2016 Republican National Convention

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2016 Republican National Convention
2016 presidential election
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The 2016 Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.[1]
Convention
Date(s) July 18–21, 2016[2]
City Cleveland, Ohio
Venue Quicken Loans Arena[3]
Candidates
Presidential nominee Donald Trump of New York (presumptive)
Vice Presidential nominee TBD
Voting
Total delegates 2,472
Votes needed for nomination 1,237 (majority)
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Sites of the 2016 national presidential nominating conventions. Blue, red, green, and yellow indicate the conventions for the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian parties, respectively.

The 2016 Republican National Convention, in which delegates of the United States Republican Party will choose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2016 national election, will be held July 18–21, 2016. The convention is to be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] This will mark the third time Cleveland has hosted this event, and the first since 1936.[4] In addition to determining the party's national ticket, the convention will also ratify the party platform.

There are 2,472 delegates to the Republican National Convention, and a candidate needs a simple majority comprising 1,237 or more delegates to win the presidential nomination.[5][6] Most of those delegates are bound for at least the first ballot of the convention based on the results of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.

This will be the first Republican National Convention to be held entirely in July since 1980.

Background[edit]

In 2016, both the Democratic and Republican conventions will be held in late July before the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, instead of after the Olympics as in 2008 and 2012. One reason the Republican Party scheduled their convention in July was to help avoid a longer, drawn-out primary battle similar to what happened in 2012 that left the party fractured heading into the general election. The Democrats then followed suit, scheduling their convention the week after the Republicans' convention, to provide a quicker response.[7] On May 3, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus declared businessman Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee after Texas senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race. The next day, Ohio Governor John Kasich suspended his campaign, effectively making Trump the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Trump would be the first presidential nominee of a major party since Wendell Willkie, the Republican candidate in 1940, who neither held political office nor a high military rank prior to his nomination. He would also be the first presidential nominee of a major party without political experience since General Dwight D. Eisenhower first captured the Republican presidential nomination in 1952.

Selection[edit]

In 2013, the Republican National Committee named an eight-member Site Selection Committee to start the process of selecting a host city for the 2016 convention.

On April 2, 2014, the Republican National Committee announced that Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City and Las Vegas were the finalists for hosting the convention.[8]

Cleveland was selected on July 8, 2014.

Host Committee[edit]

The 2016 Cleveland Host Committee, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was the official and federally designated Presidential Convention Host Committee for the Convention, charged with the task of raising the necessary funds to hold the Convention. The Host Committee is composed of 10 prominent Ohio business executives, civic leaders, and other community leaders. Terrance C.Z. Egger[9] is the executive chairman of the host committee and David Gilbert is vice-chair.[10]

Security arrangements and planning[edit]

The convention is designated as a National Special Security Event, meaning that ultimate authority over law enforcement goes to the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security.[11]

A highly-publicized online petition[12] by gun activists to allow the open carry of guns inside Quicken Loans Arena garnered 45,000 decisions; the Secret Service, which is in charge of convention security, announced that it would not allow guns in the arena during the event,[13] releasing a statement in late March 2016 saying: "Individuals determined to be carrying firearms will not be allowed past a predetermined outer perimeter checkpoint, regardless of whether they possess a ticket to the event."[14] The Secret Service has the authority to restrict guns, firearms or other weapons from entering any site where it is protecting an individual.[15]

The Cleveland Police Department has received $50 million in federal grants to support local police operations during the event. With this grant money, the City of Cleveland has sought to purchase over 2,000 riot control personnel gear sets prior to the convention for $20 million, and the remaining $30 million is expected to go to personnel expenses.[16]

The Cleveland chapter of the NAACP raised concerns in March 2016 in a letter to city and county leaders about security at the Convention, writing that police were unprepared for a "possible mix of protesters and demonstrators brandishing guns" in Ohio, which allows open-carry laws.[12][17] The Cleveland Police Union also raised similar concerns in March, writing that equipment and training for police was behind schedule.[12]

Prospective protests[edit]

The Los Angeles Times wrote at the end of March 2016 that fears of a turbulent and volatile convention atmosphere were heightened because of a variety of factors: "a city scarred by controversial police shootings and simmering with racial tension; a candidate [Trump] who has threatened that his supporters will riot if he comes with the most delegates but leaves without the nomination; and a police force with a reputation for brutality."[18] Concerns specifically focused on the ability of the Cleveland Police Department to handle protests in the wake of the Tamir Rice and Michael Brelo cases, and a 2014 Department of Justice investigation that criticized the police department had a pattern or practice of using "unreasonable and unnecessary force."[18]

