A fourth Republican presidential debate is scheduled for next month, with stricter election requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before.

In a memo sent to the campaigns on Friday and obtained by the Associated Press, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the debate would take place in December. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

To reach the podium, candidates must receive at least 6% support in two approved national polls, or 6% in the general election

one poll of

two of the

different

early voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.

According to the memo, first reported by the New York Times, participants must also gather at least 80,000 unique donors, with at least 200 unique donors per state or territory, in 20 or more states.

Candidates have up to 48 hours before the debate to complete the requirements.

The RNC has tightened the requirements at each debate, an effort to winnow the once vast field.

It was difficult for some candidates to meet all the qualifications, including the former governor of Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson, who participated in the first debate but did not meet the subsequent qualifications. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who was on stage for the first two debates, suspended his campaign last week after it appeared likely he would not qualify for the third debate.

The third GOP debate, set to take place Wednesday in Miami, will require campaigns to reach 4% in the polls and reach 70,000 unique donors.

Although the party won’t confirm who will be on stage for the third event until Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former governor of South Carolina. Nikki Haley, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and former governor of New Jersey. Chris Christie is expected to participate.

As in the first two debates, former President Trump, the current frontrunner in the Republican Party polls, is skipping next week’s contest. He plans counter-programming with a rally in Hialeah, Florida, about a half-hour drive from the debate site.

Trump’s campaign has called for the primary debates to be canceled, saying last month that the RNC should instead refocus its manpower on defeating President Biden next year.