Guidance for delegates on the vote for the Republican 2016 nomination

1. Under Rule 37(b) of the rules adopted for the 2016 Republican National Convention,
each state delegation is required to assemble before the roll call vote on the presidential
nomination so that each delegate is able to cast their vote. Demand such a vote if the
chair does not confirm one will take place, and demand that it be a secret ballot, i.e. on
paper.
2. Each delegate is free to cast their vote according to their conscience at this particular
stage of the process. No delegate can be forced at this point to vote for any candidate they
do not wish to vote for. That happens later.
3. The delegation chair should announce to the delegation the true and accurate results of
the voting, and should also inform the delegates of how your states vote will be
announced.
4. Because your states votes may be bound under the newly-adopted convention rules, the
announcement of the vote and/or the Secretarys recording of the vote may be different
than the true and accurate votes of the delegation.

Guidance for delegates on the announcement of the vote

5. There may be unbound delegates in your delegation (for example, those released by a
candidate who has suspended their campaign). Their votes must be accurately announced.
6. If you believe the announcement of your delegations vote was inaccurate, such as an
unbound delegates vote not being properly announced, any delegate (not just an
unbound delegate) may seek the recognition of the convention chair and state they
believe the announcement was inaccurate and request a poll of the delegation. The
recommended language is:
Mr./Madame Chair, I challenge the correctness of the vote as announced by the
delegation chair. I request a poll of the delegation under Rule 37(b).

Guidance for delegation chairs on the announcement of the vote

7. The chair may opt to declare the true and accurate vote totals as the preference of the
delegation, and then declare that pursuant to the recently adopted convention rules he is
required to announce the vote total as 19 for Trump.
8. The chair may opt to declare the true and accurate vote totals as the preference of the
delegation, and then declare that pursuant to the recently adopted convention rules he will
allow the Secretary of the convention to announce and record the delegations vote.
9. The chair may declare that pursuant to the recently adopted convention rules, he will
allow the Secretary of the convention to announce and record the delegations vote.
10. The chair may opt to simply announce the vote as 19 for Trump.