Congressman McCarthy & Various CA Legislators
Proposed Bylaw (re:Proposition 14)
Endorsements
Add the following language:
Section 3.02.05 Endorsements for Partisan Elective Office in a Top Two Primary System
The Committee shall not endorse, support or oppose any candidate for the Republican nomination or election to any state and federal office listed in Section 3.02.06 (A) and (B) under a Top Two Primary System (excluding special primary elections, recalls and cases arising under Section 3.02.02 of these bylaws), except in the following manner and circumstances.
(A) For the offices of Assembly, State Senate or Congress
(1) Only one Republican candidate has filed for a partisan office, in which case that candidate receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivisions (A)(3) and (A)(4), if only one Republican candidate reaches the general election, that candidate receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP.
(3) The incumbent Republican officeholder files for reelection, in which case that incumbent receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP unless the Board of Directors by a 2/3 vote decides to convene a Local Endorsement Committee and that committee by majority vote rescinds the endorsement. For purposes of considering an alternate endorsement, the Board of Directors may concurrently initiate an endorsement process pursuant to Section 3.02.05 (A) (4) below.
(4) There is no automatic endorsement and following the close of filing, a written request for a meeting of the Board of Directors to consider an endorsement in a specific district, along with the reasons for the endorsement, has been submitted to the CRP Chairman and the CRP Secretary, by the CRP Chairman, the affected Republican Leader of the Assembly, State Senate or Congress, or any County Central Committee containing jurisdiction over a portion of the district, by a majority vote of the total membership of the Central Committee, in which case the Chairman shall convene the Board of Directors, and
a. The Board of Directors by a 2/3 majority vote determines that for a specific district
1. Extraordinary circumstances require an endorsement of the CRP in order to ensure that other political parties or other hostile interests do not determine the Republican general election nominee, or
2. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a Republican will not reach the general election in a district where there is a plurality of registered Republicans, or
3. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a non-Republican will be elected where a Republican would have a substantial chance to win were the CRP to endorse.
b. Following the vote of the Board of Directors, at a meeting in which all affected candidates are given reasonable notice and the opportunity to appear, a candidate for District office receives a majority vote of the Local Endorsement Committee consisting of members of the Committee and the members of affected county central committees, all of whom must be registered voters in the district. The meeting shall be chaired by the Regional Vice Chairman whose region contains the highest number of the district’s registered voters
(B) For the statewide offices of and Board of Equalization
(1) Following the close of filing, the Board of Directors by a 2/3 majority vote determines that
a. Extraordinary circumstances require an endorsement of the CRP in order to ensure that other political parties or other hostile interests do not determine the Republican general election nominee, or
b. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a non-Republican will be elected where a Republican would have a substantial chance to win were the CRP to endorse.
(2) Following the vote of the Board of Directors, at a meeting in which all affected candidates are given reasonable notice and the opportunity to appear, a candidate for statewide office or Board of Equalization receives a majority vote of the Committee.
Renumber Definitions to Section 3.02.06
2.01.03 Terms of Delegates
(B) Appointive Delegates
(3) In the case of delegates appointed by current Republican elected officeholders of the State Assembly, State Senate or Congress who are registered to vote within the district of the appointer, the term shall end if the delegate ceases to be registered to vote within the district of the appointer and a successor is appointed who is registered to vote within the district of the appointer.
Concerning Selection of Republican Nominees
Delete the following language from Section 1.04(A)
Moreover, should a "Top-Two" or "Open Primary" initiative pass on or after June 2010, the Committee will recognize as the Republican nominee for state wide office (those offices set forth in Section 2.01.01(A)(1) of these Bylaws) that person who receives a majority vote of the Nominators and is a registered Republican (the "Nominating Election.")
The Committee's nominees for the elective offices listed in section 2.01.01(A)(2) of these Bylaws will be determined by the Nominators who are registered voters in the district for each office, by a majority vote of the Nominators voting in the Nominating Election, and who are registered Republicans.
The "Nominators" will include all regular and appointed delegates of the Committee- or their proxies- and all members of each Rep. County Central Committee- or their proxies.
The Nominating Election for all statewide candidates will be held at the Committee's convention immediately prior to the primary election. The Nominating Election is an election and no quorum requirements shall apply.
