Question about Ron Paul's delegate candidates.

[Furis]

You sign up (I assume in your state)

CALL the HQ or the County/State GOP (BUT DONT SAY ITS FOR RON PAUL) They will tell you what to do/how its done.

[Hook]

Dr Paul won't choose any delegates. The voters choose the delegates, and hopefully the delegates will choose Dr Paul!

When you say the voters choose the delegates, you are saying the voters choose the delegates that represent the candidate of the voters choosing. Dr. Paul will choose the delegates that represent him. At least according to Bradley. I need to get Bradley's opionion on this as well.

[Mark Rushmore]

When you say the voters choose the delegates, you are saying the voters choose the delegates that represent the candidate of their choosing. Dr. Paul will choose the delegates that represent him.

If such an arrangement exists, it would seem to be the exception?

[Furis]

When you say the voters choose the delegates, you are saying the voters choose the delegates that represent the candidate of the voters choosing. Dr. Paul will choose the delegates that represent him. At least according to Bradley. I need to get Bradley's opionion on this as well.

Call the STATE GOP!!

They will be able to answer any questions you have. Every state is different.

[foofighter20x]

When you say the voters choose the delegates, you are saying the voters choose the delegates that represent the candidate of the voters choosing. Dr. Paul will choose the delegates that represent him. At least according to Bradley. I need to get Bradley's opionion on this as well.

No. The people vote for Dr Paul. District delegates are often asked to pledge to a candidate. Most do. So, if Dr Paul wins a delegate, it'll most likely be one that's pledged to him. How exactly they determine which of the three pledged delegates of Dr Paul gets picked if he only picks up 1 spot is something you'd have to ask your State GOP about.

Stop asking us and call them! They are going to know so much more than we ever will. And you need to get active in the party if you want to be a delegate. I doubt they are just going to let a new face come in and just vote him into office.

You have to earn their respect and trust.

[USPatriot36]

Do the delegate candidates that Ron Paul selects to represent him have to be the ones elected by the State GOP conventions? Or are the elected delegates only at-large or superdelegates?

The rules are different in every state.

[stewie3128]

Every state is different. In some states, voters elect declared delegates. In other states, state conventions elect declared delegates. In other states, state conventions elect undeclared delegates. In other states, delegates are elected through a caucus process. In yet other states, voters vote for their candidate, and their candidate selects the delegates.

If you want to know how your state does it, go here: http://www.republicansource.com/primaries.htm

After that, if you want to be a delegate, contact either the secretary of state for your state, or the RP campaign to get the ball rolling.

[Bradley in DC]

If one has questions about how the primaries, caucuses and delegate selection processes work, post them in the state specific subfora. Because states are different, posting them here in the grassroots section causes more problems than it solves.

[Hook]

So now that you let that out, could you answer my question, Bradley?

[Bradley in DC]

Do the delegate candidates that Ron Paul selects to represent him have to be the ones elected by the State GOP conventions? Or are the elected delegates only at-large or superdelegates?

I'm not sure I understand the question correctly. I'm not an expert in Utah rules, but this is how it generally works: Dr. Paul will choose whom he wants to represent him on his slate of delegate candidates and alternate delegate candidates which he will file with the state Secretary of State (DC: Board of Elections and Ethics). There are no RNC rules limiting those people as from the state conventions (nor, offhand, do I know of any state rules as such). The superdelegates are not elected but are delegates ex officio (current Republican Governor, Senator, etc.). There are delegate elected by CD and AL that will make up Dr. Paul's slate.