§ 2301. Organization of major political parties A major political party shall organize biennially as provided in this chapter. A person acting on behalf of a major political party shall not accept any contribution or make any expenditure (except for the purpose of organizing under this chapter) unless the party has a current certificate of […]
§ 2302. State chair to call caucus (a) The chair of the State committee of a party shall set a date for members of the party to meet in caucus in their respective towns. The date shall be between September 10 and September 30, inclusive, in each odd-numbered year. (b) At least 14 days before […]
§ 2303. Town chair to give notice (a) The town chair or, if unavailable or if the records of the Secretary of State show there is no chair, any three voters of the town shall arrange to hold a caucus on the day designated by the State chair, in some public place within the town […]
§ 2304. Town caucus (a)(1) At the time and place set for the town caucus, the voters of the party residing in the town shall meet in caucus and proceed to elect a town committee, consisting of such number of voters of the town as the caucus deems necessary, to serve during the following two […]
§ 2305. First meeting of town committee (a)(1) The first meeting of the town committee shall be held immediately following adjournment of the caucus. (2) At this meeting, members of the town committee shall elect committee officers and delegates to the county committee. (b) All officers and other members of the town committee and all […]
§ 2306. Procedure upon failure to hold caucus If the voters of the party residing in any town fail to hold a caucus on the day designated by the State chair, any three or more voters of the party residing in the town may call and hold a caucus at any time thereafter, in the […]
§ 2307. Certification of officers and county committee delegates (a) Within 72 hours after the caucus, the chair and secretary of the town committee shall submit to the chairs of the State and county committees a copy of the notice calling the meeting and a certified list of the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and […]
§ 2308. Composition of county committee (a) The number of delegates to the county committee that each town caucus is entitled to elect shall be apportioned by the State committee, based upon the number of votes cast for the party’s candidate for Governor in the last election, provided that each town caucus shall be entitled […]
§ 2309. First meeting of county committee (a)(1) The chair of the State committee shall set a date for the first meeting of each county committee. (2) The State chair shall notify the chairs of the county committees of the date of the meeting. (3)(A) The chair of the county committee shall set the hour […]
§ 2310. Election of State committee (a)(1) The chair of the county committee shall be a member of the State committee. (2) Each county committee shall be entitled to elect at least two additional members of the State committee. These delegates need not be members of the county committee. (3) If the rules or bylaws […]
§ 2311. Certification of county officers and State committee members (a) Within 72 hours of the first meeting of the county committee, its chair and secretary shall submit to the chair of the State committee a copy of the notice calling the meeting and a certified list of the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and […]
§ 2312. First meeting of the State committee (a) The chair of the State committee shall name an hour and place of meeting, at which time the members-elect of the State committee shall meet and perfect an organization of the State committee for the ensuing two years. (b) The chair of the State committee shall […]
§ 2313. Filing of certificate of organization (a)(1) Within 10 days after the first meeting of the State committee of a party, the chair and secretary shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate stating that the party has completed its organization for the ensuing two years and has substantially complied […]
§ 2314. Officers required Every committee of a political party is required to elect a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer, who need not be members of the committee at the time of their election, but who become members, with full voting rights, upon their election. A committee may also elect from […]
§ 2317. Voters not to participate in more than one party A voter shall not vote in a town, county, or State caucus of more than one party in the same 12-month period, nor shall any voter simultaneously hold membership on the committees of more than one political party. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 2318. Organization of minor political parties A minor political party may organize in the manner set forth in this subchapter or in another manner that its members deem appropriate. Minor political parties shall comply with the filing requirements of sections 2307, 2311 to the extent applicable, and 2313 of this chapter, except that they […]
§ 2319. Party conventions for platforms On or before the fourth Tuesday in September in each even-numbered year, upon the call of the chair of the State committee of the party, a party platform convention of each organized political party shall be held to make and adopt the platform of the party. (Added 1979, No. […]
