Rules of the Party
August 12, 1996
PREAMBLE
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Republican Party is the party of
the open door. Ours is the party of liberty, the party of equality of
opportunity for all and favoritism for none.
It is the intent and purpose of these rules to encourage and allow the
broadest possible participation of all voters in Republican Party
activities at all levels and to assure that the Republican Party is open
and accessible to all Americans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the following be and they hereby are adopted as The Rules of the Republican Party, comprised of the rules of business of this national convention, the rules for the election and government of the Republican National Committee until the next national convention, the rules under which delegates and alternate delegates shall be allotted to the respective states in the next national convention, and the rules under which such delegates and alternate delegates shall be elected and under which contests shall be considered.