Left-wing activists have been preparing for the convention since it was announced in 2014.[18] In May 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to file a lawsuit on behalf of two activist groups, Citizens for Trump and a progressive group called Organize Ohio, asserting that protesters were being inhibited in their attempts to organize effectively by the city's delay in granting permits.[19] As of May 19, six groups had filed for permits, but none had been granted. Cleveland stalled on approving and making public the demonstration applications it received, while Philadelphia (hosting the 2016 Democratic National Convention) had already granted an application.[20] The ACLU sued the city in federal district court on June 14, 2016.[21]

As of May 20, groups that have filed for protest permits have included the AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Global Zero; Organize Ohio, a group of progressive activists; Stand Together Against Trump; the Citizens for Trump/Our Votes Matter March; Coalition to March on the RNC and Dump Trump; Stand Together Against Trump, an anti-Donald Trump group; People's Fightback Center/March Against Racism; and Created Equal, an anti-abortion group. A pro-Trump group, Trump March RNC, withdrew its application after Trump became the presumptive nominee.[22]

Attendance and officials skipping convention[edit]

As Trump rose to become the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party, a number of prominent Republicans announced they would not attend the convention.[23][24] Of the living former Republican nominees for president, only 1996 nominee Bob Dole announced that he would attend the convention; Mitt Romney, John McCain, George W. Bush, and George H. W. Bush all announced that they would skip the convention.[25] A number of Republican governors, U.S. representatives and U.S. senators, particularly those facing difficult reelection campaigns, also indicated that they would not attend, seeking to distance themselves from Trump and spend more time with voters in their home states.[23] Most notably, both Ohio Governor John Kasich and Rob Portman, the Republican Senator from Ohio, have yet to confirm if they will attend the convention in their own state.[24]

A number of prominent businesses and trade groups, including Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard, have announced plans to scale back participation in the convention, sharply reducing their contributions for convention events and sponsorship.[24][26] In June, six major companies that sponsored the 2012 Republican convention—Wells Fargo, UPS, Motorola, JPMorgan Chase, Ford, and Walgreens Boots—announced they would not sponsor the 2016 Republican convention.[27] Also in June 2016, Apple Inc. announced it would be withdrawing funding from the convention over Donald Trump's position on certain election issues. [28]

Committees[edit]

There are four Convention committees, which meet before or during the Convention for specific purposes under the rules of the Republican Party.[29] Each committee is composed of one man and one woman from each state, the five U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, totaling 112 members. Those committee members are selected by the 56 state/territory delegations, which determine on their own how to choose their representatives on each committee.[30]

The committees are as follows:

  • The Committee on Rules and Order of Business(or Rules Committee)—sets the rules of the convention and the standing rules that govern the party until the next convention. The rules it passes must be adopted by the full convention to take effect. This committee is regarded as the most powerful. It consists of 112 members, including one male delegate and one female delegate from each state, territory, and Washington, D.C. Members of this commitee are elected at state conventions.[31][32] In June, a group of delegates led by a member of the Rules Committee formed a group called Free the Delegates that put forward a platform to change the rules to free delegates to choose whatever candidate they wish.
  • The Platform Committee—writes the party platform, which must be ratified by the full convention.[33]
  • The Credentials Committee—handles disputes on the eligibility of convention delegates. The Committee on Contests reviews contested delegates; if the Contests Committee recommends that a delegate be de-certified, the Credentials Committee will consider the recommendation.[34][35]
  • The Committee on Arrangements—handles the scheduling and logistics of the convention.[36]

Nominations[edit]

Further information: Results of the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 and Stop Trump movement

After the May 3 Indiana primary, Donald Trump became the lone remaining major candidate running for the Republican nomination. The convention will conduct at least one presidential ballot. Under current rules, most delegates will be bound on the first ballot according to the results of the primaries.[37] If the Republican National Convention takes more than one ballot to decide on a presidential nominee, a progressively larger number of delegates will become unbound and able to vote for a candidate of their choice, according to the rules set by each state.[37][38] A simple majority of 1,237 delegates is needed to win the nomination.[39][40] In addition to nominating a presidential candidate, the convention will also select a vice presidential nominee.

