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"Today the Republican Party of Arkansas (RPA) Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly to declare null and void certain actions taken by the State Convention Chair in violation of RPA Rules, Article 1, Section 6. While the State Convention is the final authority on RPA matters, that body adopted RPA Rules in their entirety, and then repeatedly violated the notice requirements provided in Article 1, Section 6, Items F-G. Those violations of the RPA Rules were predictable considering the Convention Chair attempted not once, but twice, to strip those sections from adoption. Those failed attempts at eliminating the notice requirements, prior to their adoption as a whole, are an admission of their necessity. The will of the body was to preserve those sections of the Rules; sections which protect against the chaos of unknown and unvetted proposals.
This does not negate the certification of state and federal candidates, presidential electors, or the additional platform changes which complied with RPA Rules Article 1, Section 6, Items F-G. Today's decision is not about any one proposal or group of proposals, but about applying the Rules equally to protect the will of the delegates, which was to preserve required notice."
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