R Republican Rules Explained

State party

The state party sets policy, runs the State Convention, and keeps this plan. The State Executive Committee is the supreme governing body (7-101).

Bodies

State Executive Committee: policy, budget and elections of state officers when seats fall vacant (7-105, 7-401).
Operating Committee: runs the party between Executive Committee meetings (7-205).
State Chair: a full-time position with general supervision of the party (7-301).

State convention

Held in May or the first two weeks of June, with 60 days' notice (8-301).
Delegates per county: 1, plus 1 per resident legislator or statewide or national official, plus 1 per 250 Republicans on January 31 (8-103(d)).
In odd years it elects the State Chair and Vice Chair by weighted county vote (8-304(a)).
It can amend this plan by a vote of the delegates present (2-101).

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