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This page provides known guidelines for Republican delegates representing Ohio at the 2016 Republican National Convention, as compiled from the "Republican State Central and Executive Committee of Ohio Permanent Rules" and "Ohio Revised Code." The full text of relevant regulations is reproduced below.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Ohio sent 66 delegates to the Republican National Convention in 2016: three automatic delegates from the Republican National Committee, 48 congressional district delegates, and 15 at-large delegates.
  • All 66 delegates were pledged to John Kasich, who received the most votes in Ohio's winner-take-all primary.
  • According to Brittany Warner, communications director for the Ohio Republican Party, delegates were bound on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.[1]

    • Republican State Central and Executive Committee of Ohio Permanent Rules

    The text below has been reproduced verbatim from: Republican State Central and Executive Committee of Ohio Permanent Rules

    Article X

    Rules Relating to Delegates and Alternate Delegates To The Republican National Convention

    Section 1

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, the slate of presidential delegates and alternate delegates may be chosen in one of two ways:
    i. Candidates for delegate and alternate delegate shall file a petition and be chosen by a direct vote of the electors and described in Ohio Revise Code 3513.12 or any successor provision then in effect; and
    ii. Presidential candidates who file a declaration of candidacy and attach a list of delegates and alternate delegates selected in accordance with these Rules pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3513.121 or any successor provision then in effect.
    The procedures for the selection of delegates and alternate delegates described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section are alternative procedures, and if the procedures of one paragraph are followed, the procedures of the other need not be followed. Nomination of delegates and alternate delegates under either method must also comply with the remained provisions in the Rule, to the extent possible.
    (b) The three members of the Republican National Committee shall automatically be delegates to the convention and at-large delegates shall be named by each presidential campaign by filing the appropriate forms with the Secretary of State's office.
    (c) Beginning in 1992 and in every Presidential election year thereafter, every Presidential candidate filling slates of candidates for Delegate and Alternate Delegate in the Ohio Republican Presidential Primary Election shall apportion his or her Delegates and Alternate Delegates in such a manner as to guarantee equality of representation (plus or minus one) between men and women. Commencing with the Presidential election of 1992 and in alternating presidential elections thereafter, in the first Congressional district the first delegate named shall be a woman, and thereafter delegates from each successive district, in numerical order shall be named in alternating order, man and woman, until all district delegates have been selected, in the intervening alternate Presidential election years, in the first Congressional district the first delegate named shall be a man, and thereafter delegates from each successive district, in numerical order shall be named in alternating order, woman and man, until all district delegates have been selected. In the event that there is one more Delegate of either gender, then the slate of Alternate Delegates shall contain one more member of the opposite gender.
    (d) The winner of the 2016 Ohio Presidential Primary shall be awarded all 66 delegates and 63 alternates to the Republican National Convention whether the delegates are at-large or awarded by Congressional district.

    Section 2

    (a) In presidential election years, all Presidential candidates filing slates of delegates in the Ohio Republican Primary Election shall notify the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in writing, of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of one person in Ohio, Who shall be designated as that candidate's Designated Campaign Official. The Designated Campaign Officials shall be responsible for notifying the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party of the names of Delegates and Alternate Delegates as provided by this rule. In Presidential Election years beginning in 1992 and thereafter, such notification shall be delivered to the Chairman not later than the filing deadline for the Ohio Primary, the Party and shall perform all the functions of that office until such time as the Presidential candidate shall notify the State Chairman, in writing, of the removal of his or her Designated Campaign Official, and/or the appointment of the new Designated Campaign Official.
    (b) If the number of Congressional districts apportioned to the State of Ohio is to be either increased or decreased in any Presidential election year following a decennial census, and the General Assembly has not passed legislation, signed by the Governor, establishing the requisite number of Congressional districts by midnight of the 5'" day preceding the dates for filing petitions for the primary election, then district delegates shall be elected as follows:
    i. If the number of Congressional districts is to be increased from the previous decennial apportionment, then district delegates shall be elected from the existing districts up to the amount of district delegates to which Ohio was entitled before the reapportionment and all additional district delegates shall be elected at large.
    ii. If the number of Congressional districts is to be decreased from the previous decennial apportionment, then two delegates shall be elected from each of the then existing congressional districts, and all additional delegates shall be elected at large