In June 2016, activists Eric O'Keefe and Dane Waters formed a group called Delegates Unbound, which CNN described as "an effort to convince delegates that they have the authority and the ability to vote for whomever they want."[41][42][43] Republican delegate Kendal Unruh is leading an effort among other Republican delegates to change the convention rules "to include a 'conscience clause' that would allow delegates bound to Trump to vote against him, even on the first ballot at the July convention."[44]


Delegate counts are subject to change as the primaries continue.

Presidential nomination delegate count
Candidate Pledged delegates
on first ballot[45]		 Delegate
"soft count"[46]
Donald Trump August 19, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Donald Trump		 1,441 1,537
Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Ted Cruz[a]		 551 569
Marco Rubio, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Marco Rubio[a][b]		 173 166
Governor John Kasich.jpg
John Kasich[a][b]		 161 164
Ben Carson by Skidmore with lighting correction.jpg
Ben Carson[a][b]		 9 7
Jeb Bush at Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 2015 by Vadon 02.jpg
Jeb Bush[a][b]		 4 4
Other candidates[a][b] 3[47] 3
Uncommitted delegates 130[48] 19
Available delegates 0 3
  1. ^ a b c d e f Indicates withdrawn candidates whose delegates may be released on the first ballot
  2. ^ a b c d e Not eligible for the convention ballot due to Rule 40b, requiring a majority of delegates in eight states, making these delegates technically uncommitted

