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ARTICLE I SECTION A. Qualifications
[EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 14, 2006] 2. A person who has made application for registration and meets all other requirements of Section A, but whose name does not appear on the local registration books solely because of the books having been closed in connection with a local election, will nevertheless be deemed a legal and qualified voter. [EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 15,
2006] 2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be effective commencing on June 15, 2006. Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall cease having any effect at such time as the Election Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall provide for party registration, at which time only those registered as Republicans may be deemed to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee. 3. In addition to the foregoing, to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party after March 1, 2004, or in the last five years, whichever is more recent. 4. A single exception to Paragraph 3 shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intends, at the time of the writing, to support the nominees of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall not have the benefit of the exception identified in Paragraph 3 thereafter. 5. A person who has made application for registration and meets all other requirements of Section A, but whose name does not appear on the local registration books solely because of the books having been closed in connection with a local election, will nevertheless be deemed a legal and qualified voter. June 2004 Amendment: added the second, third and fourth paragraphs, and renumbered the last paragraph. The amendments have a delayed effective date as noted. SECTION B. Participation Participation in the
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Table of Contents
ARTICLE I
ARTICLE II
ARTICLE III
ARTICLE IV
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VII
ARTICLE VIII
ARTICLE IX
ARTICLE X
ARTICLE XI ADOPTED
February 12, 1972 RESTATED June 1, 1985 AMENDED
June 14, 1986 REFERENCE NOTES: Notes have been included immediately below each amended section or sub-section to indicate the text of many recent amendments. These notes have been included for reference purposes only and are not part of the official text. |
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ARTICLE II 1. "State Party" or "Party" means Republican Party of Virginia. 2. "State Party Plan" means Plan of Organization of the Republican Party of Virginia. 3. "State Central Committee" means State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. 4. "Election District" means the City, County, ward of a City, magisterial district of a County, precinct, or portions or combinations of such political subdivisions which comprise the area defined by law in which an election is to be held. 5. "Congressional District" means the Election District for a member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. 6. "District" means Congressional District unless otherwise designated. 7. "Legislative District" means the Election District for a member of the House of Delegates or the State Senate of the Virginia General Assembly. 8. "District Committee" means Republican Congressional District Committee for each Congressional District. 9. "Legislative District Committee" means Republican District Committee for each State Senatorial District and each House of Delegates District as the context may require. 10. "County Committee" means County Committee for the Republican Party for each county. 11. "City Committee" means City Committee for the Republican Party for each City. 12. "Unit" means County or City. 13. "Unit Committee" means County Committee or City Committee. 14. "Republican Party Voting Strength" means a uniform ratio of the votes cast in a political subdivision for the Republican candidates for Governor and President to the total votes cast in the entire Election District for the Republican candidates for Governor and President in the last preceding Gubernatorial and Presidential elections. In all proceedings for nominations for statewide office, the relevant Unit shall be entitled to one (1) delegate vote for each 250 votes. In all proceedings at the District level, the relevant Unit shall be entitled to one (1) delegate vote for each 100 to 500 votes. In all proceedings at the local and Legislative District level, the relevant political subdivision shall be entitled to one (1) delegate vote for each 25 to 500 votes. The exact number shall be decided by the appropriate Official Committee and included in the call. 1998 Amendment: added the last four sentences of paragraph 14. 15. "Quadrennial State Convention" means the State Convention held in Presidential election years for the purposes of nominating electors-at-large to the Electoral College and electing delegates-at-large and alternates-at-large to the Quadrennial National Republican Convention. 16. "Quadrennial District Convention" means the District Convention held in Presidential election years for the purposes of nominating an elector to the Electoral College and electing Delegates and Alternates to the Quadrennial National Republican Convention. 17. "Biennial District Convention" means the District Convention held in Congressional election years and is the same as the Quadrennial District Convention in Presidential election years. 18. "Official Committees" are the State Central Committee, each District Committee, each Legislative District Committee, and each Unit Committee. 19. "Chairman", "Chairmen", "he", and "his", shall not be construed to denote gender. 20. "Ex-Officio" means the person holding the office and shall not be construed to mean with or without vote. 21. "Mass Meeting" is as defined in Robert's Rules of Order subject to the provisions of the State Party Plan. 1998 Amendment: deleted the words "the then current edition of" after "defined in". 22. "Party Canvass" is a method of electing chairmen and members of Official Committees, delegates to Conventions, or Party nominees which shall include pre-filing candidacies, then secret balloting by Party members at convenient polling places and hours after proper notice. 23. "Convention" is as defined in Robert's Rules of Order subject to the provisions of the State Party Plan. 1998 Amendment: deleted the words "the then current edition of" after "defined in".
[EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 15, 2006] "Primary" is as defined in and subject to the Election Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, except to the extent that any provisions of such laws conflict with this Plan, infringe the right to freedom of association, or are otherwise invalid. 2004 Amendments: added the language beginning with the word "except". The effective date of the change is June 15, 2006. 25. "Robert's Rules of Order" shall mean Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 9th Edition. 1998 Amendment: added paragraph 25. Definitions not set forth above, to the extent found therein and where not otherwise inconsistent with Article VII, Section H and Article VIII, Section I.4 of the State Party Plan, shall be those set forth in Robert's Rules of Order. 1998 Amendment: deleted the words "the then current edition of" after "set forth in". The cross-reference to Article VIII has been updated.
ARTICLE III Section A. Membership 1. State Chairman 2. First Vice Chairman 3. Two (2) Vice Chairmen from the Eastern part of the State. 4. Two (2) Vice Chairmen for the Western part of the State. 5. Two (2) National Committee members. 6. President, ex officio, and two (2) elected representatives of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women. 7. President, ex officio, and two (2) elected representatives of the Young Republican Federation of Virginia. 8. President, ex officio, and two (2) elected representatives of the College Republican Federation of Virginia. 9. District Chairman of each District, ex officio. 10. Three members from each District. 11. One (1) additional member from each District that cast its plurality vote for the Republican Presidential nominee in the last preceding Presidential election. 12. One (1) additional member for each District represented by a Republican member of Congress. 13. Four (4) Republican members of the General Assembly. 14. State Treasurer and Finance Chairman. 15. State Secretary 16. Budget Director and General Counsel, but they shall not be entitled to vote. 17. All publicly elected
present and former Republican statewide office-holders, ex
officio, but they shall not be entitled to vote. SECTION B. Election and
Term 2. The Vice Chairmen shall be elected by the State Central Committee at the first meeting following the Quadrennial State Convention for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are elected. The Eastern portion of the State shall include the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 10th and 11th Congressional Districts, and the Western portion of the State shall include the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Congressional Districts. 1992 Amendment: added the 11th Congressional District to the second sentence. 3. The National Committee Members shall be nominated by the Quadrennial State Convention. 4. District Members. b. The additional member for each District that cast its plurality vote for the Republican Presidential nominee in the last preceding Presidential election shall be elected by the District Committee at the first meeting following the Presidential election and shall serve concurrently with the Presidential term. c. The additional member for each District represented by a Republican Member of Congress shall be elected by the District Committee at the first meeting following the Congressman's election and shall serve concurrently with the Congressman's term. 5. The members representing the General Assembly shall be elected by the Republican Members of the General Assembly at the beginning of each even year session of the General Assembly, for a term of two (2) years or until their successors are elected. 6. The State Secretary and State Treasurer shall be elected by the State Central Committee at the first meeting following the Quadrennial State Convention to serve at the pleasure of the Committee. 7. The State Finance Chairman, Budget Director, and General Counsel shall be appointed by the State Chairman to serve at the pleasure of the Chairman. 8. A person shall occupy only one voting membership on the State Central Committee at any one time. SECTION C. Vacancies 2. A vacancy in the office of Vice Chairman, State Secretary or State Treasurer shall be filled by the State Central Committee. 3. A vacancy in the office of a National Committee member shall be filled by the State Central Committee until the next regular State Convention which shall then elect a successor National Committee member to fill the remaining unexpired portion of the vacating member's term. 4. Vacancies in the District memberships of the State Central Committee shall be filled by the applicable District Committee; however, any vacancy not so filled within ninety (90) days may be filled by the State Central Committee. 