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    Mississippi Republican Party State Bylaws 2008 (amended May 12, 2011)

    BY-LAWS OF THE MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY

    ARTICLE I: NAME
    The name or this organization shall be the "Mississippi Republican Party," hereinafter referred to as the Party.

    ARTICLE II: PURPOSE
    The purpose of the Party is to develop a statewide intelligent, aggressive, and effective political organization, to support the principles, objects and platforms of this Party as adopted by its Convention and to secure the election of all duly nominated Republican candidates.

    ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
    Membership of the Party shall consist of all persons who are qualified electors under the laws of the State of Mississippi and who are in accord with the statement of principles of the Party, which principles shall have been declared by the State Convention of this Party.

    ARTICLE IV: CONVENTION
    SECTION 1: A State Convention shall be held in the year 1964 and every four (4) years thereafter at a time and place to be designated by the State Executive Committee, which Convention shall appoint Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention, select a State Executive Committee, select one or more slates of Presidential electors, nominate a candidate for President and Vice President of the United States if it desires, adopt a platform, promulgate a statement of principles, elect a National Committeeman and National Committeewoman and take further actions deemed proper by the Convention.

    SECTION 2: The State Executive Committee shall give thirty (30) days notice of the Convention by authorizing the State Chairman to issue a Call, which Call must be published one time in a newspaper having a general circulation in the State of Mississippi, and by authorizing and directing the State Chairman to mail a copy of the Call to each member of the State Central Committee and to Chairman of each county Executive Committee, which Call shall also contain a Call for Precinct Meetings and County Conventions, and reasonable rules for conduct of the same.

    SECTION 3: Delegates to the State Convention shall be apportioned and selected in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Mississippi. The officers of the State Central Committee shall be the officers of the Convention.
    SECTION 4: A majority of the duly certified Delegates shall constitute a quorum and a majority of a quorum shall have power to transact any business unless herein otherwise provided, and Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern all proceedings of the Convention, unless the Convention adopts a set of Convention rules by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.

    ARTICLE V: STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

    SECTION 1: The State Executive Committee shall consist of thirteen members from each Congressional District to be chosen by the Delegates from the different Congressional Districts, each District acting separately, and shall hold office for a term of not more than four (4) years.

    SECTION 2: All vacancies in the State Executive Committee shall be filled by the Committee with a qualified elector from the District in which the vacancy occurs.

    SECTION 3: The State Executive Committee shall do and perform all acts specifically required of the State Executive Committee by the laws of the State of Mississippi.

    SECTION 4: The first meeting of the State Executive Committee shall be held at a time to be fixed by the State Convention, at which time a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary shall be elected. For elections occurring in 2008 only, the Chairman’s term shall begin on September 5, 2008, with the term of all other officers being effective upon election.

    SECTION 5: A majority shall constitute a quorum and a majority of a quorum shall have power to transact any business unless herein otherwise provided, and Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the proceedings of the Committee, unless the Committee adopts a set of Committee rules by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.

    SECTION 6: Notice of a State Central Committee meeting shall ipso facto constitute notice of meeting of this Committee, and it may transact any business required by law at any State Central Committee meeting.

    SECTION 7: Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-laws to the contrary, the State Executive Committee may approve the qualifications of candidates and may declare nominees upon receipt by the Chairman of the written consent of a majority of the committee. However, upon the written request of one-quarter of the members of the State Executive Committee, the Chairman shall instead convene a meeting of the State Executive Committee to determine such issues.

    ARTICLE VI: STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

    SECTION 1: The State Central Committee of the Party shall be composed of the members of the State Executive Committee, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, the State Finance Chairman, the General Counsel, the Chairman of the Mississippi Young Republican Federation, the President of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women, the President of the Mississippi Republican Elected Officials Association, the Chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans, the Treasurer, the Chairman of the Capital Foundation, the Chairman of the United Republican Fund, the Chairman of the Teen Age Republicans, and all Republicans elected to state-wide office, the Mississippi Transportation Commission, the Mississippi Public Service Commission, the United States Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. Elected officials, when necessarily absent from the meetings of the Central Committee, may be represented by persons designated by them in writing for that purpose, who shall have all the privileges of members of the Central Committee.