A candidate who is not the Republican nominee may not receive any support of any kind from the Committee, including, but not limited to, financial, political, in-kind, or communications. Moreover, a candidate — whether registered as Republican or not — who is not the Republican nominee may not appear on any material printed, published, or distributed by the Committee.
Add the following language:
Section 1.04(B) DETERMINATION OF NOMINEES
However, notwithstanding any other provision in these Bylaws, so long as there is a “top two” primary under California law for the selection of candidates for State Constitutional Office and for members of the United States Senate, the House of Representatives, California State Senate, California State Assembly, and California Board of Equalization, then the Republican nominees shall be determined as follows:
Category 1 Nominees. Any person who is the only registered Republican on the ballot or the winner of the general election in a race for any of the above-referenced offices is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidate for election to that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Category 2 Nominees. Any registered Republican who ran for election for any of the above-referenced offices and who is the sole Republican candidate in the general election is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidate for election to that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Category 3 Nominees. Any registered Republican who ran for election for any of the above-referenced offices and received more votes than any other registered Republican candidate in that primary, but did not finish first or second, is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidates for election as the Republican nominees for that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Proposal Concerning Rules Committee Members
Section 2.06.02 (J)
The Rules Committee shall consist of three members nominated by the Chairman of the Committee subject to the confirmation of the Board of Directors as provided in section 2.05.02 (C); one member elected by the members of the County Chairman’s Association; and the following standing members: the Chairman of the Committee or his or her designee; the Senate Leader or his or her designee; the Assembly Leader or his or her designee; the California Republican Congressional Delegation Chair or his or her designee; the Chairman of Team California Committee or any successor major donor organization or his or her designee.
Add the following language:
Section 3.02.05 Endorsements for Partisan Elective Office in a Top Two Primary System
The Committee shall not endorse, support or oppose any candidate for the Republican nomination or election to any state and federal office listed in Section 3.02.06 (A) and (B) under a Top Two Primary System (excluding special primary elections, recalls and cases arising under Section 3.02.02 of these bylaws), except in the following manner and circumstances.
(A) For the offices of Assembly, State Senate or Congress
(1) Only one Republican candidate has filed for a partisan office, in which case that candidate receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivisions (A)(3) and (A)(4), if only one Republican candidate reaches the general election, that candidate receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP.
(3) The incumbent Republican officeholder files for reelection, in which case that incumbent receives the automatic endorsement of the CRP unless the Board of Directors by a 2/3 vote decides to convene a Local Endorsement Committee and that committee by majority vote rescinds the endorsement. For purposes of considering an alternate endorsement, the Board of Directors may concurrently initiate an endorsement process pursuant to Section 3.02.05 (A) (4) below.
(4) There is no automatic endorsement and following the close of filing, a written request for a meeting of the Board of Directors to consider an endorsement in a specific district, along with the reasons for the endorsement, has been submitted to the CRP Chairman and the CRP Secretary, by the CRP Chairman, the affected Republican Leader of the Assembly, State Senate or Congress, or any County Central Committee containing jurisdiction over a portion of the district, by a majority vote of the total membership of the Central Committee, in which case the Chairman shall convene the Board of Directors, and
a. The Board of Directors by a 2/3 majority vote determines that for a specific district
1. Extraordinary circumstances require an endorsement of the CRP in order to ensure that other political parties or other hostile interests do not determine the Republican general election nominee, or
2. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a Republican will not reach the general election in a district where there is a plurality of registered Republicans, or
3. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a non-Republican will be elected where a Republican would have a substantial chance to win were the CRP to endorse.
b. Following the vote of the Board of Directors, at a meeting in which all affected candidates are given reasonable notice and the opportunity to appear, a candidate for District office receives a majority vote of the Local Endorsement Committee consisting of members of the Committee and the members of affected county central committees, all of whom must be registered voters in the district. The meeting shall be chaired by the Regional Vice Chairman whose region contains the highest number of the district’s registered voters
(B) For the statewide offices of and Board of Equalization
(1) Following the close of filing, the Board of Directors by a 2/3 majority vote determines that
a. Extraordinary circumstances require an endorsement of the CRP in order to ensure that other political parties or other hostile interests do not determine the Republican general election nominee, or
b. Based on quantitative data, there is a substantial risk that a non-Republican will be elected where a Republican would have a substantial chance to win were the CRP to endorse.