5. Vacancies shall be filled after notice of such intent, has been included in the call of the meeting at which the vacancy is to be filled. SECTION D. Duties b. It shall determine whether candidates for statewide public office shall be nominated by Convention or Primary. c. It shall call all regular and special State Conventions and make arrangements there for, including the basis of representation, the time and the place. d. It shall have general supervision of all statewide campaigns. Neither the State Party nor the State Central Committee, however, shall be responsible for the financing of, or any financial obligations resulting from, such campaign, except to the extent that any such obligations may be approved and assumed in writing, in advance, by the State Central Committee. e. It shall prescribe such additional duties of the State officers and shall appoint special State Central subcommittees as it deems appropriate. f. Whenever the State Central Committee shall determine that a District or a Legislative District Chairman has failed to function as such, then the State Chairman shall appoint a new Chairman to perform the duties provided in the State Party Plan until a successor is duly elected by the applicable Committee. 2. State Chairman b. See Article III, Section
E, Paragraph 1, Executive Committee. d. He shall convene the State Central Committee when the needs of the Party so demand, but in no event less than once during each four (4) month period and he shall preside at the meetings of the committee. He shall be responsible for sending written notice of the call for a State Central Committee meeting to all members of the Committee and to Unit Chairmen, which shall include the agenda for the meeting. e. He shall issue, upon request, to Unit Chairmen and Unit Committeemen a commission signed by him and countersigned by the State Secretary, after notification of their elections as such. f. He shall be responsible for the operation of State Headquarters, including hiring such personnel as he may deem necessary. He may appoint any personnel as may be required from time to time with such duties as he may prescribe. In no case shall the total salaries of the employed personnel exceed the total amount for the salaries as set out in the budget adopted by the State Central Committee. g. He shall, acting in the name of the Party not less than ninety days prior to the end of the fiscal year, engage a firm of certified public accountants to perform an annual independent audit of the Party's financial records and affairs as of the end of the fiscal year and to report the results of such audit to the Executive Committee and to the State Central Committee. April 1990 Amendment: added paragraph 2(g). 3. First Vice Chairman 4. Vice Chairmen 5. District Members 6. State Secretary b. He shall serve as the secretary of all State Conventions until a temporary organization is effected. He shall be the custodian of the record of the proceedings of each State Convention. c. He shall keep a roster of the names and addresses of all State Central Committee members and District, Legislative District and Unit Chairmen and shall perform such other duties as the State Central Committee prescribes. 7. State Treasurer 8. Finance Chairman 9. Budget Director 10. General Counsel
b. The Executive Committee shall act for the State Central Committee when the latter is not in session and shall be subject to the direction of the State Central Committee. c. Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be called at the pleasure of the Chairman and shall be held not less than once every three months. 2. Finance Committee b. The Finance Committee shall be responsible for fund raising activities of the Party which shall be developed in coordination with the Budget Committee. Its procedures, budgets and quotas shall be subject to approval of the State Central Committee. c. The State Finance Chairman may appoint other officers of the Finance Committee. 3. Budget Committee b. The Budget Committee under the direction of the State Chairman shall prepare an annual budget for approval of the State Central Committee and shall establish controls to assure compliance with the budget as adopted. c. The annual budget shall include a provision for such funds as shall be required to comply with the requirements of Article III, Section D.2.g. April, 1990 Amendment: added paragraph 3(c). 4. Audit Committee b. The Audit Committee shall be responsible for the establishment and supervision of the implementation of accounting and financial systems, procedures and policies and other internal financial controls. It shall also, in cooperation with the Chairman, select a firm to conduct the annual independent audit of the Party's financial records and supervise the conduct of this audit. July, 1990 Amendment: added sub-section 4.
