Vermont Republican Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Vermont Republican
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 4 March 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
McCain, John Sidney, III	`28,417 71.32%`	`17 100.00%`	`17 100.00%`
Huckabee, Michael Dale "Mike"	`5,698 14.30%`
Paul, Ronald Ernest "Ron"	`2,635 6.61%`
Romney, Mitt	`1,809 4.54%`
Giuliani, Rudolph William	`931 2.34%`
Write-in	`353 0.89%`
Total	`39,843 100.00%`	`17 100.00%`	`17 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All,
Polling hours 5:00a EST (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC). Polls may open as early as 5:00a and no later than 10:00a as set by the Board of Civil Authority.
Voter Eligibility: Open Primary
Voter Affiliation: Voter registration does not include party affiliation

17 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 1 bonus

States Chronologically States Alphabetically Republican Convention Vermont Democrat

Vermont Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

Vermont State and Local Government

Vermont Republican Party Instructive Material for Potential Delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention

Rules of the Vermont Republican State Committee

Certified returns of the 4 March primary from an official source.

Tuesday 4 March 2008: All 17 of Vermont's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Vermont Presidential Primary.

17 are to be allocated to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide.

The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Vermont's Republican Party, will attend the convention as pledged delegates by virtue of their position.

Timeline:
Tuesday 15 April 2008: Town caucuses for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Straw Poll and Presidential Nominating Convention.
Monday 5 May 2008: Names of delegates to the State Straw Poll and Presidential Delegate Nominating Convention will be released to the Republican National Convention.
Saturday 17 May 2008: State Straw Poll and Presidential Delegate Nominating Convention.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention are bound for the first two ballots to the presidential candidate who wins a plurality of Republican votes cast in the Presidential Primary. [Rule 11. l.]