RULE 9 – Oath of Party Loyalty

A. Form of Party Loyalty Oath

As a condition of membership on a Republican Executive Committee, each County Republican Executive Committee and State Republican Executive Committee member must sign and file an oath of party loyalty in the following form:

I swear or affirm that during my term of party office I will not actively, publicly, or financially support the election of any candidate:

1. Seeking election against the Republican Party’s nominee in a partisan unitary, general, or special election that includes a Republican nominee; or

2. Who is not a registered Republican and is seeking election against a registered Republican in a non-partisan election, except that this provision does not apply to judicial races under Chapter 105, Florida Statutes.

I further swear or affirm that, in my capacity as a Republican Executive Committee member I will not support, in a contested Republican primary election, the nomination of one Republican candidate over another, or in a nonpartisan election, the election of one registered Republican over another, unless the Executive Committee has voted to endorse that candidate in accordance with RPOF Rule 8. This provision does not preclude me from supporting in any manner my personal Republican candidate of choice in a contested Republican primary election or my personal registered Republican candidate of choice in a nonpartisan election, provided I do not express such support with public reference to my title or office within the Republican Party of Florida.

B. Filing Instructions for Party Loyalty Oath

Each Republican Executive Committee member required by this Rule to sign a party loyalty oath must file the oath with the Chairman of his or her respective State or County Republican Executive Committee (or the Chairman’s designee) no later than 30 days after election to party office. The party loyalty oath shall be witnessed, verified, or notarized.