(2) Following the vote of the Board of Directors, at a meeting in which all affected candidates are given reasonable notice and the opportunity to appear, a candidate for statewide office or Board of Equalization receives a majority vote of the Committee.
Renumber Definitions to Section 3.02.06
2.01.03 Terms of Delegates
(B) Appointive Delegates
(3) In the case of delegates appointed by current Republican elected officeholders of the State Assembly, State Senate or Congress who are registered to vote within the district of the appointer, the term shall end if the delegate ceases to be registered to vote within the district of the appointer and a successor is appointed who is registered to vote within the district of the appointer.
Concerning Selection of Republican Nominees
Delete the following language from Section 1.04(A)
Moreover, should a "Top-Two" or "Open Primary" initiative pass on or after June 2010, the Committee will recognize as the Republican nominee for state wide office (those offices set forth in Section 2.01.01(A)(1) of these Bylaws) that person who receives a majority vote of the Nominators and is a registered Republican (the "Nominating Election.")
The Committee's nominees for the elective offices listed in section 2.01.01(A)(2) of these Bylaws will be determined by the Nominators who are registered voters in the district for each office, by a majority vote of the Nominators voting in the Nominating Election, and who are registered Republicans.
The "Nominators" will include all regular and appointed delegates of the Committee- or their proxies- and all members of each Rep. County Central Committee- or their proxies.
The Nominating Election for all statewide candidates will be held at the Committee's convention immediately prior to the primary election. The Nominating Election is an election and no quorum requirements shall apply.
A candidate who is not the Republican nominee may not receive any support of any kind from the Committee, including, but not limited to, financial, political, in-kind, or communications. Moreover, a candidate — whether registered as Republican or not — who is not the Republican nominee may not appear on any material printed, published, or distributed by the Committee.
Add the following language:
Section 1.04(B) DETERMINATION OF NOMINEES
However, notwithstanding any other provision in these Bylaws, so long as there is a “top two” primary under California law for the selection of candidates for State Constitutional Office and for members of the United States Senate, the House of Representatives, California State Senate, California State Assembly, and California Board of Equalization, then the Republican nominees shall be determined as follows:
Category 1 Nominees. Any person who is the only registered Republican on the ballot or the winner of the general election in a race for any of the above-referenced offices is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidate for election to that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Category 2 Nominees. Any registered Republican who ran for election for any of the above-referenced offices and who is the sole Republican candidate in the general election is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidate for election to that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Category 3 Nominees. Any registered Republican who ran for election for any of the above-referenced offices and received more votes than any other registered Republican candidate in that primary, but did not finish first or second, is deemed to have received more Republican votes than any other candidates for election as the Republican nominees for that office and is deemed to be the Republican nominee.
Proposal Concerning Rules Committee Members
Section 2.06.02 (J)
The Rules Committee shall consist of three members nominated by the Chairman of the Committee subject to the confirmation of the Board of Directors as provided in section 2.05.02 (C); one member elected by the members of the County Chairman’s Association; and the following standing members: the Chairman of the Committee or his or her designee; the Senate Leader or his or her designee; the Assembly Leader or his or her designee; the California Republican Congressional Delegation Chair or his or her designee; the Chairman of Team California Committee or any successor major donor organization or his or her designee.
Chairman Nehring & Various CA GOP Activist Groups:
Proposed Bylaw (re: Proposition 14)
Revision 1.2
ELECTION OF REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR U.S. CONGRESS, STATE SENATE AND STATE ASSEMBLY. The Committee shall elect a nominee for each House of Representatives and state Legislative district by means of district nominating conventions or by election by the Board of Directors, which shall be held within 30 days following the close of filing for the election.
(A) DISTRICTS WITH A REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT SEEKING RE-ELECTION TO THE SAME OFFICE. In districts where an incumbent Republican legislator or Congressman has filed for re-election to the same office, the Board of Directors may elect that candidate the nominee by a majority vote. The Board of Directors may withdraw such nomination by a two-thirds vote.
(B) SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. Nominating conventions shall be held for a single district or multiple districts. A nominating convention for a single district must be held within the district. Nominating conventions for multiple districts may be consolidated into a single convention, provided that for each district nomination only the state delegates and county central committee members eligible to vote in that district are permitted to do so. Districts for which a nominee is to be elected in a multiple district convention must be held in the region of the Regional Vice Chairman who has the most registered voters in that district.