ARTICLE IV SECTION A. Memberships 1. District Chairman 2. Unit Chairman, ex officio, of each Unit wholly or partially within the District, subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section E. 3. District Representative of the Virginia Federation of Republican Women, ex officio. 4. Young Republican Federation District Committeeman, ex officio. 5. College Republican Federation District Committeeman, ex officio. 6. District members of the State Central Committee, ex officio, but their right to vote shall be determined by Article IV, Section E. 7. Vice Chairmen, a Secretary and a Treasurer may be elected by the District Committee. They may be elected members of the District Committee, but they shall not otherwise be entitled to vote solely by virtue of holding any of such offices. SECTION B. Election and
Term 2. The Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by the voting members of the District Committee for a term of two (2) years at the first meeting following the Biennial District Convention. SECTION C. Vacancies 2. Vacancies in the offices of Vice Chairmen, Secretary and Treasurer shall be filled by the District Committee. 3. Vacancies shall be filled after notice of such intent has been included in the call of the meeting. SECTION D. Duties b. It shall call all regular and special District Conventions and make arrangements there for, including the basis of representation, the time and the place. c. It shall have general supervision over all District Campaigns and shall cooperate with the State Central Committee in conducting statewide campaigns. d. It shall assist in raising funds within the District for National and State causes and otherwise assist the State Central Committee in other Party endeavors wherever practical. e. Whenever the District Committee shall determine that a Unit Committee, or its Chairman, has failed to function as such, the District Committee shall appoint a new Committee, or a new Chairman, as the case may be. A Committee thus created shall perform their duties provided in the State Party Plan until their successors are elected at a Mass Meeting or Convention called for that purpose. 2. District Chairman c. He shall convene the
District Committee when the needs of the Party so demand,
but in no event less than once during each three (3) month
period, and shall preside at the meetings of the Committee.
He shall be responsible for sending written notice of the
call for a Committee meeting to all members of the
Committee, which shall include the agenda for the meeting. e. He shall be responsible for providing a prescribed time and place, which shall be supervised by the District Chairman, or a designated representative, for filing such declaration of candidacy and petitions as may be required by state law of a candidate in any primary election. SECTION E. Voting Rights
ARTICLE V SECTION A. Membership 2. Each Unit Chairman's vote within the Committee shall be weighted in proportion to the Republican Party Voting Strength of his Unit within the Legislative District. SECTION B. Election and
Term 1995 Amendment: added the current first sentence in place of the following: "The Legislative District Chairman shall be elected by the Legislative District Committee at the meeting called to determine the method of nominating candidates for Legislative District office." SECTION C. Vacancies SECTION D. Duties b. It shall call all regular and special Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses and Conventions and make arrangements there for, including the time and the place and, if a Convention, the basis of representation. 2. Legislative District
Chairman b. He shall issue Calls for Legislative District Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, or Conventions and shall preside until a temporary organization is effected. See Article VIII, Section A. c. He shall convene the Legislative District Committee when required and shall preside the meeting of the Committee. He shall be responsible for sending written notice of the Call for a Committee Meeting to all members of the Committee, which shall include the agenda for the meeting. d. He shall be responsible for providing a prescribed time and place, which shall be supervised by the Legislative District Chairman, or a designated representative, for filing such declaration of candidacy and petitions as may be required by state law of a candidate in any primary election.
