Texas Republican Party Conventions
Your Grass Roots Road Map to Participation**

Precinct Convention

Held after the polls close on Tuesday March 4, 2008

* To participate you must have voted in the Republican Primary (Have your voter card stamped to verify voting)

* Precinct Chairman may open the meeting and then a permanent chairman is elected.

* Delegates for the Senatorial / County Convention are selected and voted on.

* Resolutions for platform are presented and voted on.

* There is no quorum requirement to hold the convention,

* Required paperwork is provided and must be returned to the County Republican Party headquarters by the date stipulated in the packet or will not be valid.

* Remind your voters and members to attend this very important first step in the Grass Roots process.

Senatorial / County Conventions

Held Saturday March 29, 2008

* Delegates are those chosen at the Precinct Convention or by a letter of interest to County Chair.

* Each Senatorial District / County will hold a convention.   Depending on whom has jurisdiction.

*  Some delegates will be asked to help organize this Convention and serve on Temporary Committees: Nominations, Resolutions, Rules, Organization, Credentials.  These meetings will precede the Convention.

* Permanent committee members are elected by the whole body of the convention.

* Delegates to attend the state convention will be selected by the Nominations Committee and then presented to the whole body of the Convention for a vote. 

* Resolutions will be selected by the Resolutions Committee and presented to the whole body for a vote.

*Convention lasts one day.

State Republican Convention

June 12 – 14, 2008, Houston TX.

* Delegates are those selected by the SD / County Delegate Committee.

* The State Chairman shall appoint 1 Delegate from each Senatorial District to serve on Temporary Credentials, Rules, Organization, and Platform Committees.

* Permanent committee members will be elected by the whole body of the convention.

* The State Chairman will appoint a caucus chairman from each Senatorial District.

* In Presidential election years, the State Chairman will appoint a caucus chairman from each Congressional District.

* Senatorial Districts will caucus the first day of convention to elect 1 man and 1 woman to serve on the State Republican Executive Committee.

* Convention shall elect a State Chairman.

* In Presidential years, Congressional Districts will caucus the second day to elect 3 national delegates and 3 alternates to attend the National Convention.

* A National Committeeman and National Committeewoman will be elected to represent Texas on the RNC.

* Each Congressional caucus will elect an Elector and a person to serve on the Nominations Committee.  (This Committee will select delegates and alternates to attend the National Convention)

* A state platform will be voted on by the whole body of the convention.

National Convention
September 1 – 4, 2008, Minneapolis – St Paul, MN

* Delegates that were elected at the State elect 1 man and 1 woman to serve on each of the temporary committee for the National Convention.

* A National Platform is voted on.

* A Presidential nominee is elected.

**Original prepared by Kay Butchko 2/4/06 and updated 26 Nov 07 by Borah Van Dormolen

RPT rules for all convention may be accessed at www.texasgop.org under “GOP Library”