*The standing rule amendment is underlined and highlighted below:
STANDING RULES ADOPTED BY
THE ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY
Primary Elections: The State Finance Chairman and officers of the State Committee, including the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, shall not serve as campaign chairman, treasurer or official spokesman for a candidate in a contested primary election. They may be candidates for public or party office, including national convention delegate or alternate delegate; except the chairman and secretary may not be candidates in a contested primary election for a public statewide office or for member of congress. In the event the Chairman or Secretary chooses to become a candidate in a contested statewide or congressional primary, he or she must resign or take a leave of absence for the duration of the campaign. During such leave, the Vice-Chairman shall assume all duties and responsibilities of the Chairman at the state level, and the Steering Committee shall appoint a temporary Secretary to fulfill the Secretary’s duties. All may be candidates or campaign officers or spokesmen for candidates without primary opposition. Paid employees of the State Committee shall not be involved in any contested primary race. Persons actively involved in a contested primary election for any office shall be disqualified from discussion and voting on any issue of disqualification or contest for that office as members of any State or county committee or subcommittee.