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Davidson County
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WE THE
MEMBERS OF THE DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, DEDICATED TO THE SOUND PRINCIPLES FOSTERED
BY THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY, CONSCIOUS OF
OUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS, FIRM IN OUR DETERMINATION TO GIVE OUR
STRENGTH TO PRESERVING THE
AMERICAN PRINCIPLE THAT GOVERNMENT OUGHT AND MUST BE OF ALL
PEOPLE, BY ALL PEOPLE, AND FOR ALL PEOPLE DO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNITING AND
COORDINATING OUR EFFORTS FOR MAXIMUM POWER AND EFFICIENCY HEREWITH ESTABLISH
THIS INSTRUMENT, THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION,
TO GOVERN
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF DAVIDSON COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA.
ARTICLE I
MEMBERSHIP
ALL CITIZENS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA, WHO ARE REGISTERED REPUBLICANS ARE MEMBERS OF THE
DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE OFFICIAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES.
ALL REFERENCES
HEREIN TO DELEGATES, ALTERNATES, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS SHALL. IN ALL
CASES, MEAN PERSONS IDENTIFIED AND REGISTERED WITH THE
AVIDSON
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE
COMPRISED OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND ALL REPUBLICAN PRECINCT CHAIRMAN AND
ELECTED REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS WHO RESIDE IN
COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED
OF ALL PARTY OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE FINANCE CHAIRMAN WHO IS AN EX-OFFICIO
MEMBER, AND ALL DULY ELECTED EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS.
ARTICLE II
A. ANNUAL
PRECINCT MEETINGS
EVERY YEAR, THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN SHALL CALL FOR PRECINCT MEETINGS DURING THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY OR THE FIRST TEN (10) DAYS OF MARCH; AFTER GIVING TEN (10)
DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HOLDING SAME TO EACH PRECINCT
CHAIRMAN, AND AFTER GIVING ONE (1)
WEEK’S NOTICE OF SUCH MEETING IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN
THE COUNTY.
The
2. LOCATION
EVEN-YEAR
PRECINCT MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD PRIOR TO & SIMUTANEOUSLY WITH THE
(a) The
Precinct Chairman shall designate one(1) member of the precinct to station
himself at the location for the precinct meeting originally designated by
the
(b) Upon the
departure of the above-referenced individual, he shall leave prominently
displayed a sign directing all who arrive late to the alternate location
being used for the precinct meeting.
(c) thE precinct
chairman shall cause a notice to be pLACED in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area of the precinct of the change in time and/or
location of the called meeting ten(10) DAYS PRIOR TO SAID MEETING AND AFTER
NOTIFYING THE Executive BOARD OFFICERS
3. Election of Precinct Officers AND DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
MEETINGS SHALL ELECT ONE DELEGATE AND ONE ALTERNATE TO THE
4.
Certification of Officials and Delegates
THE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF EACH PRECINCT SHALL CERTIFY THE ELECTION OF
OFFICERS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES TO THE
5. ALL OTHER BUSINESS CONCERNING PRECINCT MEETINGS SHALL FOLLOW THE
GUIDELINES SET
B. PRECINCT COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEES AND PRECINCT OFFICERS SHALL FOLLOW GUIDELINES
SET
2. Duties of Officers
ARTICLE III
A. Annual
Convention
1. A
successfully
challenged, shall sit as deLegates and alternates at the
2. If the
B. General
Convention Procedure
1. The
2
. No delegate, alternate or any other member of a Convention shall cast any
vote by proxy. No precinct shall cast more votes than it has duly elected
delegates on the floor at the
3. Quorum for
the
4. Newspaper of General
Circulation
5. Challenges
6. General Election Procedure
C. Delegate
Election
1. The County
Convention shall elect one(1) delegate and one(1) alternate to the
Congressional District and State Conventions, plus one(1) delegate and
one(1) alternate for every two hundred fifty (250) Republicans registered in
the County as of January 1 of that YEAR
2. If a County
has been divided between two (2) or more Congressional Districts, it shall
prorate its Delegate vote among these Congressional Districts in accordance
with the Republican registration as of January 1 of that year in the
political subdivisions within the County which have been divided among the
different Congressional Districts. Delegates elected to a Congressional
District Convention, in addition to the other qualifications which they must
meet, must reside in the Congressional District to whose Convention they are
elected. The Delegates to the
3.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION SHALL COLLECT FROM EACH
PERSON IN ATTENDENCE A NOMINAL FEE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR
CONVENTION EXPENSES OF WHICH A PORTION WILL be forwarded to the State Party
pursuant to the North Carolina Republican Party State Plan of Organization.