    SECTION 2: Except when the State Convention is in session, the State Central Committee shall have control and management of all of the affairs and properties of the Party.

    SECTION 3: The State Central Committee shall meet at least once each quarter upon the call of the State Chairman and at such other times as may be necessary upon the call of the State Chairman or a majority vote of the members of the Committee.

    SECTION 4: All members of said Committee shall be given seven (7) days written notice by the State Chairman of all meetings, which notice shall be mailed to the last known post office address of each member.

    SECTION 5: A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of a majority of the members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum shall have power to transact any business unless herein otherwise provided, and Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern all proceedings of the Committee, unless the Committee adopts a set of other rules by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.

    ARTICLE VII: OFFICERS

    SECTION 1: STATE CHAIRMAN. The State Chairman shall be elected by the State Executive Committee in the manner herein set forth; shall be the Chairman of and preside at all meetings of the State Convention, State Executive Committee, and State Central Committee; shall be the chief executive officer of the Party; shall have general supervision over the affairs, activities and employees of the Party; shall make all Committee appointments unless herein or by law otherwise provided; shall be responsible for drafting and submitting a budget for approval of the State Central Committee; and shall perform such other duties as are required by law and as usually pertain to the office of Chairman, including coordination with other State and National Party leaders. In 2008 only, the State Chairman shall be elected at the State Convention on May 10, 2008 but take office on September 5, 2008.

    SECTION 2: STATE VICE CHAIRMAN. The State Vice Chairman shall be elected by the State Executive Committee in the manner set forth in Article V, Section IV, shall perform the duties of the State Chairman in his absence at meetings of the State Convention, State Central Committee, and the State Executive Committee, and perform such other duties as are required by law or as may be prescribed by the State Central Committee and as are incident to this office.

    SECTION 3: SECRETARY. The Secretary shall be elected by the State Executive Committee in the manner herein provided and shall be Secretary of the State Convention, State Central Committee, and the State Executive Committee; shall keep minutes of the meetings of each, and perform such other duties as are required by law or as may be prescribed by the State Central Committee and as are incident to this office and in the same manner an Assistant Secretary may be elected and may perform the duties of the Secretary.

    SECTION 4: NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN AND NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN. The National Committeeman and National Committeewoman shall be elected by the State Convention and shall be the Party's official representatives with the Republican National Committee and shall perform such other duties as are incident to the office.

    SECTION 5: TREASURER. The Treasurer shall be appointed by the State Chairman with the approval of the State Central Committee; shall be custodian of all funds of the Party; keep a detailed record of the receipts and expenditures of the Party; and perform all such other duties as are incident to this office; and shall be bonded in an amount to be determined by the State Central Committee.

    SECTION 6: GENERAL COUNSEL. The General Counsel shall be appointed by the State Chairman with the approval of the State Central Committee and shall serve as legal adviser to all committees herein provided, and shall perform such other duties as are incident to this office.

    ARTICLE VIII: STANDING COMMITTEES

    SECTION 1: The standing committees of the State Central Committee shall be the United Republican Fund Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Candidate Committee.

    SECTION 2: UNITED REPUBLICAN FUND COMMITTEE. This Committee shall be composed of one person from each county to be appointed by the County Chairman with the approval of the State URF

    Chairman; the general control and supervision of fundraising activities shall be managed by the State Executive Finance Committee of the United Republican Fund composed of not less than two persons of each Congressional District to be selected by the State Chairman, which Executive Committee shall assist and consult with the State Chairman in the preparation of all budgets.

    SECTION 3: AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee shall be composed of three (3) persons selected by the State Central Committee whose duties shall be to examine, or cause to be examined, the accounts of the State Finance Chairman, and shall make an annual report to the State Central Committee.

    SECTION 4: CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. A State Candidate Committee consisting of not less than one (1) person from each Congressional District shall be appointed by the State Chairman with the approval of the State Central Committee, whose duties shall be to encourage qualified and capable members of the Party to seek public office, provide candidates with information concerning the election laws of this state, assist candidates in qualifying to seek the Party nomination and such other duties as may be prescribed by the State Chairman.

