22-4-101. Application; composition, election and qualifications of county central committees; certificate of election. (a) This article is applicable only to “major political parties”. (b) The county central committee of each political party consists of precinct committeemen and committeewomen elected in the county at the regular biennial primary election. Except as provided in subsection (c) of […]
22-4-103. County central committee vacancies. A vacancy in the county central committee shall occur in the case of death, resignation, failure of a qualified candidate to be elected to a precinct committeeman or committeewoman position, or removal of residence from the precinct. A vacancy shall be filled by the county central committee by election of […]
22-4-104. County central committee organizational meeting; notice of meetings. The county central committee shall meet and organize under the direction of the county chairman at the time and place determined by the county chairman within thirty (30) days after the term of its members begins. The county chairman shall also publish a notice of all […]
22-4-105. County central committee odd year meeting; notice; election of chairman, state committeeman and committeewoman. The county central committee shall meet at the county seat each odd-numbered year at a time and place determined by the county chairman. The county chairman shall publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation within the […]
22-4-106. County convention. The county convention of each political party shall meet in even-numbered years.
22-4-107. County convention delegates. Delegates to the county convention of a political party are the members of the county central committee, unless a political party provides in its rules for an alternate method of selecting such delegates.
22-4-108. Delegates and alternates to state convention; county platform. The county convention shall elect from electors resident in the county and registered in the party delegates and alternates to the state convention as apportioned by the rules of the party. The county convention may also adopt a county platform.
22-4-109. Notice to state chairman of state committeeman and committeewoman. The county chairman shall immediately notify the state chairman in writing of the names and addresses of persons elected to the offices of state committeeman and committeewoman.
22-4-110. Composition of state central committee. The state central committee consists of state committeemen and committeewomen and county chairmen elected at the odd-numbered year meeting of the county central committees, and of any other party officials provided by the bylaws of the party.
22-4-111. State central committee organizational meeting; notice. The state central committee shall hold an organizational meeting in odd-numbered years, at which it shall elect from electors registered in the party a chairman, secretary and other officers as provided in the rules of the party. The state chairman shall mail notice of the time and place […]
22-4-112. State committeeman or committeewoman vacancies. A vacancy in the office of state committeeman or committeewoman occurring by death, resignation or removal of residence from the county shall be filled by the county central committee of the county in which the vacancy occurs within thirty (30) days of such vacancy.
22-4-113. Delegation of functions to subcommittees. The state and county central committees may delegate any lawful function to a subcommittee by majority resolution consistent with party rules, except election of its officers.
22-4-114. Representation by proxy; qualifications. A member of a political committee or subcommittee may be represented at any meeting of the committee or subcommittee by written proxy. A person holding a proxy must be a resident of the same political subdivision as the member he represents. No person shall be allowed to vote more than […]
22-4-115. Date of party state convention. Each political party shall hold a state convention in even-numbered years.
22-4-116. Calling of state convention; contents of notice. The state chairman shall call a state convention by filing notice in the office of the secretary of state and of each county clerk not later than twenty (20) days before the convention. The notice shall state the total number of delegates and alternates, and the number […]
22-4-117. State convention members. Members of the state convention are the delegates or their alternates chosen by the county conventions, and the delegates or their alternates chosen at large by the youth organizations of the political parties in accordance with rules of their respective party.
22-4-118. State convention powers and duties. (a) The state convention has the following powers and duties: (i) To nominate electors of president and vice-president of the United States; (ii) To elect national committeemen and committeewomen; (iii) To adopt a platform; (iv) To select delegates and alternates to national nominating conventions; (v) To formulate or change […]
22-4-119. Certification and filing of rules and bylaws. (a) The county party chairman and party secretary shall certify all rules and bylaws promulgated, revoked or amended by the county central committee and file them with the county clerk within thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the county central committee meeting. (b) The state party […]
22-4-120. Certification of presidential elector nominees and party officers. The state party chairman and party secretary shall certify the names of nominees for presidential electors and the names of the state and county party officers elected or appointed to the secretary of state immediately after their selection.
