MINNEAPOLIS--Despite being stripped of half the delegation, during the roll call of the Republican convention, Peter Spaulding announced that the New Hampshire delegation's 24 votes went to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

When asked why he said 24 votes Spaulding told PolitickerNH.com, "cause I feel that we're entitled to 24 votes, how they count them is up to them [the RNC]."

Earlier this year the RNC reduced the official delegation from 24 delegates to 12 because the New Hampshire primary was held earlier than the party rules would allow.

Spaulding said his roll call speech read, "New Hampshire the Granite State, the home of the first-in-the-nation primary, home of Senator John Sununu, youngest member of the United States Senate, is pleased to cast its 24 votes for Senator John McCain."