    SECTION 5: CAPITAL FOUNDATION COMMITTEE. This committee shall be composed of no less than three members with the Chairman of the committee being appointed by the Chairman of the party. The Chairman of the Capital Foundation shall appoint at least two individuals to serve on the Committee. The sole purpose of this committee is to raise funds exclusively for the Capital Foundation with the intent to distribute these funds to Republican candidates in the state of Mississippi. The Committee shall recommend the distribution of funds raised to the Chairman of the party for final approval before distribution. All funds raised shall be used exclusively for direct candidate support.

    ARTICLE IX: ORGANIZATIONS
    SECTION 1: Except when the County Convention is in session, the County Executive Committee shall function as the principle organizational arm of the Party below of the state level and shall have the control and management of the affairs and properties of the Party throughout the county. The County Executive Committee shall meet at least once each quarter upon the call of the County Chairman and at such other times as may be necessary upon the call of the County Chairman or a majority of the members of the Committee. Municipal Executive Committees shall do and perform only those acts specifically required of them by the laws of the State of Mississippi or authorized by these By-Laws or by appropriate action of the Executive Committee(s) of the county(s) wherein the subject municipality is located.

    SECTION 2: All affiliated organizations herein authorized shall be under control and supervision of the State Central Committee and may continue to function, operate, and use the name "Republican" in their name, unless the authorization is withdrawn by a majority vote of the State Convention or a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the State Central Committee.

    SECTION 3: No affiliated organization may adopt a Constitution, By-Laws, or rules inconsistent with these By-Laws.

    SECTION 4: The following affiliated organizations are hereby authorized to-wit: (1) MISSISSIPPI FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN; (2) MISSISSIPPI YOUNG REPUBLICAN FEDERATION; (3) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE REPUBLICANS; and (4) the MISSISSIPPI TEENAGE REPUBLICANS.

    SECTION 5: A County Executive Committee may authorize the formation of county, municipal, or beat Republican clubs, subject to approval by the State Central Committee.

    ARTICLE X: PROXIES
    No proxies shall be authorized by any committees or conventions of this Party, except that this shall not be construed to prohibit duly elected alternate delegates from acting and voting for delegates in county, state, or national conventions.

    ARTICLE XI: RULES AND REGULATIONS
    The State Convention and all Committees of this Party are authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations in order to facilitate the orderly conduct of its business so long as said rules do not conflict with these By-Laws or any federal or state statutes.

    ARTICLE XII: RESIGNATIONS AND REMOVALS

    SECTION 1: RESIGNATIONS. Any officer, Executive Committee member, Committee Chairman, or member of any Committee may resign by submitting written letter of resignation to the State Chairman or if the resignation be by one holding a position in a county organization, then in that event the letter of resignation shall be submitted to the County Chairman with a copy forwarded to the State Chairman. A change of residence shall constitute an automatic resignation if residence is a necessary requirement to hold the office or be a member of a committee.

    SECTION 2: REMOVALS. Any and all officers, Executive Committee members, chairman of committees, and members of any other committees of the Party, or of affiliate organizations authorized herein or by the State Central Committee, may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the entire State Executive Committee provided thirty (30) days written notice is given of said meeting and an opportunity is given to be heard at said meeting. Any County Executive Committee may remove any officer, Executive Committee member, committee chairman, or other committee member in its county for cause by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire County Executive Committee provided ten (10) days notice of proposed actions shall have been duly given to the members with the notice of the meeting and provided that if the person affected is not a member of the County Executive Committee, then in that event the affected person shall also be given ten (10) days notice in writing of the meeting and an opportunity to be heard at such meeting, and in the event of a removal of any person by a County Executive Committee the affected member may appeal said removal decision to the State Executive Committee by giving notice to the State Chairman within ten (10) days after receipt of notice of his removal. The State Executive Committee will consider such an appeal within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice of the appeal of the appellant and all members of the County Executive Committee shall be given at least ten (10) days notice prior to hearing the appeal. The decision of the majority vote of the State Executive Committee shall be binding.

    SECTION 3: ABSENTEEISM. In the event a member of the State Central Committee should be absent from two meetings of the State Central Committee in any one calendar year, the Secretary of said Committee is hereby and herein authorized and directed to notify said member in writing of such absences and to request his attendance at all future meetings of the State Central Committee. In the event a member of the State Central Committee should be absent from three meetings of the State Central Committee in any one calendar year such absentees shall be deemed cause for removal of such member pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, Article XII of these By-Laws.

