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John Loudon
| John Loudon | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 51 |
| State: | California |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
John Loudon was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Loudon served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000 and in the Missouri State Senate from 2000 to 2008.[2]
Delegate rules
Republican presidential candidates were responsible for selecting their own delegates from California to the national convention. California state law required delegates to support the winner of the California Republican primary election unless that candidate received less than 10 percent of the vote at the convention in the first round of voting; or if the candidate released them; or if voting at the convention proceeded to a third round.
California primary results
| California Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
74.7% | 1,582,099 | 172 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 201,441 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 242,073 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,938 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 3.7% | 77,417 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,117,968 | 172 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and California Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
California had 172 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 159 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 53 congressional districts). California's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner in a given congressional district won all of that district's delegates.[3][4]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. California's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[3][4]
Political activity
Citien Voters, Inc.
Loudon founded and, as of December 2019, was the national chairman of Citizen Voters, Inc.[5]
Citizen Voters, Inc. supports measures across the country to amend state constitutions to specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in elections. John Loudon said these amendments are needed across the nation because "surprisingly, the U.S. Constitution and every state constitution, with the exception of Arizona and North Dakota, does not specifically require citizenship to vote. Each of these state constitutions say nearly the same thing: 'Every citizen shall be an elector...' This inclusive language tells us who can vote, but not who can’t vote."[6]
The following table details Citizen Voters Inc.'s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Citizen Voters, Inc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Florida Amendment 1, Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative | 2020 | Supported |  Approved
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| Alabama Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment | 2020 | Supported | Approved
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| Colorado Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative | 2020 | Supported | Approved
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| North Dakota Measure 2, Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment Initiative | 2018 | Supported | Approved
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See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from California, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ CA GOP, "Updated delegate list," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ Vote Smart, "John William Loudon," accessed December 10, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State Division of Corporations, "CITIZEN VOTERS, INC.," accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ Sun-Sentinel, "It's time voting be constitutionally limited to U.S. citizens," accessed December 10, 2019
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