§ 163-213.8. Allocation of delegate positions to reflect division of votes in the primary.
§ 163‑213.8. Allocation of delegate positions to reflect division of votes in the primary.
(a) Upon completion and certification of the primary results bythe State Board of Elections, the Secretary of State shall certify the resultsto the State chairman of each political party.
Each political party shall allocate delegate positions in a mannerwhich reflects the division of votes of the party primary consistent with thenational party rules of that political party.
(b) In case of conflict between subsection (a) of this sectionand the national rules of a political party, the State executive committee ofthat party has the authority to resolve the conflict by adopting for that partythe national rules, which shall then supercede any provision in subsection (a)of this section with which it conflicts, provided that the executive committeeshall take only such action under this subsection necessary to resolve theconflict. (1971, c. 225;1975, c. 744; 1979, c. 800; 1983, c. 216, ss. 1, 2.)