Binding of Delegates At Large Delegates Bound by the statewide outcome of the March 1 st primary Selected by National Nominations Committee At Large Automatic Delegates National Committeewoman ID: 679106
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2016
National Delegate BindingSlide2Slide3
Binding of Delegates
At Large Delegates Bound by the statewide outcome of the March 1
st primarySelected by National Nominations Committee
At Large Automatic DelegatesNational CommitteewomanNational Committeeman
State Chairman
Congressional
District (CD) Delegates
Bound by the CD wide outcome of the March 1
st
primary
Selected by the delegates from that CD in caucus Slide4
Binding of Delegates
UncommittedRPT Rule 38 – “Uncommitted” is an option on the ballot and is counted in the same manner as a presidential candidate
.Withdrawals
If a candidate files sworn statement with RPT to withdraw, then that candidate’s delegates would become “Uncommitted”NOTE: Candidates who have made public withdrawal announcements but who have not officially withdrawn in Texas will have their delegates allocated to them as if they had not withdrawn. Slide5
CD Delegates
Binding Options for CD elected DelegatesScenario A
One Candidate 50% or more = 3 DelegatesScenario BOne Candidate gets 20% or more = 2 Delegates
Next highest vote getter = 1 DelegateScenario CNo candidate receives 20% = top 3 vote getters each get 1 DelegateSlide6
At Large Delegates
Scenario AOne Candidate 50% or more = ALL At Large Delegates
Scenario B No Candidate receives a statewide majority AND more than one candidate receives at least 20% THEN only those candidates are entitled to
delegatesDelegates are allocated proportionally among those candidates beginning with the highest vote getter, rounding up to the nearest whole number, proceeding
until all delegates are
allocated.Slide7
At
Large DelegatesScenario CIf only one candidate receives 20% or more THEN only that candidate and the second-highest vote getter are entitled to delegates
The delegates are allocated proportionally between those two candidates, beginning with the highest vote getter, rounding up to the nearest whole number.
Scenario DIf no candidate receives 20% of the statewide votedelegates are allocated proportionally, beginning with the highest vote getter, rounding up to the nearest whole number, proceeding seriatim until all delegates are allocated
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Voting at National Convention
Nomination for PresidentAll delegates are bound accordingly on the 1
st voteDelegates remain bound to their candidate until:
1st Round: the candidate dies, formally withdraws or the releases their delegates2
nd
Round: If the candidate fails to receive 20% or more of the total votes cast on the 1
st
Round or if the candidate releases their delegates
3
rd
Round: At that time the delegate is no longer bound to any candidate
Magic Number
1,237 Needed for Nomination
2,472 possible Slide9