[EL] GOP contest: 215 voters in Guam pick 9 Romney delegates /Winner-take...

[Rob Richie]

Thanks for that information, Jim.

Does this Republican Nationaln Coalition for LIfe resource and the RNC's
own page on rules from December have it wrong, then? (See below). Is there
a more updated resource that is more accurate?

Rob


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http://global.nationalreview.com/dest/2011/12/23/2012_RNC_Delegate_Summary_32b0d429d50bfaf71e86b156401b5f04.pdf

[RNC list of rule in December 2011, with this]

PUERTO RICO 2012
Numbers
23 Total Delegates
3 RNC and 20 AL
Important Dates
Delegate Filing: 2/17/2012
Candidate Notification: 2/19/2012
Ballot Finalization: 2/21/2012
Primary: 3/18/2012
Territorial Convention: TBD
Selection Method
Primary
Delegates bound for 1 ballot
o 20 Bound
o 3 Unbound
Selection Details
AL – Delegate allocation:  Winner-take-all
          Delegate election: Directly elected on primary ballot

http://www.rnclife.org/delegates/2012/pdf/2012-National-Delegate-Chart.pdf

PUERTO RICO 2012
Numbers
23 Total Delegates
3 RNC and 20 AL
Selection Method
Primary
Delegates bound for 1 ballot
o 20 Bound
o 3 Unbound
Important Dates
Delegate Filing: 2/17/12
Candidate Notification: 2/19/12
Ballot Finalization: 2/21/12
Primary: 3/18/12
Territorial Convention: TBD
Selection Details
AL – Delegate allocation: Winner-take-all
Delegate election: Directly elected on primary
ballot



On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:07 PM, <JBoppjr at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> Actually, Puerto Rico will award its delegates on a proportional basis.
> Puerto Rico has 23 total delegates. 3 RNC members and 20 at-large delegates.
>
> The 20 at-large delegates are elected directly on the primary ballot on
> March 18. The 20 at-large delegates will be allocated proportionally among
> candidates who receive at least 15% of the territory-wide vote.
>
> The RNC members are not bound by the primary vote and can decide for
> themselves who to support. This is the case with all 168 RNC members, who
> are delegates by virtue of their position.  Jim Bopp
>
>  In a message dated 3/10/2012 6:57:08 A.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
> rr at fairvote.org writes:
>
>
> The territories are starting to weigh in during the Republican nomination
> contest, with 215 Republicans in Guam gathering to give all nine of the
> territory's delegates likely to go to Mitt Romney. See:
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/09/romney-wins-gop-caucus-in-us-territory-guam/
>
>
> Consider tha news compared tot all the fuss in Iowa over a total of 27
> delegates and in New Hampshire awarding a total of12 delegates.
>
> I'm all for Americans being able to participate meaningfully in our
> democracy and cast meaningful votes no matter where they live, but that's
> quite a contrast in participant per delegate. Looking ahead, note
> that Puerto Rico is holding a primary on March 18, in which the winner of
> the island-wide vote will win all delegates -- in blatant violation of the
> RNC rules. I've yet to hear an explanation of why the RNC is allowing this
> violation of its rules to occur without reducing Puerto Rico's delegates --
> seemingly inviting yet another challenge at the convention, just as will
> happen to Florida and Arizona delegates if the contest stays close.
>
> As a related aside, Rick linked to FairVote's analysis this week of the
> contests to date and how delegates have been allocated. That overall
> allocation is far closer to what would have happened if all contests had
> been winner-take-all rather than if all contests had been proportional. See:
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/republican-primary_b_1333300.html
>
>
> - Rob
>
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