri-\nsen in accordance with the provisions of the law of\nmary, caucus, mass meeting, or mass convention\nthe state in which the election occurs.\nheld for the purpose of selecting delegates to a\n(h) The election of delegates and alternates\ncounty, district, or state convention, and only\nfrom the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto\nsuch legal and qualified voters shall be elected as\nRico, and the Virgin Islands shall be held under\ndelegates to county, district, and state conven-\nthe direction of the respective recognized Repub-\ntions; provided, however, that in addition to the\nlican governing committee therein in conformity\nqualifications provided herein the governing Re-\nwith the rules of the Republican National Com-\npublican committee of each state, shall have the\nmittee or the laws of the District of Columbia,\nauthority to prescribe additional qualifications\nGuam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.\nnot inconsistent with law. Such additional quali-\nfications shall be adopted and published in at least\n(i) Election of delegates and alternates shall be\none daily newspaper having a general circulation\ncertified in every case where they are elected by\nthroughout the state, such publication to be at\nconventions, by the chairman and secretary of\nleast ninety (90) days before such qualifications\nsuch conventions, respectively, and forwarded to\nshall become effective.\nthe secretary of the Republican National Com-\nmittee, and in the case of election by primary, they\n(o) No delegates shall be deemed eligible to\nshall be certified by the proper official and all\nparticipate in any district or state convention, the\ncertificates shall be forwarded by said duly elected\npurpose of which is to elect delegates to the said\ndelegates and alternates in the manner herein\nnational convention, who were elected prior to the\ndate of issuance of the call of such national\nprovided.\nconvention unless this rule be inconsistent with\n(j) All delegates and alternates shall be elected\nthe law of the state.\n14\n15\n(p) District conventions shall be composed of\nnumber of delegates and alternates respectively to\ndelegates who are legal and qualified voters\nwhich they are entitled under the call for the\ntherein, and delegates to state conventions shall\nnational convention, and no unit of representation\nbe qualified voters of the respective districts which\nmay elect any delegate or delegates, or their\nthey represent in said state conventions. Such\nalternates, with permission to cast a fractional\ndelegates shall be apportioned among the coun-\nvote.\nties, parishes, and cities of the state or district\nmeans \"state Commi Thes\"\nhaving regard to the Republican vote therein.\nRULE NO. 34\n(q) There shall be no proxies at any district or\nThirty (30) days before the time set for the\nstate convention held for the purpose of selecting\nmeeting of the national convention, the creden-\ndelegates to the Republican National Convention.\ntials of each delegate and alternate shall be filed\nIf alternate delegates to such selection convention\nwith the secretary of the national committee for\nare selected, the alternate delegate, and no other\nuse by the secretary in making up the temporary\nshall vote in the absence of the delegate.\nroll of the convention, except in the case of\n(r) There shall be no automatic delegates at any\ndelegates or alternates elected at a time or times in\nlevel of the delegate selection procedures who\naccordance with the laws of the state in which the\nserve by virtue of party position or elective office.\nelection occurs rendering impossible filing of cre-\n(s) The Republican National Committee shall\ndentials within the time above specified.\nassist the states in their efforts to inform all\ncitizens how they may participate in delegate\nRULE NO. 35\nselection procedures. The states, in cooperation\n(a) At the time of appointing the Arrangements\nwith the Republican National Committee, shall\nCommittee there shall be appointed by the chair-\nprepare instructive material on delegate selection\nman of the Republican National Committee a\nmethods and make it available for distribution.\nContest Committee, consisting of at least seven (7)\nmembers of the Republican National Committee.