    ARTICLE XIII: ENDORSEMENT OF CANDIDATES

    SECTION 1: No committee of the Mississippi Republican Party or any organization authorized to use the name Republican pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws, whether state, county, or municipal, shall endorse or oppose any Republican candidate for public office prior to a Party primary when the Republican nominee will be selected by primary election.

    SECTION 2: In the event a Party nominee will not be selected bay a primary election, then candidates for national, statewide, state-district, or multi-county offices may be endorsed by the State Central Committee; for county and county-district offices, by the County Executive Committee; and for municipal offices by the Municipal Executive Committee; provided no other committees or organizations organized pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws may endorse candidates other than those endorsed by the governing committees as specified above.

    ARTICLE XIV: SEVERABILITY CLAUSE

    If a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge to be invalid or unconstitutional any clause sentence, paragraph, section, or part of these By-Laws, such judgement or decree shall not affect, impair, invalidate, or nullify the remainder of these By-Laws, but the effect thereof shall be confined to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of these By-Laws so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, and if any part of these By-Laws is in conflict with any laws of the State of Mississippi or the United States of America now, or as a result of future enactments, then these By-Laws shall be considered to be automatically amended to conform with the law.

    ARTICLE XV: ADOPTIONS AND AMENDMENTS

    These By-Laws shall take effect and be in force from and after the 30th day of May 1964, and these By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the State Convention or a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the State Central Committee.

    Adopted May 30, 1964
    Re-adopted as amended June 1, 1968
    Re-adopted as amended May 20, 1972
    Re-adopted as amended April 10, 1976
    Re-adopted as amended May 10, 1980
    Re-adopted as amended April 14, 1984
    Re-adopted without amendment May 21, 1988
    Re-adopted without amendment May 9, 1992
    Re-adopted as amended May 8, 1996
    Re-adopted as amended May 18, 1996
    Re-adopted as amended May 11, 2000
    Re-adopted without amendment May 15, 2004
    Re-adopted with amendment May 10, 2008
    See amendment below, May 12, 2011
    Last edited by vechorik; 03-31-2012 at 06:55 AM.



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    Can someone help me translate this last phrase (the part underlined?)

    "ARTICLE XIII: ENDORSEMENT OF CANDIDATES

    SECTION 1: No committee of the Mississippi Republican Party or any organization authorized to use the name Republican pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws, whether state, county, or municipal, shall endorse or oppose any Republican candidate for public office prior to a Party primary when the Republican nominee will be selected by primary election.

    SECTION 2: In the event a Party nominee will not be selected bay a primary election, then candidates for national, statewide, state-district, or multi-county offices may be endorsed by the State Central Committee; for county and county-district offices, by the County Executive Committee; and for municipal offices by the Municipal Executive Committee; provided no other committees or organizations organized pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws may endorse candidates other than those endorsed by the governing committees as specified above."

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    AMENDMENT - Resolution Of The State Executive Committee Of The
    Mississippi Republican Party
    May 12, 2011

    WHEREAS, the Mississippi Republican Party is a political party existing
    pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Mississippi and is the official
    organization of the Republican electors of Mississippi pursuant to State law; and
    WHEREAS, the Mississippi Republican Party is the official organization of the
    Republican Party of the United States within the State of Mississippi, pursuant to the Call
    of the Republican National Committee; and

    WHEREAS, the quadrennial National Convention of the Republican Party of the
    United States will be held pursuant to Call and notice in Tampa, Florida, the week of
    August 27, 2012, nomination of the Republican candidates for the offices of President
    and Vice President of the United States and for such other purposed as may be proper
    pursuant to said Call; and

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Miss. Code 1972 Ann. 23-15-1081, et seq. (Supp. 1986)
    of the laws of the State of Mississippi, provision is made for a preferential primary
    election for the office of President of the United States to be held within the State of
    Mississippi whereby the Republican electors of Mississippi can vote for the select
    delegates to be bound to candidates for the republican nomination for President of the
    United States; and

