2012 Republican National Convention

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2012 Republican National Convention
2012 presidential election
The Tampa Bay Times Forum will host the 2012 Republican National Convention
Convention
Date(s)August 27, 2012 – August 30, 2012
CityTampa, Florida
VenueTampa Bay Times Forum
Notable speakersTBD
Candidates
Presidential nomineeMitt Romney (presumptive)
Vice presidential nomineeTBD
Voting
Total delegates2,286[1]
Votes needed for nomination1,144[2] (50% of total + 1)
Results (president)TBD
Results (vice president)TBD
BallotsTBD
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The United States 2012 Republican National Convention, in which delegates of the Republican Party will choose the party's nominees for President and Vice President, will be held during the week of August 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida[3] at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The final night of the convention might be held at Raymond James Stadium on August 30.

Host selection

On August 14, 2009, the Republican National Committee named a 13 person Site Selection Committee to start the process of selecting a host city for the 2012 convention.[4]

News reports in early 2010 indicated that Tampa as well as Salt Lake City, Utah, and Phoenix, Arizona, had been selected as finalist candidates for the convention site.[3][5][6] The decision was announced on May 12, 2010, when Tampa was selected as the host city.[7]

Host committee

The 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee is the official and federally designated Presidential Convention host committee for the 2012 Republican National Convention. [8] The Host Committee is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized to fund, manage and implement various functions in connection with the 2012 RNC Convention. The Host Committee is charged with raising $55,000,000 to pay for nearly all aspects of the Convention. The Host Committee is composed of prominent Florida business executives, civic leaders and other community leaders. The Host Committee is chaired by Al Austin and Ken Jones serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer. [9] [10]

Policing

The convention is designated as a National Special Security Event, which means that ultimate authority over law enforcement goes to the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security. Convention security is funded—in the amount of $50 million[11] —by a federal allocation. Much of the money goes to deputizing additional police. Other expenses include expanded surveillance technology and the purchase of a $296,496 armored SWAT vehicle.[12][13] Tampa Bay has disclosed specifically that it has spent $1.18m on video linkages between ground police and helicopters.[14][15][16]

Tampa police are still deciding how to cordon off areas of the city to maintain tourism while keeping protests limited. Police Chief Jane Castor has stated that although Harbour Island will not be off-limits to non-residents, "there will be some checkpoints."[17] The city has announced an estimated force of between 3000 and 4000 officers on each day of the convention.[18]

Impact

The city has already planned to cancel all trials occurring during the week of the convention, due to concerns about jurors moving in and out of the city. Various government operations will move to nearby suburban areas. One exception to this trend is predicted trials for arrested protesters, which will be presided over by "on-call judges." City officials say they are planning on fencing off some government buildings, but that it is the responsibility of businesses to defend their own buildings.[19]

Protests

In October 2011, Tampa city officials began planning for anticipated protests, and discussions centered around small prior protests by the Occupy movement. According to former Tampa City Council member John Dingfelder, then the senior staff attorney for the mid-Florida office of the American Civil Liberties Union, the convention should expect to draw far more protestors and the city should plan on up to 10,000 protestors. Dingfelder encouraged the city to be proactive regarding where protests could occur and protestors could sleep. Tampa's Mayor Bob Buckhorn's response was "If they want a place to sleep, they can go home or to a hotel," "Just because they want to occupy something doesn't mean we are obligated to provide them with an opportunity to camp out in a public park or on a sidewalk."[20]

Delegate counts

President

Main article: Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

The traditional roll call of the states, which will will permit the state leaders to promote their homes, will take place on the penultimate day of the convention.

Republican Primaries by plurality in state delegations

To have a speech formally putting his or her name in nomination, a candidate has to show a plurality of delegates in five (5) delegations as § 40(b) of the rules of the Republican Party adopted by the last convention specifies:

"Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a plurality of the delegates from each of five (5) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination."

By June 5, this requirement had only been meet by three canidates: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul.

Republican National Convention Presidential nominee vote, 2012
Candidate First Ballot Percentage
Mitt Romney 0 0%
Ron Paul 0 0%
Rick Santorum 0 0%
Totals 2,286 100.00%

Vice President

Since 1992, all Vice Presidential choices have been announced prior to the convention, and since four years prior to that, a rule permitting a nomination by voice vote has been in effect.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. (2011), Republican Detailed Delegate Allocation – 2012, retrieved December 29, 2011
  2. ^ "Democratic Convention Watch ('GOP Delegate Count' table)". Democratic Convention Watch. Retrieved Jan. 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b Ambinder, Marc (March 3, 2010) "2012 News: RNC Has Its Convention Date", The Atlantic. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "GOP names 2012 site selection committee", DemConWatchblog.com. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Salt Lake 1 of 4 finalists for 2012 Republican Convention". DemConWatchblog.com. January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  6. ^ "Phoenix 1 of 4 finalists for 2012 GOP Convention". The Arizona Republic. February 1, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  7. ^ Lush, Tamara (May 12, 2010) "Tampa wins bid to host 2012 GOP convention", The Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  8. ^ "Host Committee details". Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Margaret Cashill (May 21, 2010). "Republican National Convention to enlist local talent in 2012". Tampa Bay Business Journal. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ Robert Trigaux (February 12, 2012). "With big projects unfolding across Tampa Bay, 10 people to watch in 2012".
  11. ^ Butera, Jeff (January 5, 2012). "Tampa receiving $50M grant for RNC". ABC Action News. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Rayfield, Jillian (January 25, 2012). "How The 2012 Conventions Will Leave A Permanent Surveillance And Security Footprint In Host Cities". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  13. ^ Danielson, Richard (February 15, 2012). "Republican National Convention funds to buy two tactical Tampa Fire Rescue vehicles". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  14. ^ Harrison, Steve (January 26, 2012). "N.C. Police Won't Talk About $25M In Equipment For DNC". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  15. ^ "After questions, Tampa City Council approves police upgrades for Republican National Convention". Tampa Bay Times. January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  16. ^ Danielson, Richard (January 6, 2012). "Tampa City Council approves police upgrades for 2012 GOP National Convention". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  17. ^ Danielson, Richard (January 26, 2012). "Merchants ponder Republican National Convention impact: headache or opportunity?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  18. ^ Danielson, Richard (January 6, 2012). "Tampa City Council approves police upgrades for 2012 GOP National Convention". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  19. ^ Danielson, Richard (January 18, 2012). "Republican National Convention to disrupt civic life in downtown Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  20. ^ Tampa faces a double permitting challenge in Republican National Convention, Occupy Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer, In Print: Sunday, October 23, 2011

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