Rule 7, Rules of the Republican Party, 2012
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Rule 7 of the 2012 Rules of the Republican Party is entitled Rules of Order.
Rule 7
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(a) The current authorized edition of Robert's Rules of Order: Newly Revised (“Robert’s Rules of Order”) shall govern in all meetings of the Republican National Committee and its committees insofar as they are applicable and not inconsistent with these rules. All General Session meetings of the Republican National Committee shall have a registered parliamentarian available to render opinions regarding the application of The Rules of the Republican Party and Robert’s Rules of Order. (b) All meetings of the Republican National Committee and all of its committees shall be open meetings, except as provided for by Robert's Rules of Order. (c) A member of the Republican National Committee may give a written proxy to an eligible and declared Republican voter of the same state, which shall be effective for one (1) meeting and may include all committees of the Republican National Committee and other meetings held in conjunction with the Republican National Committee meeting that the proxy grantor is eligible to attend. A member of a committee of the Republican National Committee may give a written proxy to an eligible and declared Republican voter of the same state or to a member of the member’s state delegation to the Republican National Committee. Proxies to attend Republican National Committee meetings shall be filed by letter, email or other acceptable form with the secretary of the Republican National Committee. Proxies to attend a committee of the Republican National Committee shall be filed by letter, email or other acceptable form with the chairman of the respective committee. For any committee of the Republican National Committee where members are elected by region, those committee members who have been elected by their region may give a written proxy to a member of the member’s regional caucus within the Republican National Committee, with the approval of that caucus’ regional vice chairmen; those members who have been appointed by the chairman may give a written proxy to a member of the Republican National Committee, with the approval of the chairman of the Republican National Committee. (d) No votes (except elections to office when properly ordered pursuant to the provisions of Robert's Rules of Order) shall be taken by secret ballot in any open meeting of the Republican National Committee or of any committee thereof. (e) A prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance shall be conducted at the beginning of all meetings of the committees listed in these rules, including meetings of all subcommittees, immediately following the call to order by the chairman. (f) For the purposes of these rules, unless otherwise specified, “mail” shall be defined as mail by the United States Postal Service, electronic mail, or private mail delivery service.[1] |
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Republican National Committee
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