RNC to punish Florida Republicans
Tampa is hosting the Republican National Convention but Florida delegates will get inconvenient hotel spots, poor seating and lose guest passes, according to proposed sanctions the national GOP will vote on this week.
The penalties, which could make for an irritating convention experience in August, are the price for moving up the presidential primary to Jan. 31, a violation of Republican National Committee rules.
A draft resolution to be taken up Wednesday by the RNC’s rules committee during the winter meeting in New Orleans calls for hotels to be neither “favorable” nor “convenient.” Florida’s spot on the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum would also be less than ideal.
Also, Florida Republican officials will lose the ability to dole out guest passes. Those passes will revert to the national party.
“I feel surely they are going to enforce it,” said national committeeman Paul Senft of Haines City, who is on the rules committee.
A full committee vote is set for Friday.
By RNC rules, only New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada were permitted to hold elections in February. Wanting greater influence in determining the nominee, Florida moved its primary to Jan. 31, causing other states to scramble.
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