The Green Papers 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Florida Republican Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Tuesday 15 March 2016 (presumably) Congression District Caucuses and Executive Board Meeting: Tuesday 22 March - Friday 3 June 2016 (presumably) |
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Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 99 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 81 re: 27 congressional districts / 3 party / 5 bonus |
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Source: Instructive Materials for Potential Delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention. Source: The Official Guide to the 2016 Republican Nominating Process. Results from |
"If ... a political party has only one presidential candidate, neither the name of the candidate nor the names of the candidate's delegates shall be printed on the ballot." [Florida Statute 103.101, paragraph 4] Tuesday 15 March 2016 (presumably): Florida Primary. Hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CST and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST. Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
Tuesday 15 March 2016 (presumably) Primary: All 99 of Florida's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated in today's Florida Presidential Primary. [Republican Party of Florida Rule 10 B. and D]
National Convention Delegates are bound through the 3rd ballot unless the candidate withdraws or releases his/her delegates. "The Chairman ... shall be bound to ... cast all Delegate at Large votes ... during the first three convention ballots .... If the candidate... releases the delegates or withdraws his or her candidacy, then said delegate votes will not be bound to any candidate. [Republican Party of Florida Rule 10 B.] |
Tuesday 22 March - Friday 3 June 2016 (presumably): Congressional District Caucuses meets to elect the National Convention District delegates, 3 per CD, according to the results of the primary. Executive Board Meeting meets to elect the At-Large delegates according to the results of the primary. Within one week after the Presidential Preference Primary, each Republican presidential candidate whose name appeared on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot shall submit to the Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida a list of proposed delegates ... who shall be considered as candidates ... to be elected as delegates.... The names ... of the proposed candidate's supporters shall be distributed ... to the various ... electing bodies prior to the holding of any elections for the purpose of electing delegates .... [Republican Party of Florida Rule 10 C.] National Convention Delegates:
HB 7035 / SB 7036, submitted for consideration by Ethics and Elections on 26 February 2015 and signed into law on 19 March 2015 by Governor Rick Scott (Republican), moves the state's Presidential Primary to the 3rd Tuesday in March (15 March 2016). 16 May 2015 Miami Herald: Florida GOP signs off on winner-take-all presidential primary. Media reports state the Republican Party of Florida voted to make their 15 March 2016 Presidential Primary winner-take-all. |
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Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
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