ARTICLE VI SECTION A. Membership 1. Unit Chairman 2. Precinct Members - the number from each Precinct shall be determined by the Unit Committee on the basis of Republican candidates' votes in a recent past election or elections, but not less than one (1) member from each Precinct. 3. At-Large Members - additional At-Large Memberships may be created which shall not exceed in number 30 percent of the members of the Committee. 4. Elected Public Officials - All publicly elected Republican officials shall be additional members of the Committee, if the Unit Committee's Bylaws so provide. They shall not be classified as At-Large Members. 5. Vice Chairmen, a Secretary and a Treasurer may be elected by the Unit Committee. They may be elected members of the Unit Committee, but they shall not otherwise be entitled to vote solely by virtue of holding any such offices. SECTION B. Election and
Term 2. The Vice Chairmen,
Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by such procedure
and for such terms as shall be fixed by the Unit Party Plan,
should there be one, and otherwise as shall be determined by
the Unit Committee. 2. Vacancies in the office of Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall be filled by the Unit Committee. 3. Any vacancies among other elected members of the Committee shall be filled by the Unit Committee for the remaining unexpired portion of the term. 4. Vacancies shall be filled after notice of such intent has been included in the call of the meeting. SECTION D. Duties b. It shall call all regular and all special Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, Conventions and make all arrangements there for and, if a Convention, determine the basis of representation. Authority to make such arrangements (other than the date, time and whether there shall be, and the requirements for, any pre-filing) may, at the discretion of the Unit Committee, be delegated to the Unit Chairman. c. It shall cooperate with the State Central Committee, its District Committee, and the Legislative District Committees within its boundaries in conducting all elections and fund raising activities. 2. Unit Chairman b. He shall issue calls for Unit Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, or Conventions and shall preside until a temporary organization is effected. See Article VIII, Section A. c. He shall convene the Unit Committee when required, but in no event less than once during each three (3) month period, and shall preside at the meetings of the Committee. He shall be responsible for sending written notice of the call for a Committee meeting to all members of the Committee, which shall include the agenda for the meeting. d. He shall be responsible for providing a prescribed time and place, which shall be supervised by the Unit Chairman, or a designated representative, for filing such declaration of candidacy and petitions as may be required by state law of a candidate in any primary election. SECTION E. Divided Units SECTION F. Combined
Units
ARTICLE VII SECTION A. Proxies 1. Except as provided in Article V, Section A(2) hereof, no individual may cast more than one vote at any meeting. 2. The proxy holder must be a member of the Republican Party from the same Election District or organization represented by the absent member of that committee. 3. All proxies shall be in
writing and shall be signed by the maker of the proxy and
shall be substantially in the following form: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this _______ day of [MONTH], [YEAR].
______________________________________________ (Seal) SECTION B. Notice and
Quorum SECTION C. Removal SECTION D. Absences SECTION E. Nominations by
Committee SECTION F. Filling
Vacancies SECTION G. Public Meetings SECTION H. Rules
ARTICLE VIII SECTION A. Call
Requirements b. The time, place and purposes to the Convention. c. The basis of representation to the Convention. d. The number of Delegate votes to which all participating Election Districts are entitled. e. If the purpose of the Convention is solely to elect persons to Party office, then the amount of the registration fee, if any. However, if one of the stated purposes pf the Convention is to nominate persons for any public office, then there shall be no registration fee required. However, the call may publish a request for voluntary payment of a registration fee. 1998 Amendment: re-wrote sub-paragraph (e), which previously read "The amount of the registration fee, if any." 2. All calls for Mass
Meetings or Party Canvasses shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Election District
not less than seven (7) days, except those calls for special
elections, prior to the Mass Meeting or Party Canvass and
except calls published in any presidential election year, in
which case the call shall be published fifteen (15) days in
advance. Each call shall include: b. The time, place and purposes of the Mass Meeting or Party Canvass. c. In the event a purpose is to elect Delegates to a Convention, the time, place, purpose of, and the basis of representation to the Convention. d. If the purpose of the Mass Meeting or Party Canvass is solely to elect persons to Party office, then the amount of the registration fee, if any. However, if one of the stated purposes of the Mass Meeting or Party Canvass is to nominate persons for any public office, then there shall be no registration fee required. However, the call may publish a request for voluntary payment of a registration fee. 1998 Amendment: added the remainder of the first sentence after "prior to the Mass Meeting or Party Canvass" and re-wrote sub-paragraph (d), which previously read "The amount of registration fee, if any.". 3. In order to be a requirement for any election by a Mass Meeting, Party Canvass, or Convention, pre-filing shall be approved by the appropriate Official Committee and the pre-filing requirement included in the call. The call, including the pre-filing requirement, must then be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Election District at least seven (7) days prior to the pre-filing deadline. This publication requirement shall take precedence over the publication requirement of Article VIII, Section A.2. Each person desiring to pre-file must file a statement prior to the deadline for pre-filing. The Official Committee or its Chairman, if authorized, may prescribe the use of a particular filing form for the required statement. 