Approved by the Republican National Committee Friday 6 August 2010
On Friday 6 August 2010, the RNC approved the recommendations of the Temporary Delegate Selection Committee to reform the 2012 Presidential Nomination calendar. Reference 1 July 2010: Temporary Delegate Selection Committee's Current Draft Rule No. 15(b) Amendment Language and Brief Summary of Recommendation. The vote was 103 to 41 or 71.5%. A two-thirds vote was needed for approval.
The "carve-out" states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada (designated with a ‡) may begin their process on 1 February 2012. All other states must wait until Tuesday 6 March 2012. The Republican jurisdictions are listed below in chronological order according to their first major delegate selection event (based on either current information or the 2008 dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in 2012). Many of these events are primaries whose dates are established by state law. Hence, it would take an act of the state legislature to move the date. Furthermore the February dates were set to comply with 2008 party rules. Where could this all lead?
"Some form of proportional delegate allocation" is required for events in March 2012. The document also states "Any presidential primary, caucus, convention, or other meeting held for the purpose of selecting delegates to the national convention which occurs prior to the first day of April ... shall provide for the allocation of the delegates selected on a proportional basis." The document adds "The new Subsection (2) requires that any state holding its presidential nominating process in March include some form of proportional delegate allocation, as determined by the state." This provision does not apply to the four "carve-out" states (Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada).
By "proportional", the RNC means
Other winner-take-all notes:
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Republican Chronologically |
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(sort) Jurisdiction (estimated delegates) |
(sorted by) Estimated Start Date |
Start Date Issue |
Delegate Selection |
Delegate Selection Issue |
Iowa (28)‡ | Tuesday 3 January 2012 | before 1 February | CC | |
New Hampshire (12)‡ | Tuesday 10 January 2012 | before 1 February | PP | |
South Carolina (25)‡ | Saturday 21 January 2012 | before 1 February | WTAP:S+WTAP:D | |
Maine (24) | Sunday 29 January 2012 | before 6 March | CC | |
Florida (50) | Tuesday 31 January 2012 | before 6 March | WTAP | WTA before 1 April |
Nevada (28)‡ | Saturday 4 February 2012 | CC | ||
Colorado (36) | Tuesday 7 February 2012 | before 6 March | CC | |
Minnesota (40) | Tuesday 7 February 2012 | before 6 March | CC | |
Arizona (29) | Tuesday 28 February 2012 | before 6 March | WTAP | WTA before 1 April |
Michigan (30) | Tuesday 28 February 2012 | before 6 March | WTAP/T2P+PP | |
Washington (43) | Saturday 3 March 2012 | before 6 March | CC | |
Alaska (27) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | CC | ||
Georgia (76) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP/T2P+PP | ||
Idaho (32) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | CC | ||
Massachusetts (41) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | PP | ||
North Dakota (28) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | CC | ||
Ohio (66) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | ||
Oklahoma (43) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP:S+WTAP:D | ||
Tennessee (58) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP:D+PP+CC | ||
Vermont (17) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | ||
Virginia (49) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | ||
Wyoming (29) | Tuesday 6 March 2012 | CC | ||
Guam (9) | Saturday 10 March 2012 | CC | ||
Northern Marianas (9) | Saturday 10 March 2012 | CC | ||
Virgin Islands (9) | Saturday 10 March 2012 | CC | ||
Alabama (50) | Tuesday 13 March 2012 | WTAP/T2P+PP | ||
American Samoa (9) | Tuesday 13 March 2012 | CC | ||
Hawaii (20) | Tuesday 13 March 2012 | CC | ||
Mississippi (40) | Tuesday 13 March 2012 | WTAP:D+PP+CC | ||
Missouri (52) | Thursday 15 March 2012 | CC | ||
Puerto Rico (23) | Sunday 18 March 2012 | WTAP/PP | ||
Illinois (69) | Tuesday 20 March 2012 | LP | ||
Louisiana (46) | Saturday 24 March 2012 | PP+CC | ||
District of Columbia (19) | Tuesday 3 April 2012 | WTAP | ||
Maryland (37) | Tuesday 3 April 2012 | WTAP:S+WTAP:D | ||
Wisconsin (42) | Tuesday 3 April 2012 | WTAP:S+WTAP:D | ||
Connecticut (28) | Tuesday 24 April 2012 | WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | ||
Delaware (17) | Tuesday 24 April 2012 | WTAP | ||
New York (95) | Tuesday 24 April 2012 | WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | ||
Pennsylvania (72) | Tuesday 24 April 2012 | LP | ||
Rhode Island (19) | Tuesday 24 April 2012 | PP | ||
Kansas (40) | Saturday 28 April 2012 | CC | ||
Indiana (46) | Tuesday 8 May 2012 | WTA+PP+CC | ||
North Carolina (55) | Tuesday 8 May 2012 | PP | ||
West Virginia (31) | Tuesday 8 May 2012 | DSP | ||
Oregon (28) | Tuesday 15 May 2012 | PP | ||
Arkansas (36) | Tuesday 22 May 2012 | PP | ||
Kentucky (45) | Tuesday 22 May 2012 | PP | ||
Texas (155) | Tuesday 29 May 2012 | PP | ||
California (172) | Tuesday 5 June 2012 | WTAP:S+WTAP:D | ||
New Jersey (50) | Tuesday 5 June 2012 | WTAP | ||
South Dakota (28) | Tuesday 5 June 2012 | PP | ||
New Mexico (23) | Saturday 9 June 2012 | PP | ||
Montana (26) | Thursday 14 June 2012 | CC | ||
Utah (40) | Tuesday 26 June 2012 | WTAP | ||
Nebraska (35) | Saturday 14 July 2012 | AP |
Republican Delegate Selection | ||||
Key | Delegate Selection | Jurisdictions | Delegates in these Jurisdictions | Percentage of Delegates |
CC | Caucus/Convention | 18 | 489 | 21.39% |
PP | Proportional Primary | 10 | 442 | 19.34% |
WTAP:S+WTAP:D | Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide) | 5 | 319 | 13.95% |
WTAP:D+WTA/PP:S | District: Winner-Take-All Primary, Statewide: if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary | 5 | 255 | 11.15% |
WTAP | Winner-Take-All | 6 | 205 | 8.97% |
WTAP/T2P+PP | District: Winner-Take-All or top two; Statewide: Proportional | 3 | 156 | 6.82% |
LP | Loophole Primary | 2 | 141 | 6.17% |
WTAP:D+PP+CC | In each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary | 2 | 98 | 4.29% |
WTA+PP+CC | Combined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention] | 1 | 46 | 2.01% |
PP+CC | Combined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention] | 1 | 46 | 2.01% |
AP | Advisory Primary | 1 | 35 | 1.53% |
DSP | Delegate Selection Primary | 1 | 31 | 1.36% |
WTAP/PP | If winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary | 1 | 23 | 1.01% |
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