Mississippi Delegate and Convention Process

Mississippi Delegate and Convention Process Update 2008
Tuesday 11 March 2008: 36 of 39 of Mississippi's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Mississippi Presidential Primary.
• 12 district delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 4 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates. (Rule 3)
• 24 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 14 bonus delegates) are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide primary vote. (Rule 4)
• If one candidate receives a majority of the statewide vote (more than 50%), that candidate is allocated all 24 of the at-large delegates.
• If no candidate receives a majority of the statewide vote, each presidential candidate receiving 15% or more of the vote statewide shall be allocated delegates accordingly based on their percentage of the vote total of those candidates who met the 15% threshold. Round fractional proportions of a delegate to the nearest whole number.
In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Mississippi's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position. (Rule 5)
The State Convention will be held Friday 9 to Saturday 10 May 2008
National Convention delegates are bound until released by their candidate. (Rules 8 and 9)
Reference: Resolution Of The State Executive Committee Of The Mississippi Republican Party (June 21, 2007)


Everything bleow is from 2004 - The process is the same but dates will change.

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Becoming A Delegate
Republican National Convention

Serving as a delegate to the Republican National
Convention is one of the most exciting and
rewarding privileges for a Mississippi Republican.
It allows you to experience firsthand perhaps the
most thrilling part of the presidential election
process — electing the Republican nominee!
If you would like to join Republicans from across
this great nation in New York, New York August 30
– September 2, 2004, study this brochure closely.
It gives you detailed information on becoming a
delegate to the Republican National Convention.
We hope to see you in New York!
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Statement of Candidacy
Any registered Mississippi voter, who considers himself to
be a Republican, is eligible to run for Republican National
Convention Delegate. Each such candidate must file a
Statement of Candidacy with the State Republican Party by
May 5, 2004. The purpose of the Statement of Candidacy is
for the candidate for Delegate to pledge to support the presidential
candidate entitled to that support by the outcome of
the March 9 primary. No one may be elected Delegate (or
Alternate Delegate) to the Republican National Convention
without meeting this filing requirement. The Mississippi
Republican Party is determined to take every step possible to
insure that the primary voters’ mandate is carried forth at the
Republican National Convention and that every Delegate
pledges to carry out that mandate, prior to seeking a
Delegate position in May.
Delegate “Statement of Candidacy” forms may be secured
through your County Republican Chairman or from
Mississippi Republican Party Headquarters, P.O. Box 60,
Jackson, Mississippi 39215-0060. Telephone: 948-5191.
The delegate selection process for the Republican
National Convention is open, and every Republican is not
only welcome but urged to participate. This is your Party,
and we want and need your participation.
If you have any questions or problems concerning any of
this information, please feel free to contact your Republican
County Chairman or Mississippi Republican Party
Headquarters.
Delegate Apportionment to State Convention by County
First Congressional District
Alcorn 3 Marshall 3
Benton 1 Monroe 3.5
Calhoun 1.5 Panola 3
Chickasaw 1.5 Pontotoc 2.5
Choctaw 1 Prentiss 2.5
Clay 2 Tate 2.5
Desoto 10 Tippah 2
Grenada 2 Tishomingo 1.5
Itawamba 2 Union 2.5
Lafayette 3.5 Webster* 1
Lee 7.5 Winston* 1
Lowndes 6 Yalobusha 1
Total 67
Second Congressional District
Attala 1.5 Leflore 3.5
Bolivar 4 Madison* 2.5
Carroll 1 Montgomery 1
Claiborne 1 Quitman 1
Coahoma 3 Sharkey 1
Copiah 2.5 Sunflower 3
Hinds* 21.5 Tallahatchie 1
Holmes 2 Tunica 1
Humphreys 1 Warren 4.5
Issaquena 1 Washington 6
Jefferson 1 Yazoo 2.5
Leake* 1
Total 67.5
Third Congressional District
Adams 3 Marion 1
Amite 1 Neshoba 2.5
Covington 1.5 Newton 1
Franklin 1 Noxubee 1
Hinds* 3 Oktibbeha 4
Jasper* 1 Pike 3.5
Jeff Davis 1 Rankin 11.5
Jones* 1 Scott 2.5
Kemper 1 Simpson 2.5
Lauderdale 7.5 Smith 1.5
Lawrence 1 Walthall 1.5
Leake* 1 Webster* 1
Lincoln 3 Wilkinson 1
Madison 4.5 Winston 2
Total 67
Fourth Congressional District
Clarke 1.5 Jones* 6
Forrest 7 Lamar 3.5
George 1.5 Marion* 1.5
Greene 1 Pearl River 4.5
Hancock 4 Perry 1
Harrison 18.5 Stone 1
Jackson 13 Wayne 2
Jasper 1
Total 67
Grand Total 268.5
* A delegate from one of these counties must reside in that portion
of the county lying within the appropriate congressional district.
Please check with MRP Headquarters for counties
split by Congressional Districts.
Mississippi Republican Party
Jim Herring, Chairman
P.O. Box 60 Jackson, MS 39205-0060
Phone: 948-5191 Facsimile: 354-0972
Delegate Selection
Mississippi will have 38 Delegates and 35 Alternate
Delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention,
which will be held in New York, New York, August 30-
September 2, 2004. All 73 will be chosen this Spring at
a series of meetings and conventions to be held April 24
and May 15. The process is determined by a
combination of State law and Party rules.
This brochure explains how to become a delegate to
the State and National Conventions. If you have any
questions about the information in this brochure, please
call the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters at
