Rule Change OKGOP Rule 16(e)
STRIKE “The Oklahoma Federation of Young Republicans shall be allowed twenty (20) delegates to the State Convention. Said delegates will be allocated by the State Executive Committee of the Young Republicans and must be named prior to Republican County Conventions. The Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans shall be allowed at least ten (10) delegates to the State Convention with said delegates being at least eighteen (18) years of age by the time of the State Convention to which they are delegates; and said delegates being a member of the Oklahoma Federation of College
Republicans at least one (1) college semester. Delegates who are members of voting auxiliary organizations shall choose whether to vote as an auxiliary delegate or a county delegate.” from OKGOP Rule 16(e).
Passed on _________________, 2024 by _____________ County Signed_______________________________
_______________ County Chairman
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In Oklahoma, we are working to bring transparency and integrity back to the Republican Party. We have made great strides in that effort over the last several years.
This year, we are targeting unfair delegate votes at convention. The counties get a certain number of delegate votes based on votes for the Republican candidate in Presidential or Gubernatorial most recent election. The rules give a set amount of delegate votes to the Young Republicans and College Republicans. The set amount is more than many counties.
We are changing that. Here is my why as I’ve been asked to make a statement:
There are several organizations in Oklahoma that support the Republican Party. One group should not feel entitled to privileged treatment. No organization should get their own delegate votes at a state convention. Why would we pick only a certain group that gets preferred treatment?
We encourage young people to participate in party politics. We ask that they come with their county, as every other adult does.
Every county I visit is wondering where the younger generation is. They are in the Republican Party, but they are incentivized to segregate. We want them to meet on their own, like many women’s groups, 2A groups, moms groups, etc. do, but they need to come to convention as delegates of their county.
I choose to believe the original intent of giving the Young Republicans and College Republicans their own delegate votes was a sincere effort to include them. I also believe it was unfair from the start. Where is the line fairly drawn? Should we give elderly special votes? Should we give women special votes?
We encourage the Young Republicans and College Republicans to come to convention….with their county. They are adults with the same responsibilities and expectations as everyone else.
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