Rule 24, Rules of the Republican Party, 2012
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Rule 24 of the 2012 Rules of the Republican Party is entitled Contest Procedure.
Rule 24
| Contest Procedure
(a) The Standing Committee on Contests shall have the power to adopt procedural rules, not inconsistent with these rules, which shall govern the expeditious resolution of contests before the Standing Committee on Contests. When any deadline set out in this rule falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, such deadline shall be extended to the following day. (b) No later than twenty-two (22) days before the convening of the national convention, each of the parties shall file with the secretary of the Republican National Committee a Statement of Position 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, and simultaneously send a copy to: (i) each other party, and (ii) the chairman of the Republican state committee. Each Statement of Position shall begin with a summary of not more than one thousand (1,000) words setting forth succinctly a synopsis of the Statement of Position and a specific statement of the points relied upon. In the case of delegates or alternate delegates elected or selected at a time or times pursuant to a waiver granted under Rule No. 20(d) that makes compliance with any deadline set forth in this rule impossible, the Standing Committee on Contests shall, as soon as practicable after the filing of a notice under Rule No. 23, notify the parties to the affected contest of the deadline to file the Statement of Position. (c) The Standing Committee on Contests shall promptly hear the matter; decide which issues are involved, either of law or fact, or both; decide upon its recommendation for resolution of such issues; and submit such issues and its recommendations for resolution to the Republican National Committee. The issues so submitted by the Standing Committee on Contests shall be the sole issues passed upon and determined by the Republican National Committee unless the Republican National Committee shall, by a majority vote, extend or change the same. If the Committee on Contests for any reason shall fail to state the issues either of law or fact, the Republican National Committee shall decide upon what issues the contest shall be tried, and the hearing shall be limited to such issues unless the Republican National Committee, by a majority vote, shall decide otherwise. (d) The Standing Committee on Contests shall make up a Report of each contest filed, showing which issues are involved, either of law or fact, or both, and its recommendations to the Republican National Committee for resolution thereof. When the Standing Committee on Contests has prepared such Report, a copy shall be provided forthwith by the chairman of the Standing Committee on Contests to the parties by the most expeditious method available. (e) The parties shall have eight (8) days to file written objections to the Standing Committee on Contests' Report, unless the Republican National Committee is called to act upon the contest sooner, in which case such objections shall be made before the meeting of the whole committee. (f) When the Republican National Committee is called to pass upon any contest that may arise, the members of the Convention Committee on Credentials shall also be notified of the time and place of such meeting and shall have the right to attend all hearings of all contests but without the right to participate in the discussion or the vote.[1] |
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Republican National Committee
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