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CANDIDATE PLATFORM REVIEW This form is NOT required by state law to file for a place on the ballot. A full version of the RPT Platform can be found at www.TexasGOP.org. Rule No. 43 - Candidate Platform Review Each ca did t r.. ing as a e u ican for an u lie office on an a at in teState of Texas sha I be provided a co yof af r f e. ubli an Part of Texas, The Re ublican Party of Texas shall make an e ectronic cop of the Platform availab e to each candida e upon re uest. The County or tate Chairman shall distribute a cop of the Platform to each candidate alan with all other candidate a p ication papers. Each candidate, excep a can idate for judicia office, may indicate for each bullet point item of the Party Principles included in the Preamble of the Platform, whether the candidate agrees, disagrees, or is undecided, as to each item, wit comments if desired. T e County or Sta e Chairman shall also request that each non-judicial candidate read the entire Platform and choose at least ten (10) line items from the Platform that the candidate strongly supports. The SRECshall also have the newest Platform available to the candidates within two (2) months after its adoption by the State Convention. Candidates for federal or state at- arge non-judicial office should file the complete Platform Review containing the candidate's responses at the time of filing for office with the Republican Party of Texas. District and local non-judicial candidates should file the completed Platform Review containing the candidate's responses at the time of filing with the County Chairmen of the districts, or counties, respectively, in which they are running. Candidates' responses shall be collected and recorded by the Republican Party of Texas and published on the Party's website prior to the primary. A copy of the candidates' responses filed with a County Chairman shall be forwarded to the State Chairman within ten (10) days of receipt. At the discretion of the Officials Committee of the SREC,a candidate's response may be excluded from or edited prior to posting to the website of the Republican Party of Texas. Rule No. 43A The Platform Committee of the biennial State Convention shall prepare a list of no less than ten (10) and no more than twenty (20) principles included in the Preamble of the Platform of the Republican Party of Texas which clearly defines the Party's values, with the knowledge and purpose that they be used to identify candidate values as stated in Rule No. 43. A candidate must return the candidate's completed Platform Review and the completed Candidate Resource Committee (CRe) funding application to be eligible to receive funds from the CRCof the SREC. PREAMBLE We STILL hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Throughout the world, people dare to dream of freedom and opportunity. The Republican Party of Texas unequivocally defends that dream. We strive to preserve the freedom given to us by God, implemented by our Founding Fathers, and embodied in the Constitution. We recognize that the traditional family is the strength of our nation. It is our solemn duty to protect iife and develop responsible citizens. We understand that our economic success depends upon free market principals. If we fail to maintain our sovereignty, we risk losing the freedom to live these ideals. PRINCIPLES We, the 2014 Republican Party of Texas, believe in this platform and expect our elected leaders to uphold these truths through acknowledgement and action. We believe in: 1. Strict adherenc~ to the original intent of the Decl~rjltion of Independence and United States and Texas Constitutions. rn Agree 0 Disagree 0 Undecided 2. The sanctity of human life, created in the image of ~od, which should be protected from fertilization to natural death. lJ' Agree 0 Disagree 0 Undecided Not a primary election document.