\nRULE NO. 32\n(b) Where more than the authorized number of\n(a) Participation in a Republican primary,\ndelegates from any state are reported to the\ncaucus, or any meeting or convention held for the\nsecretary of the national committee, a contest\npurpose of selecting delegates and alternates to a\nshall be deemed to exist and the secretary shall\ncounty, district, state or national convention shall\nnotify the several claimants so reported and shall\nin no way be abridged for reasons of sex, race,\nsubmit all such credentials and claims to the\nreligion, color, age or national origin. The Repub-\nwhole Republican National Committee for deci-\nlican National Committee and the Republican\nsion as to which claimants reported shall be placed\nstate committee or governing committee of each\nupon the temporary roll of the convention; pro-\nstate shall take positive action to achieve the\nvided, however, that the names of the delegates\nbroadest possible participation by everyone in\nand alternates, presenting certificates of election\nparty affairs, including such participation by\nfrom the canvassing board or officer created or\nwomen, young people, minority and heritage\ndesignated by the law of the state in which the\ngroups and senior citizens in the delegate selection\nelection occurs, to canvass the returns and issue\nprocess.\ncertificates of election to delegates or alternates to\n(b) Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the\nnational conventions of political parties in a pri-\nstate in which the election occurs, in those states\nmary election, shall be placed upon the temporary\nwhere delegates and alternates are elected\nroll of the convention by the national committee.\nthrough the convention system or a combination\n(c) All contests arising in any state electing\nof convention and primary systems, the precinct,\ndistrict delegates by district conventions shall be\nward, township or county meetings shall be open\ndecided by its state convention, or if the state\nmeetings and all citizens who are qualified shall be\nconvention shall not meet prior to the national\nurged to participate.\nconvention, then by its state committee; and only\n(c) Each state shall endeavor to have equal\ncontests affecting delegates elected at large shall\nrepresentation of men and women in its delegation\nbe presented to the national committee; provided,\nto the Republican National Convention.\nhowever, if the contest regarding a district dele-\ngate arises out of the irregular (if unlawfulaction\n(d) The provisions of Rule 32 are not intended to\nof the state committee or state convention, the\nbe the basis of any kind of quota system.\nnational committee may take jurisdiction thereof\nand hear and determine the same under the\nRULE NO. 33\nprocedure provided in Rule 35.\nNo state shall elect a greater number of persons\n(d) Notices of contests shall be filed thirty (30)\nto act as delegates and alternates than the actual\ndays before the time set for the meeting of the\n16\n17\nnational convention, with the secretary of the\nnational committee, except in the case of delegates\nand submit these issues, either in law or fact, or\nor alternates elected at a time or times in accor-\nboth, to the national committee sitting as a com-\ndance with the laws of the state in which the\nmittee of the whole, and such issues shall be the\nelection occurs rendering impossible the filing of\nsole and only issues passed upon and determined\nthe notice of contest within the time above speci-\nby the committee of the whole, unless the national\nfied, stating the grounds of the contest.\ncommittee shall by a majority vote extend or\nchange the same.\n(e) Not less than twenty-two (22) days before\nthe convening of the Republican National Con-\nIf the Contest Committee for any reason shall\nfail to state the issues either of law or fact, the\nvention, each of the contesting persons or groups\nshall file with the secretary of the Republican\nnational committee shall decide upon what issues\nNational Committee at least three (3) printed or\nthe contest shall be tried, and the hearing shall be\nlimited to such issues, unless the national com-\ntypewritten copies of the brief in support of their\nmittee by a majority vote shall decide otherwise.\nclaim to sit as delegates or alternates in the\nnational convention. The secretary of the Repub-\n(i) When the national committee is called to\nlican National Committee upon receiving the brief\npass upon any contest that may arise, the mem-\nof a contesting person or group shall furnish the\nbers of the Credentials Committee of each state\nopposing contesting person or group a copy of said\nshall also be notified to the time and place of such\nbrief.\nmeeting and shall have the right to attend all\nEach brief shall begin with a summary of not\nhearings of all contests but without the right to\nparticipate in the discussion or to vote.\nmore than one thousand (1,000) words setting\nforth succinctly a synopsis of the brief and a\n(j) If an appeal is taken from any ruling of the\ndefinite statement of the points relied upon.