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 The debates are contingent on negotiations with media partners,
the Republican National Committee said in a statement from its
winter meeting in San Diego, where Chairman Reince Priebus was
elected to a third term.
"It is exciting that Republicans will have such a large bench of
candidates to choose from, and the sanctioned debate process ensures
voters will have a chance to gain a chance to hear from them," said
Priebus.
The sanctioned debate schedule reflects about half the debates held
during the lengthy 2012 presidential primaries. Many Republicans
thought that heavy debate schedule was a strain on candidates and
forced them into rigid policy positions that hurt them in the
general election.
 The debates for 2016 will be: in Ohio in August (broadcast by Fox
News), in California in September (CNN), in Colorado in October
(CNBC), in Wisconsin in November (Fox Business), in Nevada in
December (CNN), in Iowa in January 2016 (Fox News) and three in
February 2016: in New Hampshire (ABC), in South Carolina (CBS), in
Florida (NBC/Telemundo).
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The Republicans will meet in Cleveland in July 2016 to nominate
their presidential candidate for the election in November later that
year.
(Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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