    WHEREAS, this Resolution is adopted pursuant to the Call and notice of the
    Republican National Committee, and pursuant to the Rules of the Republican Party, and
    pursuant to the Rules of the Republican National Convention adopted and to be adopted;
    and also pursuant to the Call and notice of the Executive Committee of the Mississippi
    Republican Party, and pursuant to the Rules of the Mississippi Republican Party State
    Convention adopted and to be adopted; and

    WHEREAS, the quadrennial State Convention of the Mississippi Republican
    Party will be held pursuant to Call and notice in Jackson, Mississippi, May 11-12, 2012,
    for the selection of delegates to the Republican National Convention and for such other
    purposes as may be proper pursuant to said Call; and

    WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mississippi Republican Party to guarantee
    openness, fairness, and democracy in the nomination of Republican candidates for
    President of the United States;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the State Executive Committee of
    the Mississippi Republican Party adopts the following Rules for the Republican
    Presidential Preferential Primary within Mississippi and the selection of delegates and
    alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention, which said Rules shall be a
    part of the Call for the quadrennial Convention of the Mississippi Republican Party;

    Rule One
    Every registered and qualified elector within the State of Mississippi who desires
    to support the candidates of the Republican Party shall be eligible to vote in the
    Republican Presidential Preferential Primary. No party or election official shall apply, or
    attempt to apply, any manner of loyalty oath or attempt to require any affirmation of
    loyalty to the Republican Party for any stated period as a precondition to the right to vote
    in the Republican Presidential Preferential Primary.

    Rule Two
    The ballot for the Republican Presidential Preferential Primary in Mississippi
    shall contain the names of the candidates for the Republican nomination for President
    determined by the State Executive Committee of the Mississippi Republican Party
    according to law, and the voters shall be given the right to express a preference for one
    candidate only. The names of the candidates for Vice President shall not appear on the
    ballot, and the names of the candidates for delegates and alternate delegates to the
    Republican National Convention shall not appear on the ballot.

    Rule Three
    The vote in the Republican Presidential Preferential Primary shall be canvassed
    within each Congressional District, and each presidential candidate receiving fifteen (15)
    percent or more of the vote in each Congressional District shall be allocated a portion of
    each Congressional District’s three delegates and three alternate delegates accordingly
    based on their percentage of the vote total of said candidates who passed the 15%
    threshold. All fractional proportions of a delegate/alternate shall be rounded to the nearest
    whole number. The persons to serve as delegates and alternates to the Republican
    National Convention are bound to vote for the candidate to whom they have been
    allocated. Delegates and alternates representing each Congressional District shall be
    selected at the Congressional District caucus at the Republican State Convention pursuant
    to these rules.

    Rule Four
    The vote in the Republican Presidential Preferential Primary shall be canvassed
    within the State at-large, and each presidential candidate receiving fifteen (15) percent or
    more of the vote statewide shall be allocated a portion of the 23 At Large delegates and
    23 At Large alternates accordingly based on their percentage of the vote total of said
    candidates who passed the 15% threshold. All fractional proportions of a
    delegate/alternate shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
    At Large Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Republican National
    Convention shall be selected at the Republican State Convention pursuant to these Rules.

    Rule Five
    The members of the Republican National Committee shall not be bound to any
    Presidential candidate.

    Rule Six
    At least thirty (30) days in advance of the Republican State Convention, each
    candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States who may be
    entitled to the election of delegates to the Republican National Convention bound to him
    by the presidential preferential primary pursuant to these Rules shall designate in writing,
    directed to the State Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, the name and address
    of a Floor Representative who shall be entitled to the privileges of the floor of the
    Convention and of all meetings of Convention Committees. Each such Floor
    Representative may designate and appoint one deputy Floor Representative of each
    presidential candidate to attend each District Caucus to be held at the State Convention
    who shall be extended the privileges of the floor at the District.

    Rule Seven
    Each person who shall qualify as a candidate for election by the State Convention
    as delegate or alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention shall file with the
    Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party at least ten days prior to the day of the
    State Convention a written declaration of candidacy for delegate or alternate delegate to
    the Republican National Convention, and shall plainly and forthrightly state which
    candidate that person will be bound to support on the floor of the Republican National
    Convention pursuant to these Rules. No person not so qualifying shall be eligible to seek
    election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. The
    State Chairman shall immediately inform the Floor Representative of each presidential
    candidate of all such written declarations of candidacy. A declaration of candidacy for
    delegate, or for delegate and alternate delegate in the alternative, shall automatically
    qualify an unsuccessful candidate for delegate to seek election as alternate delegate.