(601) 948-5191.
Who Can Be a Delegate?
Any registered Mississippi voter who considers himself a
Republican is eligible to run for Delegate. (The rules are
exactly the same for Alternate Delegates to the National
Convention, and throughout this brochure, all matters
applicable to Delegates are also applicable to Alternate
Delegates unless otherwise noted.) There is no party
registration in our state, so no voter is registered as a
Republican or a Democrat. There are no automatic
Delegates to the Republican National Convention, and all
38 will be selected in the convention process.
Delegate Apportionment
Of the 38 Delegates, the Rules of the Republican
National Convention provide that 12 are apportioned to
and selected during the convention process by the
Congressional District (CD) in the manner set out below
for “District Caucus.” Each of Mississippi’s four CDs has
three Delegates and three Alternate Delegates. The
remaining 23 Delegates are elected from the state atlarge
during the convention process in the manner set
out below for At Large (AL) Delegates.
The Convention Process
Mississippi Republicans choose their Delegates, as
well as County and State Party officials, during a
four-part process. Precinct meetings and county
conventions will be held on April 24. Congressional
District Caucuses and the State Convention will be held
on Saturday, May 15, 2004.
Precinct Meetings
By Mississippi Law, the first step of the selection
process is the precinct meeting. At 10 a.m. on Saturday,
April 24, 2004, there will be a public meeting, open to all
Republicans, at every precinct in the state. Each will be
held at the regular voting place for that precinct, and
every registered voter in that precinct who considers
himself a Republican may attend and participate. The
precinct meetings elect delegates to the County
Convention (see below). Every Republican voter
present at the precinct meeting has one vote, and each
precinct has at least one delegate to the County
Convention. Depending on past vote history and county
apportionment, some precincts may choose more than
one delegate to the County Convention. The
delegate(s) chosen to represent the precinct must be
registered voters in that precinct, but it is not required
that they be present to be elected.
County Conventions
At 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, 2004, the precinct
delegates chosen that morning will gather at the County
Courthouse (unless another site is designated). Only
delegates duly elected at the precinct meetings have a
vote in the County Convention. The County Convention
chooses a Republican County Executive Committee to
manage the Party’s affairs in the county as well as the
county’s delegates to the State Convention. Each county
is allotted a certain number of delegates (and an equal
number of alternate delegates) to the State Convention
(see back panel for County Delegate Apportionment).
The number is based on population and is equivalent to
one delegate for each 10,000 citizens residing in the
county at the time of the last Census.
District Caucus
The Congressional District Caucus is part of the
Republican State Convention to be held in Jackson on
Saturday, May 15, 2004. The State Convention
delegates elected by each county in a CD will meet
during the State Convention to choose members of the
Republican State Executive Committee for that district,
as well as three Delegates and three Alternate
Delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Each Delegate to the National Convention chosen in a
CD will be bound to support and vote for the
Presidential candidate who won the most votes in that
CD in the March 9 Republican Primary. (See Delegates
Bound to Support Candidates.) Only duly elected State
Convention Delegates for the counties in the CD have a
vote in the District Caucus. Republican National
Convention Delegates chosen by the District Caucus
must be registered voters in the CD, but they need not
be present, nor be elected to serve as county delegates
to the State Convention. Each candidate for Delegate
and Alternate Delegate to the Republican National
Convention, whether from a CD or At Large, must file a
statement of candidacy with the State Republican
Executive Committee no later than May 5, 2004.
State Convention
On May 15, 2004, all delegates selected by the 82
counties will gather in Jackson at the 2004 Republican
State Convention. After the District Caucuses have
elected their Delegates, the State Convention will elect
23 At Large (AL) Delegates to the Republican National
Convention and an equal number of AL Alternate
Delegates. These AL Delegates will be bound by the
outcome of the March 9 Republican Primary (See
Delegates Bound to Support Candidate). All delegates
to the State Convention have a vote on the AL
Delegates. Any registered voter is eligible to be an AL
Delegate, whether that person is a delegate to the State
Convention or not. Each candidate for AL Delegate and
AL Alternate Delegate must file a Statement of
Candidacy with the State Republican Headquarters no
later than May 5, 2004.
Delegates Bound to Support Candidate
The 38 Delegates and 35 Alternate Delegates chosen at
the District Caucuses and the State Convention will be
bound by the outcome of the March 9 primary. The winner
of each of the 4 CDs in the primary will be entitled to
receive all three Delegate votes from the CD at the
Republican National Convention in New York in August.
The 23 AL Delegates will also be bound to the presidential
candidate who wins a plurality of the vote in the statewide
primary. All candidates for CD and AL delegate must
pledge to support the candidates entitled to their vote by
the outcome of the March 9 primary.

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