PROPOSED – Section 2.3 – Membership (of the National Committee)
Section 2.3 – Membership
Membership from State Affiliates
The National Committee shall consist of members from each state
affiliate as follows:
Five (5)
members;
Three
(3) additional members if it has achieved ballot qualification
for a
Constitution Party Presidential nominee in the current presidential
election or the two most recent presidential elections or
for a
Constitution Party affiliated nominee for statewide office in the
most recent general election for statewide office.
One (1)
additional member for every ten (10) votes or fraction thereof which
the state is assigned in the Electoral College; and
One (1)
additional member who may be designated when the state affiliate has
contributed its minimum assessment to the National Committee during
the immediately preceding calendar year.
Each member of the National Committee, chosen in a manner to be
determined by his or her state affiliate shall have one (1) vote of
equal value with all other members of the committee. Only officially
recognized State Constitution Party Affiliates may have National
Committee Members on the Constitution Party National Committee. All
votes on the National Committee must be cast in person by an
authorized member or duly chosen authorized alternate member. No
proxy votes will be authorized or counted.
Each member may vote in a National Committee meeting upon payment of
the National Committee member fee for that calendar year.
The annual state assessment and annual National Committee member fee
shall be determined by the National Committee.
The method used by a state affiliate in selecting its National
Committee members shall be that prescribed by the applicable election
laws of the state, and by the constitution or bylaws of the state
affiliate.
Each state affiliate shall file with the National Secretary a list of
its National Committee members and alternates, whenever a change
occurs, signed by the chairman of the state affiliate. The most
recent list so filed shall be presumed to express the intent of the
state affiliate. The Credentials Committee of the National Committee
shall include, but not be limited to one (1) representative from each
state affiliate, each such representative to be designated by the
state affiliate.
Ex-Officio Members
The most current Constitution Party nominees for President and Vice
President, and the immediate past Chairman of the National Committee
shall be ex-officio members of the National Committee and of its
Executive Committee, with all the rights and responsibilities of
other members of each body.
ORIGINAL – Section 2.3 – Membership (of the
National Committee)
Section 2.3 –
Membership
A. Membership from
State Affiliates
The
National Committee shall consist of members from each state affiliate
as follows:
Two (2) members;
Three (3) additional members if it has achieved ballot
qualification
for a
Constitution Party Presidential nominee in the current presidential
election or the two most recent presidential elections or
for a
Constitution Party affiliated nominee for statewide office in the
most recent general election for statewide office.
One (1) additional member for every ten (10) votes or fraction
thereof which the state is assigned in the Electoral College; and
One (1) additional member who may be designated when the state
affiliate has contributed its minimum assessment to the National
Committee during the immediately preceding calendar year.
Each
member of the National Committee, chosen in a manner to be determined
by his or her state
affiliate shall have one (1) vote of equal value with all other
members of the committee. All votes on the National Committee must be
cast in person by an authorized member or duly chosen authorized
alternate member. No proxies will be authorized or counted except for
the purposes of establishing a quorum.
Each member may vote
in a National Committee meeting upon payment of the National
Committee member fee for that calendar year.
The annual state
assessment and annual National Committee member fee shall be
determined by the National Committee.
The
method used by a state affiliate in selecting its National Committee
members shall be that prescribed by the applicable election laws of
the state, and by the constitution or bylaws of the state
affiliate.
Each
state affiliate shall file with the National Secretary a list of its
National Committee members and alternates, whenever a change occurs,
signed by the chairman of the state affiliate. The most recent list
so filed shall be presumed to express the intent of
the state affiliate. The Credentials Committee of the National
Committee shall include, but not be limited to one (1) representative
from each state affiliate, each such representative to be designated
by the state affiliate.
B. Ex-Officio Members
All
current Constitution Party and former Constitution Party nominees for
President, the most recent nominee(s) for Vice President, and the
immediate past Chairman of the National Committee shall be ex-officio
members of the National Committee and of its Executive Committee,
with all the rights and responsibilities of other members of each
body.