Article VIII Section IX

Endorsement for Political Districts not Wholly within Lancaster County

1. Cooperative Agreement by County Chairmen. Whenever a geographic political district to be represented by an endorsee has boundaries outside of Lancaster County, endorsement shall be as agreed upon by the Republican County Chairmen of the applicable counties, taking into account the percentage of Lancaster County Republican voters within such political district.
2. Approval by Committee Members. Such agreement shall be approved, in advance or subsequently, by the applicable Lancaster County Committee members representing all Lancaster County election districts within the geographic political district.
3. Relevance of these “Rules” to Such Endorsement. Whenever Lancaster County Committee members constitute the majority of Republican committee people within such a geographic political district, the endorsement rules as prescribed herein shall prevail.