MERCER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2014 CONVENTION RULES Candidate Selection Meeting R le! 1" T#e $oting %e%&e'!

o( t#e Candidate Selection Meeting o( t#e Me'ce' Co nt) Reg la' Re* &lican O'gani+ation !#all &e Regi!te'ed Re* &lican!, !e'$ing a!a" Co nt) Co%%ittee Me%&e' &" M nici*al Leade'! c" Co nt) C#ai'%an d" Elected State and Co nt) O((icial! 'e*'e!enting Me'ce' Co nt) 2" T#e M nici*al Leade' !#all &e t#e o((icial 'e*'e!entati$e o( t#e delegation and t#e 'ecogni+ed !*o.e!%an t#e'eo(" /" T#e M nici*al Leade' !#all ce'ti() t#e na%e! o( t#ei' delegation *'io' to t#e date o( t#e Candidate Selection Meeting" 4" T#e co%%ittee on c'edential! !#all &e a**ointed &) t#e Co nt) C#ai'%an and 0ill 'e!ol$e an) c'edential di!* te!, and t#ei' deci!ion !#all &e (inal" No *e'!on !#all gain acce!! to t#e (loo' o( t#e con$ention 0it#o t #i! o' #e' c'edential!" All candidate! !#all &e gi$en c'edential!" 1" T#e O'de' o( B !ine!! at t#e Candidate Selection Meeting !#all &ea" 2elco%e &" O*ening *'a)e' and Pledge o( Allegiance c" Int'od ction o( t#e Co nt) C#ai'%an d" Call to O'de' e" No%ination and Election! (" In$ocation and Clo!ing 3" No%inating !*eec#e! !#all &e li%ited to t#'ee %in te! (ollo0ed &) a %a4i% % o( t0o !econd! 0it#o t !*eec#e!" Eac# !#all #a$e t#e 'ig#t and o**o't nit) to deli$e' a (i$e5%in te no%ination acce*tance !*eec#" 6" Election !#all &e &) !ec'et *a*e' &allot" Eac# $oting %e%&e' !#all #a$e onl) one $ote" Unit $oting 0ill not &e *e'%itted" All &allot! 0ill &e 'et 'ned to t#e c'edential! co%%ittee (o' tall)ing" Voting (o' %o'e t#an t0o candidate! 0ill $oid t#e enti'e &allot" T#e candidate 'ecei$ing t#e no%ination t#e #ig#e!t total !#all &e decla'ed 0inne'! and 0ill 'ecei$e t#e *a't) endo'!e%ent" T#e 'e! lt! o( t#e $oting 0ill &e anno nced i%%ediatel) a(te' tall)ing t#e &allot! on t#e nig#t o( t#e %eeting" No *'o4) Voting i! *e'%itted" CAN7I7ATES In o'de' to &eco%e a candidate (o' t#e Re* &lican Pa't) t#e 8 ali(ication! a'e1" Re!ident o( Me'ce' Co nt) o' di!t'ict !ee.ing o((ice" 2" Regi!te'ed $ote' o( Me'ce' Co nt) o' di!t'ict !ee.ing o((ice" /" Regi!te'ed Re* &lican" To &e con!ide'ed at t#e Candidate Selection Meeting a candidate % !t ! &%it a 'e! %e !tating #i! o' #e' 8 ali(ication! and #i! o' #e' lette' o( intent to &e a candidate on o' &e(o'e March 20, 2014.

VOTE ALLOCATION 1 Vote (o' eac# Co nt) Co%%ittee Me%&e' 1 Vote (o' eac# elected State o' Co nt) o((ice #olde' 'e*'e!enting Me'ce' Co nt) 1 Vote (o' eac# M nici*al Leade' 9NO 7UPLICATION: 1 Vote (o' t#e Co nt) C#ai'%an 1 Vote (o' t#e State Co%%ittee Pe'!on! T#e Con$ention i! ad$i!o') to t#e Co nt) C#ai'%an and C#ai'%an e4e't! all 'ig#t!" To be acted upon, approved and/or amended at the Mercer County Republican Convention on March 24th, 2014.