4. It is the responsibility of the applicable Chairman to use the most effective means available, including news media, to adequately publicize Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, or Conventions with the purpose of encouraging maximum citizen involvement. This publicity shall include the method of Delegate selection. 5. In the event that a published call for any Mass Meeting, Party Canvass or Convention shall differ in any respect from the call authorized by the Official Committee, the requirements of the published call, unless contested prior to adjournment or conclusion, shall upon adjournment or conclusion of the Mass Meeting, Party Canvass, or Convention be conclusive and not thereafter subject to contest. Participation in a Mass Meeting, Party Canvass, or Convention shall not prejudice the rights of any person signing a petition protesting the validity of such Mass Meeting, Party Canvass, or Convention. 6. A Mass Meeting or Convention may by unanimous consent dispense with the reading of the call. 7. The State Central Committee recommends that the documents related to these proceedings should conform as closely as possible to the model forms in Appendix A. 1998 Amendments: added paragraph 7. SECTION B. State
Conventions SECTION C. District
Conventions SECTION D. Legislative
Convention SECTION E. Unit
Conventions SECTION F. Unit
Representation b. In the case of a State Convention a copy of unit certifications shall also be delivered to its District Chairman. c. In the case of a District Convention, said certifications must be delivered to the appropriate District Chairman and Secretary seven (7) days prior to the convening of said Convention. In the case of a State Convention, said certifications must be postmarked sixteen (16) days prior to the convening of the Convention or delivered in person fourteen (14) days prior to the convening of said Convention. After the filing deadline of the certifications, no change may be made except a certified alternate may be made a delegate. A copy of the published official call of the Convention, Mass Meeting, or Party Canvass called for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to convention must accompany the certification with the date of the publication included. d. A delegate or alternate who is not certified in accordance with the above requirements shall be seated only by a majority vote of the Credentials Committee, or in the event of the failure of the Credentials Committee to seat, by a vote of the Convention. 2. A delegation to a Convention may not have more than five (5) delegates and five (5) alternates per delegate vote. No delegate may have less than 0.20 votes. 3. The certification of
delegates may state how the delegates shall vote whether by
those present voting full vote, or non-full vote, and if an
how an allocation of votes is fractionalized. A delegation
shall vote full vote unless otherwise designated by the
electing body. b. Non-full vote shall mean that each delegate will only be entitled to the vote to which he is certified. Example: If a County has ten votes to a Convention and elects fifty delegates non-full vote, each delegate present at the Convention would have 0.20 vote. c. The vote of a delegation shall be reported to the nearest hundredth. Example: If a 37-vote delegation has 85 delegates present with 22 voting for A and 63 voting for B, A's vote would be 22/85 X 37 = 9.58; B's vote would be 63/85 X 37 = 27.42. 4. No delegation shall vote under a unit rule at any Convention; nor shall any delegation be instructed on any vote at any convention. July 2002 amendment: inserted the second clause in place of the following: "however, the Mass Meeting, Party Canvass, or Convention electing the delegates may instruct its delegates on candidates or specific issues. Unless otherwise provided in the instruction, an instruction shall be deemed to be limited to the first Convention ballot in respect of the election or other matters covered by the instruction." 5. The delegates present in a given delegation shall designate which alternate shall vote in the place of an absent delegate, except where the body electing the delegates has determined that another method of alternate selection shall be used. SECTION I. Rules 2. The Official Committee shall prepare the rules for the conduct of a Party Canvass subject to the provisions of the State Party Plan. 3. The State Central Committee recommends that the documents related to these proceedings should conform as closely as possible to the model rules in Appendix B. 4. All Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, Conventions, and Primaries shall, to the extent applicable, by governed by and conducted in accordance with, giving precedence as listed to, the following: the State Party Plan; District or Unit Plan or By-Laws; rules adopted by a designated Rules Committee; and otherwise in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. 1998 Amendment: added paragraph 3 above; renumbered the fourth paragraph (from 3 to 4) and deleted the words "the then current edition of" prior to the word "Robert's". SECTION J. Primaries October 2004 amendment: deleted the words "consistent with State Law" after the word "establish". SECTION K. National
Convention Delegates SECTION L. Public Meetings SECTION M. Special
Elections SECTION N. Divided Units 2. When a Mass Meeting or Convention has divided in order to choose delegates to different Election District Conventions, each resulting division may, by majority vote, elected to adopt its own rules and it shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with Article VIII, Section I.4 of the State Party Plan. 1998 Amendment: updated the cross-reference to Article VIII, Section I.