D. Odd Year
Election of Officers
The odd-year
County Convention shall elect the following officers to serve for two (2)
years or until their successors are elected:
(1) Chairman
(2) Vice
Chairman
(3) Secretary
(4) Treasurer
iN ADDITION TO
THE FOUR (4) ABOVE NAMED OFFICERS, THE
e. eLECTION
pROCEDURE
iF MORE THAN TWO
(2) PEOPLE ARE NOMINATED FOR A SINGLE POSITION THE VOTE SHALL BE BY WRITTEN
BALLOTT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCEDURE IS TO MAINTAIN HARMONY, SUPPORT
UNITY, AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE WITHOUT INFLUENCE OF PEERS
AS WELL AS HAVING A TRUE WRITTEN RECORD OF THE VOTE.
f. Certification
of
The County
Chairman and the County Secretary shall certify election of the County
Officers, County Executive BOARD Members, as well as delegates and
alternates to the Congressional Districts and State Convention on forms
meeting standards specifiedby the State Central Committee, and shall forward
complete credentials to the Congressional District Secretary and State
Headquarters no later than ten (10) days following the date of the County
Convention or the date set by the State Chairman, whichever date comes
first.
ARTICLE IV
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Membership
1.
The voting members of the
Executive BOARD shall consist OF the
2.
All duly elected Precinct
Chairmen shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee.
3.
The Finance Chairman, as Appointed by the
4.
All duly elected public
officials at the federal, state, county and municipal level who are
residents of Davidson County and registered in the County as Republicans
shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee.
5.
Ex-Officio membership of
any committee or board entitles such member to participate in discussion and
debate, including permission to advance any motion allowed by this Plan or
Robert's Rules of Order newly revised, in connection with any matter
considered by such committee or board. However, ex-officio membership does
not entitle any such member to vote on any motion or other business
considered by such committee or board.
The attendance of said members shall not be required
to establish a quorum necessary for conducting business of the Executive
BOARD.
6.
ANY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WHO FILES TO
RUN FOR ANY OFFICE SHALL TENDER THEIR RESIGNATION WITHIN seven(7) DAYS OF
FILING FOR OFFICE. NOT TENDERING THE RESIGNATION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE
REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
7.
ANY MEMBER OF THE
B. Powers and
Duties of Executive BOARD
The Executive
BOARD shall:
1. Cooperate
with the District and State Committees in all elections and Party
activities.
2. Encourage
qualified candidates to file for public offices.
3. Nominate the
Republican Member(s) for the DAVIDSON
4. Appoint
not less than three (3) members of the Finance Committee upon recommendation
of the Finance Chairman.
5. Approve the
Chairman’s appointment of the Auditing Committee and approve the annual
audit.
6. Fill
vacancies on the County Executive Board.
7. Fill
vacancies in public offices or nominees for public office in accordance with
the State Plan and NC General Statutes;
8. THE Executive BOARD shall conduct such other actions as may be necessary
for the conduct of the affairs of the Party. The Executive BOARD shall
keep accurate accounts of its proceedings.
9. The Executive Board shall meet at the call of the
C. Duties of Officers
1.
The Chairman shall be the Chief Executive
officer of the Republican Party in DAVIDSON County and shall, with the
advice and consent of the Executive Board, exercise general supervision over
the work and activities of the Party in the County. He shall have the
ultimate responsibility for the progress of the Republican Party in
The Chairman OR
HIS APPOINTEE shall preside at the
2.
Within thirty(30) days of their Election
at the Convention, The
3.
The Vice Chairman shall be the second officer
in rank in the Party, and, in the absence or disability of the Chairman,
shall perform the duties of Chairman; shall be conversant with the
Chairman’s activities and assist the Chairman wherever possible in
maintaining a strong and effective County Organization; shall be a member of
the Finance Committee and an ex-officio member of other committees unless
otherwise designated; shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by
the County Chairman or the Executive Board.
4.
The Secretary shall keep all minutes of the
County Executive Board, the County Executive Committee and the County
Convention; send hard copies of the minutes of each such meetings, within
tWENTY (20) days of each meeting, to the Chairman AND Vice Chairman; keep
all official records and maintain a roster of all Precinct officers and
Executive Committee and Executive Board Members, which shall be available to
any registered Republican; furnish to the Congressional District Chairman
and to State Headquarters up-to-date lists of all Precinct Chairmen; perform
such other duties as may be assigned by the County Chairman or the Executive
Board. Should the Secretary resign, not seek re-election, or not be
re-elected they shall immediately turn over all notes past and present to
the duly elected
5.
