Join us for the

2023 New Hanover County GOP Convention

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Doors open at 5:00 PM

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2501 N College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Must have been a registered Republican by January 31, 2023 to register.

Photo Identification will be required at check-in

Registration is done either online or on the day of the convention.
Registration is $10/person via credit card if done online or $20 via cash/check at the convention.
Online registration closes at 11:59 PM on March 16.
In person registration starts at 5pm on March 21 and closes at 6:30 PM. All persons in line at 6:30 PM will be allowed to register.
Pre-Registered Attendees must also check-in, and must check-in before 6:30 PM
There is no correlation between the time or order someone registered and being selected as a delegate. The first person who registered online and the last person who is in line at 6:30PM on the 21st have exactly the same opportunity to be selected as a delegate.

Precinct meetings are held before the convention starts.
Registered attendees will be seated with their precincts.
The two items of business for each Precinct meeting are the election of delegates and the election of precinct officers – in that order.

570 total delegates are authorized to vote at the convention. Delegates are elected by Precinct.
Each precinct is authorized 1 Delegate + 1 Delegate per 100 Republicans within that precinct.
We will use Precinct H-13 as our example. H-13 is authorized 20 Delegates to the convention. If only 18 H-13 residents are present at this meeting, all 18 will be designated as Delegates.
If 22 residents of H-13 attend the meeting, each precinct member in attendance will vote for the 20 delegate positions. The attendees who receive the most votes are designated as Delegates.
The other 2 attendees would be designated as Alternates and may still attend the convention – however they do not have speaking or voting rights.

Once the Delegates have been identified it is time to elect a Precinct Chair and other officers.
Attendees may nominate themselves – or be nominated by someone else – and explain why he or she is the best person for the position.
If two or more attendees express an interest in serving as a Precinct Officer, then a vote among the attendees occurs to determine the outcome. All precinct attendees may vote at the Precinct Meeting, regardless of whether they are Delegates or Alternates to the Convention.
If no one expresses interest in becoming the Precinct Chair, this Precinct becomes “unorganized”.
In the case of an unorganized precinct, two attendees will be asked to be a Temporary Chair and Temporary Secretary for the purpose of forwarding the named Delegates to the convention.

Precinct Officers elected at the upcoming Precinct Meeting must be a resident of the Precinct they represent.
All Delegates and Alternates must be a resident of the Precinct they represent.
All attendees at the Precinct Meetings or the Convention must be a registered Republican as of January 31, 2023.