\nnational committee on any contest, notice of such\n(f) The Contest Committee shall make up a\nappeal must be filed with the secretary of the\nnational committee within twenty-four (24) hours\nreport of each contest filed, showing the grounds of\ncontest, the statute and rule, if any, under which\nafter the decision and shall specify the grounds\nupon which the appeal is taken, and only the\nthe contest is waged, and the contentions of each\ngrounds so specified shall be heard by the Creden-\nparty thereto. The report shall conclude with a\ntials Committee upon such appeal. No evidence\nstatement of the points of issue in the contest,\nother than that taken before the national com-\nboth of fact and law, and shall be signed by the\nchairman. When the Contest Committee has pre-\nmittee shall be taken up by the Credentials Com-\nmittee unless it shall by a majority vote of all of its\npared such report stating the issues of law and\nmembers so direct.\nfact, a copy of the statement of such issues shall be\nforthwith submitted to a person in the convention\ncity, whom the contestants must appoint at the\ntime of filing the contest, to receive such state-\nment; and a copy shall forthwith be served the\nchairman of the Contest Committee upon the\ncontestants by registered mail.\n(g) The contestants shall have eight (8) days to\nfile written objections to the Contest Committee's\nstatement of the issues of fact or law or both\nunless the Republican National Committee acting\nas a committee of the whole is called to act upon\nthe contest sooner, in which case such objections\nshall be made before the meeting of the whole\ncommittee. In case the contestants reside in the\nstates of Alaska or Hawaii, or in Puerto Rico, the\nVirgin Islands or Guam, they shall be entitled to\nten (10) days to file written objections.\nThe objections shall contain any additional\nstatement of issue of either law or fact or both,\nclaimed by the contestant submitting the same, to\nbe involved in and necessary to be decided in the\ncontest.\n(h) The Contest Committee shall hear and\ndecide the statement of law and fact at once and\nmake its decision as to what issues are involved\n18\n19\nTO Nal 10 well'hi withis box\nme RE smille landuse of\nadt 30 Haris dons has state sub to 091140\nbeninnetsh bris dogu boarsq 891.327 vine\nInnortan sdi slody\nto bneize glov viriolam S N Ilsda Authorized\n3/088\nHada this the\nort) belho wel to valid 46\n691/88) terlw BOOD shipah bank TO\nDO Meda guitaed ort) one bent od Thirts\n-mob isnoited od) sestail Bia\nablosh Hode stov váriðinim X\nof ballao el ant\nruom add serte USE Jedi 1892003 YOU nog.\n97818 does to\ndous to sosic bnc emit adj of od\nils bastis of adi eved Barly brai\nof trigir orts toodriw and He to\nDIOV TO will di\nto gnifur VIIB moth\ndone to 93600 1891005 ena no\nsdi to 71RJ97098 only ditw bold 3d\nenrod (M) videwi estimemos\nadd Vibada Unda his\nsill vino boa a baqqa sib\nsdi vd bised off Ilsila\nsonshive on Iesqqs done mogo\nmos Isnoitan adi naved\ndu\nMOVI\nTHE LOWELL PRESS, Kansas City, Missouri\nNATIONAL\nREPUBLICAN\nCONVENTION\nBENTON BECKER\nGENERAL COUNSEL\nRULES COMMITTEE STAFF\nGATE SECTION ROW SEAT\nB 23 24\n5\nGall Beach\nChairman,\nRepublican National Committee\nMonday, July 14th\nSecond Session 8:00 p.m.\nGUEST\nREPUBLICAN\nNATIONAL\nCONVENTION\nJULY.1980\nDetroit . Michigan\nDULANY-VERNAY. INC\nALTO.. MD.\n15\na\nLIBRA\n13\n13\n14\n15\n16\n16\n12\n17\n12\n17\n12\n14\nL1\n13\n15\n16\nLL\n21\na\n18\n11\nP7\n8\n18\nD7\n19\n19\n4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11\nD6\nP6\n4 5 6 7 8 9 10\nP-5\n20\n20\nD6\n21\n21\nD4\nRostrum\n22\n22\nD-3,\nP4\n23\n23\nP3\n1980 Republican National Convention\nD2\n24\n24\nDI\nP-2\n25\n25\nP1\nA\nε\n2\nof\n3\n≥\n1\n&\n12\n2\n&\nE\nof\na\ns\n2\n1\n28\n12\n12\nBOOM!\nRepublican National Convention 1980.\nCompliments of the\nW\nington State\ndelegation\nauthentic MountSt.Helens ash May 18,1980\nFORD R. LIBRARY GERALD\nGOP\ndesign: Fisher Brady & LaBrue\nWHEREAS, the present process for the nomination of presidential candidates for\nboth major parties extends over a period of at least seven months, and\nWHEREAS, including preliminary activities, this early start politicizes and\ndistracts the nation much earlier than is either necessary or good, and\nWHEREAS, this process requires the expenditure of great amounts of time and\nmoney to contact voters in the respective states, and\nWHEREAS, there could be better co-ordination of this process and these expenditures\nover a shorter period of time, and\nWHEREAS, although we recognize the rights of individual states to set the times\nand the procedures for their elections, we also recognize the need to co-\nordinate those times and procedures among the several states,\nNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the delegates to the Republican National\nConvention, do hereby call upon the Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic\nNational Committees to appoint a joint committee for the purpose of recommending\nchanges in federal and/or state laws to accomplish the desired goal of a\nshortened, more co-ordinated presidential nominating process.\nGERALD A. FORD"
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