(C) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT NOMINATING CONVENTIONS. The following individuals shall be eligible to participate and vote in a district nominating convention: (1) Each delegate of the state central committee registered to vote in the district; (2) Each elected member of a county central committee, excluding alternates, registered to vote the district. No proxies shall be permitted. No person may cast more than one vote.
(D) TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATING CONVENTIONS. The Board of Directors shall determine and publish the time and place for each nominating convention 60 days in advance. The schedule of nominating conventions shall be posted on the committee's website and notifications sent to all state committee delegates and elected members of the county central committees.
(E) ROSTER OF CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS. The Secretary shall develop and publish the list of all eligible participants in each convention within 15 days following the Board of Directors establishing the nominating convention schedule. The roster shall be transmitted to each member of the Board of Directors and each convention's presiding officer and secretary.
(F) PRESIDING OFFICER. The Regional Vice Chairman, or his or her designee, shall be the presiding officer(s) for each nominating convention held within his or her region. A presiding officer designee must be a member of the state central committee. For a nominating convention for districts crossing into two or more regions, the state Chairman shall designate the Regional Vice Chairman who shall preside. The state Chairman shall designate a parliamentarian for each nominating convention.
(G) SECRETARY AND RECORDS. The state Secretary shall designate an official recording Secretary for each nominating convention. If the state Secretary fails to designate an official recording Secretary, or if the Secretary's designee fails to perform the responsibilities set forth herein, the presiding officer may designate an alternate recording Secretary. Complete and detailed minutes of each convention shall be kept and immediately transmitted to the state Secretary and Chairman following the conclusion of the nominating convention and shall be deemed official upon certification of authenticity and accuracy by the state Secretary.
(H) ELECTION OF NOMINEE. Voting to elect the nominee of the convention shall be by standing vote of those voting, with a majority vote of the convention required for a nominee to be determined. Absent and abstaining individuals shall not be counted toward the number needed for the nomination. The first ballot in the election of a nominee shall include the names of all Republican candidates who have successfully filed for the office. In each round of voting the candidate receiving the fewest votes shall be dropped from the subsequent round of balloting. If a tie shall exist between candidates receiving the fewest votes, no candidate shall be dropped from the subsequent ballot. No motion to nominate, second, or other qualifications or burdens shall be required for a Republican candidate to appear on the ballot at the nominating convention other than having been a registered Republican for at least one year prior to the election and, upon receiving the votes of a majority of the convention, serve as the official party nominee.
(I) RULES. Each nominating convention shall be governed by the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised and these bylaws. The Board of Directors may adopt additional rules for nominating conventions that may not be inconsistent with these bylaws, provided that the same rules must apply to all nominating conventions held in conjunction with a single election.
(J) QUORUM. The Board of Directors shall determine the minimum quorum requirement for each nominating convention. In all nominating conventions, once quorum is attained, it shall remain in effect throughout the convention until a nominee is elected or the convention adjourns by majority vote.
(K) NOTICES. The state Secretary shall issue the call to convention to all eligible participants and candidates for each nominating convention within 20 days following the Secretary's publishing of the list of eligible nominating convention participants and candidates. The notice will include the name of the presiding officer, the time and place of the convention, the districts for which nominations will be made. Notice may be waived and physical presence at a nominating convention shall constitute waiver. The unintentional failure of the Secretary to provide adequate notice to some individuals shall not invalidate a nominating convention where it can be shown that most eligible participants and candidates received notice from the Secretary or received notice by other means.
Within 10 days after the close of filing, the state Secretary shall send an additional notice to all individuals qualified to participate in each nominating convention containing the names of all Republicans who successfully filed for the corresponding office.
(L) The nominating convention for a district may be cancelled in the following cases:
DISTRICTS WITH NO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. In any district where no Republican successfully filed for the office, the nominating convention for the district shall be canceled.
DISTRICTS WHERE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ELECTED A NOMINEE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A).
