brooklyn
08-16-2008, 01:33 PM
The Nevada battle still rages on and RP supporters are still standing! Our battle is your battle so please consider donating to the legal fund @
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Check out the news this morning:Source: RNC panel rejects dueling Nevada delegations
tHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Citing flaws in the selection process, a Republican National Committee panel on Friday recommended that neither of Nevada's two dueling delegations be seated at the party's convention in September.
The Republican National Committee's contest panel rejected both a group backed by supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, as well as a delegation appointed by the state party, according to a source.
The panel recommended that three "automatic delegates" should be seated as planned, the source said.
"The Nevada Republican Party fully expected today's decision," state party chairwoman Sue Lowden said. "We have every intention of moving forward with our delegation and are prepared to be seated at the national convention."
The committee's recommendation throws into question the status of a 34-member delegation from a key swing state that likely Republican nominee John McCain has been working hard to turn his way. It also set off a series of negotiations between state and national GOP officials over how to resolve a complicated dispute with an embarrassing origin for the state party.
The Nevada delegation was appointed by the party's executive board after the state convention was shut down by party leaders just as Paul supporters were poised to win delegates.
The state party's attempt to reconvene the convention in July failed because not enough people could attend.
A group of dedicated Paul supporters organized a rogue convention in June and elected its own delegation. Both groups were shot down when the dispute went before the RNC panel on Friday.
Nevada GOP officials appointed their delegation based on the applicant's GOP service, prominent recommendations and military service.
The matter will be taken up by the Republican National Committee the week of Aug. 24 in Minneapolis.:)
http://fairnevadaconventions.chipin.com/grassroots-legal-fund-to-ensure-fair-conventions-in-nevada
Check out the news this morning:Source: RNC panel rejects dueling Nevada delegations
tHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Citing flaws in the selection process, a Republican National Committee panel on Friday recommended that neither of Nevada's two dueling delegations be seated at the party's convention in September.
The Republican National Committee's contest panel rejected both a group backed by supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, as well as a delegation appointed by the state party, according to a source.
The panel recommended that three "automatic delegates" should be seated as planned, the source said.
"The Nevada Republican Party fully expected today's decision," state party chairwoman Sue Lowden said. "We have every intention of moving forward with our delegation and are prepared to be seated at the national convention."
The committee's recommendation throws into question the status of a 34-member delegation from a key swing state that likely Republican nominee John McCain has been working hard to turn his way. It also set off a series of negotiations between state and national GOP officials over how to resolve a complicated dispute with an embarrassing origin for the state party.
The Nevada delegation was appointed by the party's executive board after the state convention was shut down by party leaders just as Paul supporters were poised to win delegates.
The state party's attempt to reconvene the convention in July failed because not enough people could attend.
A group of dedicated Paul supporters organized a rogue convention in June and elected its own delegation. Both groups were shot down when the dispute went before the RNC panel on Friday.
Nevada GOP officials appointed their delegation based on the applicant's GOP service, prominent recommendations and military service.
The matter will be taken up by the Republican National Committee the week of Aug. 24 in Minneapolis.:)