16-243. National convention delegates; pledged
support to candidates
A. The selection of delegates to the political party national conventions shall be
as provided in the bylaws of each state party.
B. Each delegate to the national convention shall use his best efforts at the
convention for the party's presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest
number of votes in the presidential preference election until the candidate is nominated
for the office of president of the United States by the convention, until the candidate
releases the delegate from his obligation, until a candidate withdraws from the race or
until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated,
withdraws from the race, delegates are released or one ballot is taken, each delegate is
free to vote as he chooses, and no rule may be adopted by a delegation requiring the
delegation to vote as a body or causing the vote of any delegate to go uncounted or
unreported.
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