A RESOLUTION OF

THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SUPPORT OF INTEGRITY, OPENNESS, AND FAIRNESS IN THE PRIMARY
PROCESS
Passed May 3, 2014 by a unanimous vote of the
S.C. Republican Party State Executive Committee
WHEREAS, spirited and competitive primaries are a healthy way to grow the Republican Party
through increased primary participation, and
WHEREAS, Republicans do not wish to be perceived as a party that simply selects its nominees
in a backroom or underhanded fashion, and
WHEREAS, the 2013 South Carolina Republican State Convention majority spoke clearly in
favor of the primary process, and
WHEREAS, dedicated Republicans across South Carolina deserve the primary election integrity
that only a state Republican Party, whose staff and officers maintain official neutrality and fair
play for all, can provide, and
WHEREAS, anything other than a fair and legitimate primary where state party staff and
officers avoid even the appearance of intervention could irrevocably damage the integrity of our
primary process and inadvertently affect our “First in the South” presidential preference status,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that all state Republican Party staff shall treat all
campaigns equally, maintaining public neutrality in the primary process, and
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that state Republican Party officers in their official capacities shall
treat all campaigns equally, maintaining public neutrality in the primary process, and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Carolina Republican Party
Chairman, National Committeeman and National Committeewoman or their proxies or
successors are forbidden from agreeing to a Rule 11 exception allowing party funds to be spent
in statewide primaries.