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "RNC officially approves Cleveland as 2016 convention host", CBS News. Associated Press. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Isenstadt, Alex (January 14, 2014) "GOP convention set for July 18-21 in 2016", Politico. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Walshe, Shushannah; Klein, Rick (July 8, 2014). "Republicans Choose Cleveland As 2016 Convention Site". ABC News. Retrieved July 27, 2014. 
  4. ^ Preston, Mark; Steinhauser, Paul (July 8, 2014). "Cleveland to hold 2016 Republican convention". CNN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014. 
  5. ^ Ohlemacher, Stephen. "Things to Know About Delegates at Stake in Iowa Caucuses". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved February 2, 2016. 
  6. ^ "Election 2016: Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions". Green Papers. February 10, 2016. 
  7. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (January 23, 2015). "Democratic National Convention date set". CNN. Retrieved August 25, 2015. The July date is two months earlier than Democrats' 2012 convention, but it sets the Democrats up to immediately follow the GOP's festivities ... Republicans moved their convention back a month in hopes of avoiding the drawn-out primary battle that left the party fractured and their 2012 nominee wounded heading into the general election 
  8. ^ (April 2, 2014) "Denver makes latest cut for hosting 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC).", The Denver Channel. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "Cleveland could vault into major leagues after hosting 2016 Republican National Convention, City Club panelists say (photos)". cleveland.com. 
  10. ^ "2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland is a 'free-market economy' for event spaces". cleveland.com. 
  11. ^ To Prepare for Republican Convention, Tampa Restricts Protests. The New York Times. July 22, 2012
  12. ^ a b c Tom Beres (March 28, 2016). "Cleveland police union, NAACP have RNC security concerns". 
  13. ^ Niraj Chokshi, Secret Service: We're not allowing firearms at the Republican National Convention, Washington Post (March 28, 2016).
  14. ^ Chiacu, Doina. "Secret Service says 'no' to guns at Republican convention". Reuters. Retrieved March 28, 2016. 
  15. ^ Faulders, Katherine. "Secret Service Will Not Allow Guns at GOP Convention Despite Petition for Open Carry". ABC News. Retrieved March 28, 2016. 
  16. ^ "Cleveland seeking to buy riot gear for Republican National Convention". cleveland.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016. 
  17. ^ Bill Sheil (March 30, 2016). "NAACP expresses concern over RNC security". 
  18. ^ a b c Matt Pearce (March 30, 2016). "This summer's Republican convention protests will be fueled by a volatile mix of forces". Los Angeles Times. 
  19. ^ Tobias, Andrew (May 19, 2016). "ACLU threatens to sue Cleveland over delay in acting on demonstration permits for Republican National Convention". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 22, 2016. 
  20. ^ Mark Naymik, Philadelphia approves first DNC protest application while Cleveland continues to stall on RNC requests, Plain Dealer (May 13, 2016).
  21. ^ DuVall, Eric (June 14, 2016). "ACLU sues Cleveland over GOP convention protest restrictions". UPI. Retrieved June 18, 2016. 
  22. ^ Tobias, Andres (May 20, 2016). "Three additional groups, including two anti-Trump groups, file for Cleveland protest permits during Republican National Convention". The Plain Dealer. 
  23. ^ a b Manu Raju & Deirdre Walsh, First on CNN: Top Republicans may skip GOP convention, CNN (April 12, 2016).
  24. ^ a b c Jeremy W. Peters, 'I Can Watch It on TV': Excuses for Republicans Skipping a Donald Trump Convention, New York Times (June 1, 2016).
  25. ^ Shushannah Walshe & Alexander Mallin, All But One Former GOP Nominee to Skip Republican National Convention, ABC News (May 5, 2016).
  26. ^ Jonathan Martin & Maggie Haberman, Corporations Grow Nervous About Participating in Republican Convention, New York Times (March 30, 2016).
  27. ^ Zachary Mider & Elizabeth Dexheimer, More Companies Opt to Sit Out Trump's Coronation in Cleveland, Bloomberg Politics (June 16, 2016).
  28. ^ "Apple Won’t Be Funding The Republican Convention Because Of Trump". BuzzFeed.com. Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 19 June 2016. 
  29. ^ Republican Party Rules, Page 21
  30. ^ 'Keefe, Eric (13 June 2016). "Release the GOP Delegates". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2016. 
  31. ^ Kyle Cheney, Meet the Rules Committee: 112 people who may decide the Republican nominee, CNN (March 14, 2016).
  32. ^ "RNC Rules Committee, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2016. 
  33. ^ Here's Another Possible Headache at the GOP Convention
  34. ^ Frank Lockwood, Wood picked for GOP's credentials committee, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (June 10, 2016) ("A Republican National Committee official has compared the contests committee to a trial court and the credentials committee to an appeals court.").
  35. ^ Rebecca Berg, Obscure Panel May Have Big Effect on GOP Convention, RealClearPolitics (May 2, 2016) (The RNC Committee on Contests ... will evaluate challenges to convention delegates selected at the state level, with the power to recommend that delegates be de-certified by the convention Committee on Credentials.").
  36. ^ GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS
  37. ^ a b Bump, Philip (April 15, 2016). "Here’s what happens to Republican delegates if no one clinches a majority before the convention". Washington Post. Retrieved April 15, 2016. 
  38. ^ Epstein, Reid J.; McGill, Brian; Rust, Max (27 April 2016). "Republican Convention’s Delegate Math Explained". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2016. 
  39. ^ "RNC's 2016 Presidential Primary Estimated Delegate Count". Republican Party. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016. 
  40. ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer; Martin, Jonathan (12 April 2016). "Paul Ryan Rules Out Run for President". New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2016. 
  41. ^ LoBianco, Tom; Kopan, Tal (June 17, 2016). "RNC delegates launch 'Anybody but Trump' drive". CNN. Retrieved June 18, 2016. 
  42. ^ Bash, Dana; Raju, Manu (June 17, 2016). "How the GOP could cut ties with Donald Trump". CNN. Retrieved June 18, 2016. 
  43. ^ O'Keefe, Eric; Rivkin, David (June 13, 2016). "Release the GOP Delegates". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 18, 2016. 
  44. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (June 17, 2016). "Campaign to Dump Trump at Republican Convention Emerges". NBC News. Retrieved June 18, 2016. 
  45. ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. "Republican Convention". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 9, 2016.  "The Green Papers's "hard count" "consists of a count of the National Convention delegates as they are formally allocated to presidential contenders (or to the ranks of the 'Uncommitted') under the rules governing the selection of such delegates in each state or other jurisdiction."
  46. ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. "Republican Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 9, 2016.  The "Green Papers's "soft count" reflects "the support for each presidential contender by either Pledged or Unpledged delegates- whether formally allocated yet or not- as best can be estimated by 'The Green Papers'; it could, conceivably change even day to day as presidential contenders might be forced out of the nomination race- perhaps releasing any delegates which might have already been formally allocated to them- or delegates once in the ranks of the 'Uncommitted' might begin to indicate support of a given presidential contender even before the National Conventions convene this Summer! Delegates listed as 'available' in the soft count, are 'not yet estimated'."
  47. ^ Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, and Carly Fiorina each have one pledged delegate.
  48. ^ Includes unpledged delegates who have declared their support for one of the candidates.

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