    Section 3

    During the period between the filing deadline and the Primary Election, in the event that a Delegate or Alternate Delegate dies, resigns, or suffers such substantial disability as would make it difficult or impossible, in the sole opinion of the Designated Campaign Official, to perform the duties of Delegate or Alternate Delegate, then a vacancy shall be deemed to be created thereby among the Delegates or Alternate Delegates listed on petitions certified by the Secretary of State or a local Board of Elections. The State Chairman shall fill those vacancies in accordance with the wishes of the Presidential candidate as so directed in writing by the Designated Campaign Official. This may include the shifting of Alternate Delegates into vacant Delegate positions or the naming of individuals not listed on the original petition to fill either Delegate or Alternate Delegate vacancies.

    The Designated Campaign Official shall notify the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party of such changes, together with written consent from the Presidential candidate he or she represents, in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code Section 3513, or any successor provision then in effect. Such notice shall be delivered not later than 4.00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the date of the Ohio Primary Election. The Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party shall notify either the Secretary of State or the appropriate County Board of Elections of the changes to the Presidential candidate's Delegate or Alternate Delegate slate not later than 4.00 p.m. of the Friday preceding the Ohio Primary Election.

    Section 4

    Within thirty (30) days following the Ohio Primary Election, each Designated Campaign Official of any Presidential candidate winning Delegates to the National Convention, shall notify the Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party of the rank ordering of Alternate Delegates for such candidate. The Alternate Delegates from Congressional districts shall be ranked only in the Congressional district from which they were elected. Alternate Delegates elected at-large shall be ranked as a group separate and apart from Alternate Delegates in Congressional districts.

    Section 5

    During the period between the date of the Primary election and the 30'" day prior to the convening of the Republican National Convention, in the event that a Delegate or Alternate Delegate dies, resigns, or suffers such substantial disability as would make it difficult or impossible, in the sole opinion of the Designated Campaign Official to perform the duties of Delegate or Alternate Delegate, then a vacancy shall be deemed to be created thereby among the Delegates or Alternate Delegates listen on petitions certified by the Secretary of State or a local Board of Elections. The Designated Campaign Official for each Presidential campaign shall have the power to fill any such vacancies which occur among Delegates or Alternate Delegates not later than 4:00 p.m. on the 35'" day prior to the convening of the Republican National Convention. The Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party shall convey to the Secretary of State and appropriate County Boards of Elections the names of all Delegates or Alternate Delegates. The Secretary of State shall be directed to certify the names of such Delegates or Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention not later than 30 days prior to the convening of the Republican National Convention, in accordance with the national rules of the Republican Party.

    Section 6

    (a) Notices of contests shall state the grounds of the contest and shall be filed no later than sixty (60) days before the time set for the meeting of the National Convention with the Secretary of the Committee. Notices of contests may be filed only by a resident of Ohio. Only contests that are timely filed under these rules shall be considered.
    For purposes of the rules relating to contests and credentials, the term "party" shall mean a person or persons who shall have filed a Notice of Contest pursuant to this Article, and the person or person whose right to be seated as Delegate or Alternate Delegate is the subject of such Notice of Contest.
    (b) The Chairman shall appoint a Committee on Contests, consisting of three members to be selected from among the membership of the committee. The Committee on Contests shall have the power to adopt procedural rules, not inconsistent with these rules, which shall govern the expeditious prosecution of contests before the Committee on Contests.
    (c) No later than forty-five (45) days before the convening of the National Convention, each of the parties shall file with the Secretary of the Committee at least three (3) printed or typewritten copies of the brief in support of the party's claim to sit as Delegates or Alternate Delegates to the National Convention together with such affidavits or other evidence as desired. The Secretary, upon receiving the brief of a party, shall furnish the opposing party a copy of said brief. Each brief shall contain not more than one thousand (1000) words setting forth succinctly a specific statement of the points relied upon.
    (d) The Committee on Contests shall promptly hear the matter, decide what issues are involved, either of law or fact, or both, decide upon its recommendation for resolution to the Committee for its consideration in making its recommendation to the Republican National Committee. The issues so submitted by the Committee on Contests shall be the sole issues passed upon and determined by the Committee and the Republican National Committee, unless the Republican National Committee shall, by a majority vote, extend or change the same.
    (e) The Committee on Contests shall make up a report of each contest filed, showing the grounds of contest; the statute and rule, if any, under which the contest is waged; and the contentions of each party thereto. The report shall conclude with a statement of the points of issue in the contest, both of fact and law, and a statement of the recommendation of the Committee on Contests as to resolution of such points of issue, and shall be signed by the Chairman. When the Committee on Contests has prepared such report stating the issues of law and fact, a copy of the statement of such issues shall be forthwith submitted to the Secretary of the Committee and a copy shall forthwith be served by the Chairman of the Committee on Contests upon the parties by certified mail.
    (f) The parties shall have eight (8) days to file written objections to the Committee on Contests' statement of the issues of fact or law, or both, unless the Committee is called to act upon the contest sooner, in which case such objections shall be made before the meeting of the whole Committee
    The objections shall contain any additional statement of issues of either law or fact, or both, claimed by the party submitting the same to be involved in and necessary to be decided in the contest.
    (g) The Secretary to the Committee shall forward to the Secretary of the Republican National Committee, the Committee's recommendation and all other requisite materials, in accordance with all applicable rules of the Republican Party, as adopted at the previous Republican National Convention.

