RULE 2 - National Committee Members

    1. There shall be elected by the State Executive Committee one man to serve as National Committeeman and one woman to serve as National Committeewoman to be designated the nominees from the state of Florida to serve on the Republican National Committee. The election shall be held at the Annual meeting of the State Executive Committee in each year of a presidential general election, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party.

    2. The State Chairman shall conduct the election. Candidates shall be registered Republicans in the state of Florida and shall be nominated from the floor at the time of the election. Voting shall be by written secret ballot.

  2. In the event of a vacancy in the office of National Committeeman or National Committeewoman, such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the members of the State Executive Board at a duly called meeting, and the person so elected shall serve until the next annual meeting of the State RPOF Executive Committee, and provided that the term of that office shall not have expired, such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the State RPOF Executive committee as provided in this Rule, and the person so elected shall serve the remainder of the term of that office.

  3. The National Committeeman and National Committeewoman shall be reimbursed for party-related reimbursable travel expenses incurred up to the budgetary authority set by the State Executive Board, including transportation, mileage, lodging, and meals. Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted, reviewed, and approved in the same manner as requests for reimbursement by the RPOF Chairman under Rule 20.

  4. As used in this Rule, the Rules of the Republican Party of Florida, and the County Model Constitution, in reference to “Committeeman” and “Committeewoman” the terms below mean as follows:

    1. “Man” means a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex of male, which has the specific reproductive role of producing sperm.

    2. “Woman” means a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex of female, which has the specific reproductive role of producing eggs.