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Achieving a Fair Convention
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* Nueces Convention Audio
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The following are some of the challenges filed against delegates to the State Convention. Reported rule violations have resulted in dozens of challenges being filed, against hundreds of delegates. Offenses cited range from the extreme to the mundane, but all exhibit a widespread disregard by party leadership for both the letter and the spirit of the law and party rules. RPT Rule 27 provides guidelines for filing a challenge and requires "detailing the specific rule or rules alleged to have been violated." Rule 11, 33b, and 35 also apply.

• General

  • Tina Benkiser and Unknown Officials Committee Members

• Brazoria

  • Yvonne Dewey, Kathleen Liles
    Status: Dewey FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee; Liles REJECTED, Appeal Pending

• Dallas

  • Ruth Hale
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Tina Benkiser
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

• Galveston

  • Sandra Tetley, Robin Armstrong, All Delegates & Alternates
    Status: Tetley FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee; Others REJECTED, Appeal Pending

• Hays

  • Linda Kinney, Christine Pogue, Robert Mooney, Johanna Cunningham
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

• Midland

  • Sue Brannon
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

• Nacogdoches

  • Jackie Yates, David Alders, Pre-appointed state convention deletegates

• Nueces -- Convention Audio

  • Arden Peterson, Judith Peterson
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

  • James Bixler, Barbara Bixler
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • John Longoria
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Lloyd Neal, Joe McComb
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Michael Bertuzzi
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

  • Michael Bertuzzi
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

  • Michael Bertuzzi, Arden Kendall Peterson
    Status: Peterson FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee; Bertuzzi REJECTED, Appeal Pending

  • Numerous Individuals

  • Tina Benkiser
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

• Parker -- Convention Video

  • Rule 14 - Numerous Individuals
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

  • Rule 20 - Janifer Barton
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Rule 22 - Zan (Statham) Prince
    Status: UNDETERMINED pending RPT Clarification

  • Rule 23 - Zan (Statham) Prince
    Status: UNDETERMINED pending RPT Clarification

  • Rule 27d & RRO - Zan (Statham) Prince, All Delegates & Alternates
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Rule 29 - Zan (Statham) Prince
    Status: UNDETERMINED pending RPT Clarification

• Tarrant

  • Larry Kauffman
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee

  • Michael Taylor
    Status: REJECTED by Officials Committee; Appeal Pending

  • Stuart Lane - Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F Part 1 & Part 2, G
    Status: FORWARDED by Officials Committee to Temp Credentials Committee