THE TREASURER SHALL RECEIVE AND DISBURSE ALL FUNDS FOR PARTY EXPENDITURES
AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENT ON ALL DEBTS OR DEPOSIT ALL FUNDS
RECEIVED WITHIN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF THE DEBTS OR
FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY OF THE DAVIDSON COUNTY
EXECUTIVE BOARD, SHALL MAKE A FINANCIAL REPORT AT ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETINGS AND SHALL FULFILL ALL FINANCIAL REPORTS AND OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED BY
STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS LAWS, SHALL BE PREPARED TO REIMBURSE ANY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO SHALL PRODUCE A RECEIPT OF DEBT FROM
EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF THE DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY WHICH HAS
RECEIVED PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. FAILURE TO CARRY OUT SUCH
DUTIES SHALL RESULT IN A CALL OF REMOVAL BY THE DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN
PARTY EXECUTIVE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE V SECTIONS 5A AND 5B OF
THE STATE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
ARTICLE V
A. FINANCES AND
AUDITING
1. Finance Committee
2. Auditing Committee
3. Expenditures
B. Executive
Committee /BOARD Vacancies and Removals
1. In case of death, resignation, discontinuance of residency within the
County, removal from office of any officer of the Executive BOARD, or other
vacancy under the control of the Executive BOARD, the resulting vacancy
shall be filled by an election by the Executive BOARD; except that
immediately upon the office of Chairman becoming vacant, the VICE Chairman
shall automatically succeed to the office of Chairman until such an election
is held. In the event a current officer is elected Chairman, the Executive
BOARD shall elect new officers as needed to fill any vacancies.
2. Any officer or member of the Executive BOARD may be removed by a
two-thirds(2/3) vote of the BOARD after being furnished with notice of the
charges against him, signed by not less than one-third(1/3) of the members
of the Committee and allowing him thirty (30) days to appear and defend
himself; provided further that cause for removal shall be limited to gross
inefficiency, party disloyalty, or intentional failure to act in compliance
with the County or State Plans of Organization. Such removal may be appealed
within twenty (20) days to the State Central Committee, whose decision shall
be final.
C.
Elected Office
VACANCIES, REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS
1. VACANCIES
WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS IN A GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE OF ANY PROPERLY ORGANIZED
COUNTY, SUCH VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
2. QUALIFICATIONS
3. REMOVALS
WHEN ANY ELECTED OR APPOINTED COUNTY OFFICIAL WHO WAS ELECTED OR APPOINTED
TO SUCH OFFICE AS A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IF PROVED TO BE ENGAGED
IN ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND OR HAS ADMITTED TO MISCONDUCT CONCERNING PUBLIC
FUNDS OR THE PUBLIC TRUST, RESULTING IN GROSS INEFFICIENCY OF THE POSITION
WHICH HE OR SHE MIGHT HOLD, THE DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
BOARD SHALL CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF SAID
INDIVIDUALS FROM OFFICE, SUCH REMOVAL MAY BE APPEALED, WITHIN TWENTY(20)
DAYS TO THE DAVIDSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE
BOARD
AND THEIR DECISION SHALL BE FINAL.
4. ALL OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE STATE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
ARTICLE VI
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
ROBERTS RULE OF ORDER NEWLY REVISED, SHALL GOVERN
all PROCEEDINGS EXCEPT WHEN
INCONSISTENT WITH THE STATE OR
ARTICLE VII
(a)
Except as provided in
section (b) below, this Plan of Organization CAN ONLY be amended not
inconsistent with the State Plan of Organization by TWO- THIRDS (2/3) vote
of the delegates present and voting at any annual County Convention; no
proxy voting ever allowed.
(b) In the event that it
is determined & NOTICED BY THE STATE PARTY that A SPECIFIC PORTION OF
the
EFFECTIVE DATE
THIS
AMMENDED PLAN OF ORGANIZATION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
and repeal and supersede all other rules,
IMMEDIATELY UPON
ratification by
A
TWO-THIRDS) VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT A REGULARLY CALLED MEETING OF THE
DAVIDSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THAT, THE LANGUAGE
OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT
LEAST TEN DAYS PRIOR TO SAID MEETING AND THAT THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IS INCLUDED IN THE CALL OF THE MEETING
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