The Indiana Republican Party is shifting its June 20th State Convention Online due to Restrictions on Large Gatherings aimed at Minimizing the Spread of the Coronavirus.
"Not being able to conduct a traditional, in-person convention this year is sad news for me and for all Hoosier Republicans who look forward to charting the course for our 'Party of Purpose' together. But the Indiana Republican State Committee's top priority every step of the way has been making sure that our delegates select our party's nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general and this is the only move that can ensure that will happen." said Kyle Hupfer, Indiana GOP Chairman.
The Party will attempt to Replicate the Excitement of a Traditional Convention by Livestreaming Speeches from the Attorney General Candidates, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, and Gov. Eric Holcomb, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Region time, on June 18th.
GOP Convention Delegates Elected at the June 2nd Primary then will receive Ballots by Mail around June 22nd, which must be Returned to an Independent Accounting Firm by July 9th.
Ballots will be Counted and the Party Nominees announced July 10th.
The Republicans have decided to use Ranked-Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting, to Select among the Three or Four Candidates expected to compete for the Party's Attorney General Nomination.
Delegates will Indicate their Top Choice in the Race and have the Option of Ranking the Other Candidates. If No One achieves Majority Support with the First-Place Rankings, then the Votes Cast for the Candidate with the Lowest Number of First Choices are Redistributed to the Other Candidates based on who is Ranked Second, and continuing until One Candidate reaches a Majority.
"This was the only option — with the uncertainty of future restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic — that provided certainty that our delegates would be able to vote for our party's nominees," Hupfer said.
The Indiana Democratic Party, in April Canceled its June 13th state Convention, in favor of a similar Online Party Gathering with Mail-In Voting for Attorney General.
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