County party
The county party runs day-to-day party work in the county: candidates, money, volunteers, the convention, and recommendations for the county Board of Elections.
County Executive Committee
- Voting members: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Election Integrity Chair, and 5 other members, plus any the county plan adds (4-201).
- Precinct chairs are members only if the county plan says so (4-201(b)).
- Meets at least quarterly. Quorum is 25% of voting members unless the county plan sets more (4-301(c)).
- Duties include: adopt a budget, recruit candidates, recommend Board of Elections nominees, confirm the Chair's nominees, and fill precinct vacancies (4-301).
Officers
- Chair: general supervision of the party in the county, calls the precinct meetings and the convention (4-402).
- Vice Chair acts when the Chair is absent (4-403). Secretary keeps minutes and rosters (4-404). Treasurer handles money and campaign finance reports (4-405).
- Officers and the 5 members are elected at the county convention in odd years (4-203).
County convention
- Held each year after February 14 and before April 1. The Chair must call it by March 1 (8-101).
- The Chair nominates a Credentials Committee of at least 3, which the Executive Committee confirms (8-102, 4-301(h)).
- In odd years it elects county officers and executive committee members, plus delegates to the district and state conventions (8-103).
Board of Elections
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