RNC Standing Committee on Rules

RNC Standing Committee on Rules
Basic facts
Website:	Official website

The Republican National Committee's Standing Committee on Rules is a permanent committee that reviews and proposes rules for the Republican National Committee. It also recommends rule changes to the Republican National Convention Rules Committee, which is a separate entity with different responsibilities and members.

The Standing Committee consists of 56 members, one from the state party in all 50 states, all five insular territories, and Washington, D.C.

Background

The Republican National Committee Standing Committee on Rules, also known as the “Permanent Rules Committee,” is a 56-member body that reviews and proposes the rules that govern the internal workings of the Republican National Committee and the party's presidential nomination process. It meets three times per year.^[1]

The Standing Committee on Rules crafts and amends rules by a majority vote. For a new rule or amended version of a preexisting rule to take effect, the Republican National Committee must approve it by a three-fourths vote of its entire membership.

The committee also has the power to determine if a state Republican Party has violated the official Rules of the Republican Party. If three members of the committee submit a complaint in writing specifying the violation that occurred, the committee may vote on the complaint. A majority vote by the committee is required for a state party to be held in violation of the rules.

The Standing Committee on Rules should not be confused with the Republican National Convention Rules Committee, which is a temporary body that makes rules exclusively for the proceedings of the national convention. The Standing Committee does not write the rules for the convention. Instead, every four years, the Standing Committee on Rules makes a formal recommendation to the convention Rules Committee on proposed changes to that year’s convention rules. It is up to the convention Rules Committee, however, to decide whether to implement those changes and to present them to the convention as a whole for approval.^[2]

Leadership

The Standing Committee on Rules consists of 56 members, one national committee member from the state party in all 50 states, all five insular territories, and Washington, D.C.^[3] The members of the Republican National Committee from each state are responsible for electing their own representative to sit on the rules committee.

A chairman presides over all meetings and official proceedings of the Standing Committee on Rules. The committee itself is responsible for electing the chairman.

See also

• Republican National Committee
• Republican National Convention rules, 2012
• Republican National Convention, 2016
• RNC Rules Committee, 2016
• Rule 40 and its impact on the 2016 Republican National Convention

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