ARTICLE IX In the event the boundaries of a Unit are changed between the time of the last preceding Gubernatorial or Presidential elections and the time set for a State or District Convention, the Republican Party voting strength shall be transferred between the Units affected on the basis of the percentage or registered voters by Precincts which have been transferred. In the event the boundaries of a Legislative District, Ward, Magisterial District or Precinct are changed, then a method equal or similar to that aforementioned shall be used for determining the Republican votes transferred between the affected political subdivisions and there for the revised Delegate allotments of Committee memberships. Boundaries of legislative districts, wards, magisterial districts and precincts shall be determined in accordance with applicable local, state and federal law. 1998 Amendment: added the third paragraph.
ARTICLE X SECTION A. Rulings 2. The Appeals Committee shall consist of the State Chairman, all of the State Vice Chairmen and a General Assembly Committee Member appointed by the Joint Republican Legislative Caucus. The State Chairman shall promptly convene this Committee when necessary, either in person or by telephone, and shall participate in its deliberations and decisions. 3. In the event of an appeal to the Appeals Committee and a concurrence by a majority of that Committee with the Ruling or interpretation of the General Counsel, it may be further appealed to the State Central Committee, whose decision shall be binding in accordance with Article X, Section C. SECTION B. Contests 1995 Amendment: added the words "or Legislative" in the middle of the second sentence, and added "particular Congressional or Legislative" at the end of the second sentence. 2. Each Legislative District Committee shall decide all controversies and contests arising within its jurisdiction. Persons deemed adversely affected by a decision of the Legislative District Committee shall have the right of appeal to the appropriate Congressional District Committee. In the case of a legislative district that is located in more than one congressional district, the appropriate Congressional District Committee shall be the District wherein the person appealing resides. 1995 Amendment: added this paragraph. 3. Each District Committee shall decide all controversies and contests arising within its jurisdiction. It shall also hear and decide all timely appeals taken from units and legislative districts within the District. Persons deemed adversely affected by a decision of the District Committee shall have the right of appeal to the State Central Committee. 1995 Amendment: added "and legislative districts" in the second sentence. 4. All appeals, under sub-sections 1, 2 and 3 of this section must be made in writing within thirty (30) days after the decision appealed from and the appeal must be accompanied by a petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) Party members (except as provided below) of the respective Unit, Legislative District or Congressional District affected. When an appeal involves a mass meeting, party canvass or convention, then for purposes of this paragraph the term "Party members" shall mean mass meeting participants in the case of a mass meeting; canvass voters in the case of a party canvass; or delegates in the case of a convention. If fewer than one hundred twenty-five (125) persons voted in such mass meeting, party canvass or convention, then the petition shall be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the voters at such mass meeting, party canvass or convention. 1995 Amendment: re-wrote this paragraph to add "Legislative District" in the first sentence and all of the second and third sentences. SECTION C. Finality
ARTICLE XI The State Party Plan may be amended by any State Convention by three-fourths (3/4) roll call vote; or by the State Central Committee by three-fourths (3/4) of its members present, but not less than a majority of the total members, after notice of such intent and general text of such amendment has been included in the call of the meeting.
APPENDIX A 2. Model Calls for Mass Meetings: Legislative and Unit 3. Model Calls for
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