PRECINCT DELEGATES AND CERTAIN AT-LARGE DELEGATES GIVEN THE PREFERENCE UNDER RULE 8 OF THE CONVENTION RULES, BUT WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE COUNTY CONVENTION, MUST NOTIFY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ( ) OR THE FOLLOWING DESIGNEE(S) ( ) IN WRITING (THE “NOTIFICATION”) OF THE PERSON’S INTENTION TO BECOME A DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTION. THE NOTIFICATION CAN BE IN ANY WRITTEN FORM, INCLUDING BY LETTER, TEXT OR EMAIL, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (OR DESIGNEE) BY NO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m. ON THE DAY OF THE COUNTY CONVENTION. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATION AS PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL MEAN THAT THE PERSON SHALL NOT BE GIVEN THE PREFERENCE UNDER RULE 8 OF THE CONVENTION RULES. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SEND A NOTIFICATION IF A PERSON ATTENDS THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

ONLY DULY ELECTED PRECINCT DELEGATES AND THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY OFFICE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE COUNTY CONVENTION (IN ADDITION TO REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE MICHIGAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, STATEWIDE OFFICEHOLDERS, THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN AND NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN FROM MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICERS WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES).