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THE RULES
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As adopted by the 2012
Republican National
Convention
August 28, 2012
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Amended by the
Republican National Committee
on April 12, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COM
MITTEE
RULE NO. 1
Organization of the Republican National
Committee .......................
......................................
1
RULE NO. 2
Method of Election for National Committee
man
and
National
Committeewoman ............................
1
RULE NO. 3
Term of Office for National Committee Members
...............................................................
...............
2
RULE NO. 4
Vacancies
of
Members
and
Officers
......................
2
RULE NO. 5
Officers o
f
the
Republican Na
tional Committee
....
3
RULE NO. 6
Executive Committee of t
he Republican National
Committee .......................
......................................
5
RULE NO. 7
Rules of Order
.......................................................
6
RULE NO. 8
Meetings of the Republican National Committee
..
7
RULE NO. 9
Filling Vacancies in Nominations
.........................
8
RULE NO. 10
Committees of the Republican National
Committee
...............................................................
...............
9
RULE NO. 11
Candidate
Support....................................
...........
14
RULE NO. 12
Amendments
........................................................
15
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CONVENING OF THE NEXT NATIONAL
CONVENTION
RULE NO. 13
Call o
f
Next Convention ......................................
15
RULE NO. 14
Membership in Convention .................................
15
RULE NO. 15
Participation in the Delegate Selec
tion Process .
18
RULE NO. 16
Election, Selection, Alloca
tion, or Binding of
Delegates and Alternate Delegates
.....................
19
RULE NO. 17
Enforcement of Rules ..........................................
26
RULE NO. 18
Vacancies
in
a
State
Delegation
..........................
28
RULE NO. 19
Excess Delegates and Alternate Dele
gates
..........
29
RULE NO. 20
Certification of Election or S
election of Delegates
.........
........................................................
...........
29
RULE NO. 21
Contests:
Resolution
by
States
.............................
30
RULE NO. 22
Temporary Roll of the Republican National
Convention ................................
..........................
31
RULE NO. 23
Contest
Filing
...................................................... 31
RULE NO. 24
Contest
Procedure
............................................... 32
RULE NO. 25
Convention
Committee on
Credentials
................
33
PROCEEDINGS OF
NAT
IONAL CONVENTION
RULE NO. 26
Order
of
Business
................................................
34
RULE NO. 27
Committee
Reports ..............................................
34
RULE NO. 28
Admission to Convention Hall
.............................
35
RULE NO. 29
Voting .................................................................. 36
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