(M) CONTRARY ENDORSEMENTS BY COUNTY COMMITTEES PROHIBITED. No county committee may endorse or otherwise support any Republican candidate for the state legislature or House of Representatives who has not been elected the party's official nominee through the process outlined herein. A county committee violating this provision shall immediately forfeit for four years the membership of its county chairman as a delegate to the state committee, the memberships of the delegates appointed by that country central committee and/or their chairman, as well as the membership of any members of the county central committee who are also delegates to the state committee. The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee shall have the authority to prevent this section from having any effect on individuals who publicly opposed the prohibited endorsements of their respective county central committees.
(N) RECORDS OF COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS. The state Secretary shall maintain an accurate list of all elected members of each county central committee in the state, including those persons appointed to fill vacancies at least 60 days prior to the close of filing for each statewide election.
(O) RUNOFF ELECTIONS
NOMINEE IN FIRST ELECTION REMAINS NOMINEE IN GENERAL ELECTION. Candidates previously elected as the party's nominee who qualify for the runoff election shall remain the party's nominee.
RUNOFF INVOLVING TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES NOT PREVIOUSLY ELECTED AS THE NOMINEE. When a runoff election features two Republican candidates not previously elected as the party's nominee, the Board of Directors shall convene a nominating convention within 30 days to elect a nominee. The rules governing such a nominating convention shall be the same as those outlined herein, except the notice provisions shall be as follows: subsection (C) 10 days, subsection (D) 10 days, subsection (J) 5 days.
RUNOFF INVOLVING ONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE NOT PREVIOUSLY ELECTED THE NOMINEE AND ONE NON-REPUBLICAN. When a runoff election features only one Republican candidate who was not previously elected the Republican nominee, the Board of Directors may elect said candidate the nominee by a majority vote. Absent action by the Board of Directors within 30 days following the first election, the Republican candidate not previously elected the nominee but who has successfully qualified for the runoff election against a non-Republican shall be deemed the official nominee.
ELECTION OF REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR U.S. CONGRESS, STATE SENATE AND STATE ASSEMBLY. The Committee shall elect a nominee for each House of Representatives and state Legislative district by means of district nominating conventions or by election by the Board of Directors, which shall be held within 30 days following the close of filing for the election.
(A) DISTRICTS WITH A REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT SEEKING RE-ELECTION TO THE SAME OFFICE. In districts where an incumbent Republican legislator or Congressman has filed for re-election to the same office, the Board of Directors may elect that candidate the nominee by a majority vote. The Board of Directors may withdraw such nomination by a two-thirds vote.
(B) SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. Nominating conventions shall be held for a single district or multiple districts. A nominating convention for a single district must be held within the district. Nominating conventions for multiple districts may be consolidated into a single convention, provided that for each district nomination only the state delegates and county central committee members eligible to vote in that district are permitted to do so. Districts for which a nominee is to be elected in a multiple district convention must be held in the region of the Regional Vice Chairman who has the most registered voters in that district.
(C) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT NOMINATING CONVENTIONS. The following individuals shall be eligible to participate and vote in a district nominating convention: (1) Each delegate of the state central committee registered to vote in the district; (2) Each elected member of a county central committee, excluding alternates, registered to vote the district. No proxies shall be permitted. No person may cast more than one vote.
(D) TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATING CONVENTIONS. The Board of Directors shall determine and publish the time and place for each nominating convention 60 days in advance. The schedule of nominating conventions shall be posted on the committee's website and notifications sent to all state committee delegates and elected members of the county central committees.
(E) ROSTER OF CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS. The Secretary shall develop and publish the list of all eligible participants in each convention within 15 days following the Board of Directors establishing the nominating convention schedule. The roster shall be transmitted to each member of the Board of Directors and each convention's presiding officer and secretary.
(F) PRESIDING OFFICER. The Regional Vice Chairman, or his or her designee, shall be the presiding officer(s) for each nominating convention held within his or her region. A presiding officer designee must be a member of the state central committee. For a nominating convention for districts crossing into two or more regions, the state Chairman shall designate the Regional Vice Chairman who shall preside. The state Chairman shall designate a parliamentarian for each nominating convention.
(G) SECRETARY AND RECORDS. The state Secretary shall designate an official recording Secretary for each nominating convention. If the state Secretary fails to designate an official recording Secretary, or if the Secretary's designee fails to perform the responsibilities set forth herein, the presiding officer may designate an alternate recording Secretary. Complete and detailed minutes of each convention shall be kept and immediately transmitted to the state Secretary and Chairman following the conclusion of the nominating convention and shall be deemed official upon certification of authenticity and accuracy by the state Secretary.
