Posted on 03/03/2016 7:52:05 AM PST by Be Careful
Winner-takes-all: Statewide delegates are all awarded to #1 (even if #1 has less than 50% of the vote); Three C.D. delegates are all awarded to #1 in the C.D. (even if #1 has less than 50% of the vote).
This is forbidden by the RNC prior to March 15th. But SC was allowed an exception.
Winner-takes-most: Statewide delegates are awarded to all candidates receiving at least 20% of the vote (*). Two C.D. delegates are awarded to #1, and one to #2 in the C.D. (*)
(*) Except if a candidate receives 50% of the vote, then he would be awarded all the delegates.
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