    Rule Eight
    No person shall be qualified to seek election as delegate or alternate delegate to
    the Republican National Convention unless and until that person shall have made an
    affidavit upon oath under penalty of perjury, in a form to be provided by the State
    Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party in advance of the State Convention, that
    such person (a) has designated the candidate to whom such person will be bound pursuant
    to the Rules; (b) will, if elected, abide by these Rules in all things; (c) will, if elected, be
    bound to vote at the Republican National Convention for the candidate for the
    Republican Nomination as President of the United States designated by such person on
    all ballots until released by said candidate publicly or in writing; and (d) will execute and
    deliver such Waiver of Process, Entry of Appearance, Consent and Undertaking as may
    be necessary, in the opinion of the General Counsel of the Mississippi Republican Party,
    to make such oath and commitment fully binding and enforceable in a court of competent
    jurisdiction.

    Rule Nine
    Each delegate (and alternate delegate, if voting as a delegate) to the Republican
    National Convention allocated to the candidates pursuant to the Republican Presidential
    Preferential Primary and elected by the District Caucuses and the whole body of the
    Republican State Convention pursuant to the Rules shall be bound and constrained to the
    vote for the candidate designated by him or her prior to seeking election as delegate or
    alternate delegate pursuant to these Rules until released publicly or in writing by the
    presidential candidate to who he or she is bound. Nay failure, attempt or threat to violate
    these Rules and fail to vote as designated, bound and constrained shall amount to
    irreparable harm so that any court of competent jurisdiction within Mississippi or at the
    venue of the Republican National Convention may, with or without notice, issue such
    temporary restraining orders or injunctive decrees, both mandatory and prohibitory, as
    may be necessary to enforce the Rules.

    Rule Ten
    Each person seeking election as a delegate or alternate delegate to the Republican
    National Convention may be required to execute and deliver, in a form required by the
    General Counsel of the Mississippi Republican Party, a Waiver of Process, Entry of
    Appearance and Consent to Personal Jurisdiction in the Chancery Court of the First
    Judicial District in Hinds County, Mississippi, for the purposes of legal proceedings
    which may be necessary for enforcement of these Rules and the solemn commitment to
    be bound and constrained to vote as designated for the candidate to whom delegates and
    alternate delegates have been allocated by the Republican Presidential Preferential
    Primary pursuant to the Rules.

    Rule Eleven
    The Floor Representative or Deputy Floor Representative of each candidate for
    President may, upon the floor of the State Convention or at the District Caucus, speak for
    not more than two minutes in opposition to or in support of candidates for delegate or
    alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention who have designated the
    presidential candidate represented by that Floor Representative as the candidate to whom
    they are bound. However, such remarks by the Floor Representative shall be limited to
    the bona fides of the candidate for National Convention delegate or alternate delegate as a
    genuine supporter of the presidential candidate designated. The Floor Representative
    shall not advocate the election of one candidate for National Convention delegate or
    alternate delegate over another in his remarks. However, such advocacy may be done in
    nominating and seconding speeches if allowed by Convention Rules, but the Floor
    Representative shall not make or second such nominations.

    Rule Twelve
    The District Caucuses or the whole body of the Convention, as the case may be,
    shall place on the agenda and proceed to the business of the nomination and election of
    delegates to the National Convention before taking up the nomination and election of
    alternate delegates. Unsuccessful candidates for delegate shall be eligible to seek election
    as an alternate delegate. Alternate delegates shall replace delegates who are deceased,
    absent or disabled in alphabetical order drawn from the list of alternates committed to the
    same presidential candidate as the deceased, absent, or disabled delegate.

    Rule Thirteen
    These Rules shall not apply to questions before the Republican National
    Convention other than the balloting for the nomination of President of the United States.

    Rule Fourteen
    All rules and regulations of the Mississippi Republican Party in conflict with the
    provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed. This resolution and its provisions shall
    take effect and be in force from and after May 12, 2011, if effectuated under Section 5 of
    the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended. Any sections, rules, and
    provisions not effectuated under Section 5 of Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and
    extended, shall remain in effect and be in force.
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