How Trump Could Be Blocked at a
Contested Republican Convention

A handy flow chart of the Republican National Convention balloting process, courtesy of The New York Times.
When delegates vote their conscience, instead of their pledge? Almost all delegates to the Republican National Convention are required by state law or state party rules to vote for the candidate they are pledged to support on the first ballot. But what if no candidate achieves a majority (1,237 delegates) on the first ballot, and a second ballot is needed? A third?
The New York Times has created an easy-to-read flow chart to show you just how many delegates become free on the second and each successive ballot. Clip this, you may want to refer to it later this year.

By LARRY BUCHANAN and ALICIA PARLAPIANO MARCH 9, 2016
  

A coalition of Republicans is banking on a scenario in which Donald J.
Trump fails to reach the 1,237 delegates required to secure the party’s
nomination before its July convention, creating a potential opening for
another nominee as the delegates vote on the convention floor.

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