(H) ELECTION OF NOMINEE. Voting to elect the nominee of the convention shall be by standing vote of those voting, with a majority vote of the convention required for a nominee to be determined. Absent and abstaining individuals shall not be counted toward the number needed for the nomination. The first ballot in the election of a nominee shall include the names of all Republican candidates who have successfully filed for the office. In each round of voting the candidate receiving the fewest votes shall be dropped from the subsequent round of balloting. If a tie shall exist between candidates receiving the fewest votes, no candidate shall be dropped from the subsequent ballot. No motion to nominate, second, or other qualifications or burdens shall be required for a Republican candidate to appear on the ballot at the nominating convention other than having been a registered Republican for at least one year prior to the election and, upon receiving the votes of a majority of the convention, serve as the official party nominee.
(I) RULES. Each nominating convention shall be governed by the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised and these bylaws. The Board of Directors may adopt additional rules for nominating conventions that may not be inconsistent with these bylaws, provided that the same rules must apply to all nominating conventions held in conjunction with a single election.
(J) QUORUM. The Board of Directors shall determine the minimum quorum requirement for each nominating convention. In all nominating conventions, once quorum is attained, it shall remain in effect throughout the convention until a nominee is elected or the convention adjourns by majority vote.
(K) NOTICES. The state Secretary shall issue the call to convention to all eligible participants and candidates for each nominating convention within 20 days following the Secretary's publishing of the list of eligible nominating convention participants and candidates. The notice will include the name of the presiding officer, the time and place of the convention, the districts for which nominations will be made. Notice may be waived and physical presence at a nominating convention shall constitute waiver. The unintentional failure of the Secretary to provide adequate notice to some individuals shall not invalidate a nominating convention where it can be shown that most eligible participants and candidates received notice from the Secretary or received notice by other means.
Within 10 days after the close of filing, the state Secretary shall send an additional notice to all individuals qualified to participate in each nominating convention containing the names of all Republicans who successfully filed for the corresponding office.
(L) The nominating convention for a district may be cancelled in the following cases:
DISTRICTS WITH NO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. In any district where no Republican successfully filed for the office, the nominating convention for the district shall be canceled.
DISTRICTS WHERE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ELECTED A NOMINEE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A).
(M) CONTRARY ENDORSEMENTS BY COUNTY COMMITTEES PROHIBITED. No county committee may endorse or otherwise support any Republican candidate for the state legislature or House of Representatives who has not been elected the party's official nominee through the process outlined herein. A county committee violating this provision shall immediately forfeit for four years the membership of its county chairman as a delegate to the state committee, the memberships of the delegates appointed by that country central committee and/or their chairman, as well as the membership of any members of the county central committee who are also delegates to the state committee. The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee shall have the authority to prevent this section from having any effect on individuals who publicly opposed the prohibited endorsements of their respective county central committees.
(N) RECORDS OF COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS. The state Secretary shall maintain an accurate list of all elected members of each county central committee in the state, including those persons appointed to fill vacancies at least 60 days prior to the close of filing for each statewide election.
(O) RUNOFF ELECTIONS
NOMINEE IN FIRST ELECTION REMAINS NOMINEE IN GENERAL ELECTION. Candidates previously elected as the party's nominee who qualify for the runoff election shall remain the party's nominee.
RUNOFF INVOLVING TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES NOT PREVIOUSLY ELECTED AS THE NOMINEE. When a runoff election features two Republican candidates not previously elected as the party's nominee, the Board of Directors shall convene a nominating convention within 30 days to elect a nominee. The rules governing such a nominating convention shall be the same as those outlined herein, except the notice provisions shall be as follows: subsection (C) 10 days, subsection (D) 10 days, subsection (J) 5 days.
RUNOFF INVOLVING ONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE NOT PREVIOUSLY ELECTED THE NOMINEE AND ONE NON-REPUBLICAN. When a runoff election features only one Republican candidate who was not previously elected the Republican nominee, the Board of Directors may elect said candidate the nominee by a majority vote. Absent action by the Board of Directors within 30 days following the first election, the Republican candidate not previously elected the nominee but who has successfully qualified for the runoff election against a non-Republican shall be deemed the official nominee.