    Ohio Revised Code

    The text below has been reproduced verbatim from: Ohio Revised Code

    3513.12 Delegates to national party convention.

    At a presidential primary election, which shall be held on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in March in the year 2016, and similarly in every fourth year thereafter, delegates and alternates to the national conventions of the different major political parties shall be chosen by direct vote of the electors as provided in this chapter. Candidates for delegate and alternate shall be qualified and the election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in this chapter for the nomination of candidates for state and district offices, except as provided in section 3513.151 of the Revised Code and except that whenever any group of candidates for delegate at large or alternate at large, or any group of candidates for delegates or alternates from districts, file with the secretary of state statements as provided by this section, designating the same persons as their first and second choices for president of the United States, such a group of candidates may submit a group petition containing a declaration of candidacy for each of such candidates. The group petition need be signed only by the number of electors required for the petition of a single candidate. No group petition shall be submitted except by a group of candidates equal in number to the whole number of delegates at large or alternates at large to be elected or equal in number to the whole number of delegates or alternates from a district to be elected.

    Each person seeking to be elected as delegate or alternate to the national convention of the person's political party shall file with the person's declaration of candidacy and certificate a statement in writing signed by the person in which the person shall state the person's first and second choices for nomination as the candidate of the person's party for the presidency of the United States. The secretary of state shall not permit any declaration of candidacy and certificate of a candidate for election as such delegate or alternate to be filed unless accompanied by such statement in writing. The name of a candidate for the presidency shall not be so used without the candidate's written consent.

    A person who is a first choice for president of candidates seeking election as delegates and alternates shall file with the secretary of state, prior to the day of the election, a list indicating the order in which certificates of election are to be issued to delegate or alternate candidates to whose candidacy the person has consented, if fewer than all of such candidates are entitled under party rules to be certified as elected. Each candidate for election as such delegate or alternate may also file along with the candidate's declaration of candidacy and certificate a statement in writing signed by the candidate in the following form:

    "Statement of Candidate

    For Election as............ (Delegate) (Alternate) to the

    ............ (name of political party) National Convention

    I hereby declare to the voters of my political party in the State of Ohio that, if elected as............ (delegate) (alternate) to their national party convention, I shall, to the best of my judgment and ability, support that candidate for President of the United States who shall have been selected at this primary by the voters of my party in the manner provided in Chapter 3513. of the Ohio Revised Code, as their candidate for such office.

    ........................... (name),

    Candidate for.............

    (Delegate)

    (Alternate)"

    The procedures for the selection of candidates for delegate and alternate to the national convention of a political party set forth in this section and in section 3513.121 of the Revised Code are alternative procedures, and if the procedures of this section are followed, the procedures of section 3513.121 of the Revised Code need not be followed.

    Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 153, §1, eff. 9/9/2015.

    Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.105, SB 295, §1, eff. 8/15/2012.

    Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.40, HB 194, §1 Made subject to referendum in the Nov. 6, 2012 election. The version of this section thus amended was repealed by 129th General AssemblyFile No.105, SB 295, §1, eff. 8/15/2012.

    Effective Date: 09-20-1999

    3513.121 Delegates to national party convention alternative procedures.

    (A) Any candidate for the presidency of the United States who has raised at least five thousand dollars for the primary election in each of twenty states from individuals, with a maximum of two hundred fifty dollars per contributor counting toward the threshold, may file with the secretary of state a declaration of candidacy not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the presidential primary election. Such declaration of candidacy shall be accompanied by a reasonable accounting proving eligibility and a statement from the candidate's registered principal campaign committee treasurer, meeting the standards of 28 U.S.C. sec. 1746, certifying that the candidate has met the contribution requirements of this division. Any candidate who files a declaration of candidacy pursuant to this division shall also file, or shall cause to be filed by a person authorized in writing to represent the candidate, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the same primary election, a list of candidates for district delegate and alternate to the national convention of the candidate's political party who have been selected in accordance with rules adopted by the state central committee of the candidate's political party. The candidates for district delegate and alternate whose names appear on this list shall be represented on the ballot in accordance with section 3513.151 of the Revised Code in every congressional district that the presidential candidate named in the presidential candidate's declaration of candidacy, provided that such candidates meet the other requirements of this section.

    (B) Candidates for delegate at large and alternate at large to the national convention of a political party for a presidential candidate who submits a declaration of candidacy in accordance with division (A) of this section shall be selected in accordance with rules adopted by the state central committee of the presidential candidate's political party.

    (C) Each candidate for district delegate and alternate to the national convention of a political party selected pursuant to division (A) of this section shall file or shall cause to be filed with the secretary of state, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the presidential primary election in which the person is a candidate, both of the following:

    (1) A declaration of candidacy in the form prescribed in section 3513.07 of the Revised Code, but not the petition prescribed in that section;

    (2) A statement in writing signed by the candidate in which the candidate states the candidate's first and second choices for nomination as the candidate of the candidate's party for the presidency of the United States.

    (D) A declaration of candidacy filed pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be in substantially the form prescribed in section 3513.07 of the Revised Code except that the secretary of state shall modify that form to include spaces for a presidential candidate to indicate in which congressional districts the candidate wishes the candidate's candidacy to be submitted to the electors and shall modify it in any other ways necessary to adapt it to use by presidential candidates. A candidate who files a declaration of candidacy pursuant to division (A) of this section shall not file the petition prescribed in section 3513.07 of the Revised Code.

    (E) Section 3513.151 of the Revised Code applies in regard to candidates for delegate and alternate to the national convention of a political party selected pursuant to this section. The state central committee of the political party of any presidential candidate who files a declaration of candidacy pursuant to division (A) of this section shall file with the secretary of state the rules of its political party in accordance with division (E) of section 3513.151 of the Revised Code.

    (F) The procedures for the selection of candidates for delegate and alternate to the national convention of a political party set forth in this section and in section 3513.12 of the Revised Code are alternative procedures, and if the procedures of this section are followed, the procedures of section 3513.12 of the Revised Code need not be followed.

    Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.53, HB 318, §1, eff. 1/20/2012.

    Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.29, HB 48, §1, eff. 7/2/2010.

    Effective Date: 12-29-1993

    3513.122 Electing delegates and alternates to other national conventions or conferences.

    Political parties shall be eligible to elect delegates and alternates to national conventions or conferences of their respective political parties, other than conventions provided for in section 3513.12 of the Revised Code, if they notify the secretary of state that they will elect such delegates. Such notification must be made prior to the one hundred fifth day before the day of the primary election which occurs in any year at which national convention or conference delegates and alternates are elected.

    Petitions of candidacy for such delegates shall be filed in the form and manner provided by the secretary of state.

    Any political party electing delegates to a national convention or conference under this section in an odd-numbered year in which a statewide primary election is not otherwise required shall pay all expenses of that election.

    Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.29, HB 48, §1, eff. 7/2/2010.

    Effective Date: 02-05-1992

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    1. ↑ Conservative Review, "Upon Exiting Race, Kasich's Ohio Delegates are Not Bound to Trump," March 24, 2016
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