RNC delegate guidelines from New Hampshire, 2016

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This page provides known guidelines for Republican delegates representing New Hampshire at the 2016 Republican National Convention, as compiled from the "New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated" and "New Hampshire Republican Party Announces Certified Delegate Allocations." The full text of relevant regulations is reproduced below.

HIGHLIGHTS

New Hampshire sent 23 delegates to the Republican National Convention in 2016: three automatic delegates from the Republican National Committee, six congressional district delegates, and 14 at-large delegates.

Delegates in New Hampshire were allocated on a proportional basis per the results of the statewide primary. A presidential candidate needed to receive at least 10 percent of the total vote to be eligible for a share of the delegates.

Delegates apportioned to a candidate who later "withdraws" from the presidential race were to become unbound and be permitted to vote for the candidate of their choice, according to New Hampshire GOP rules in 2016.

New Hampshire Revised Statute Annotations

The text below has been reproduced verbatim from: New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated

Chapter 655: Nominations

Presidential Nominations

655:50 Selection of Delegates. –

      Each presidential candidate who has filed pursuant to RSA 655:47 shall file with the secretary of state no later than the third Friday following the last day of the filing period for the presidential primary the names and addresses in alphabetical order of the delegates and their alternates, one alternate per delegate, who shall represent the candidate as his or her delegation to the national convention.

655:51 Certification of Delegates Selected. –       All delegates and their alternates selected by each candidate in the presidential primary shall file with the secretary of state the following certification:

I, __________, certify that my domicile is in ward __________ in the city (or town) of __________, county of __________, state of New Hampshire, and am a qualified voter therein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that, if selected, I shall serve as delegate or alternate to the national convention of the __________ party next to be held for the nomination of candidates of said party for president and vice-president of the United States. I further certify that, if selected as delegate or alternate delegate, I will attend such convention unless I shall be prevented by sickness or other occurrence over which I have no control. I pledge myself, if selected as delegate or alternate delegate to said convention, whenever I shall vote, to vote for the nomination of (inserting the name of any person) as the candidate for said party for president so long as he shall be a candidate before said convention.

Chapter 659: Election Procedure

Canvass and Declaration: Presidential Primary Election

659:93 Apportionment of Delegates; Notice. –

      I. The secretary of state shall apportion delegates to the national party conventions among the candidates voted for at the presidential primary by determining the proportion of the number of votes cast for each presidential candidate to the total votes cast for all presidential candidates of the same political party, rounded to the nearest whole number.

      II. A presidential candidate must receive at least 10 percent, before any rounding to the nearest whole number, of the total vote cast for all presidential candidates of his political party to be eligible for a share of the apportioned delegates.

      III. In the event the apportionment of delegates according to paragraphs I and II leaves one or more delegates unassigned by the process of mathematical distribution, said delegates shall be apportioned to the presidential candidate of that party with the highest number of votes.

      IV. Only one alternate for each delegate shall be authorized.

      V. After determining the apportionment of delegates according to this section, the secretary of state shall send by mail notice to each candidate the number of delegates to which he is entitled pursuant to this section. The candidate shall within 10 days after notice is sent to him notify the secretary of state of which delegates and alternates on the list filed pursuant to RSA 655:50 that he chooses to be his delegation at the national convention. The secretary of state shall then notify by mail each delegate and alternate chosen by the candidate to support his candidacy at the national convention.

      VI. If a presidential candidate has received a share of the delegates as a result of the presidential primary but withdraws as a presidential candidate at any time prior to the convention, his pledged delegates shall be released by the candidate and each delegate is free to support any candidate of his political party who may be his choice as a candidate for president.

See also

• Republican National Committee
• Republican National Convention rules, 2012
• Republican National Convention, 2016
• Types of delegates
• Presidential election in New Hampshire, 2016