Update : 6/15/2023 Too late for notice in June meeting.
The purpose of the Jackson County Republican Committee is to foster loyalty to the Republican Party, to promote its principles, and to recruit, assist, and elect Republican candidates, as a joint body politic.
Section 1.
Members of the Jackson County Republican Committee are the committeemen and committeewomen elected or appointed by this body, pursuant to law. Prior to election, each member must have been both a registered voter and resident of the county and the committee district for at least one year. A member shall not be a committee member of any other political party or an existing elected or appointed State office holder.
a.) Every existing and duly elected or appointed Committee member may have up to two auxiliary members, approved by a majority vote of a quorum of Committee members present in any meeting where the auxiliary candidate is introduced, and may be sworn into the Committee by the same oath as required by every other committee member.
b.) Auxiliary Committee Members once approved and elected by the Committee may enjoy all the privileges of committee members, but may only vote on any issue in the absence of the particular committee member to whom assigned, and only one auxiliary member may vote for the assigned committee member in any meeting where the Committee member is absent so as only to allow one vote per committee member, and no other proxy vote is accepted when an auxiliary member for any committee member is present in the absence of the Committeeman or Committeewoman, who is being represented by their own duly appointed and sworn in auxiliary member.
Section 2.
A committeeman or committeewoman who has been elected by write-in ballot shall not be certified to hold office until the electee has paid to the Committee an amount equal to the filing fee required of candidates for the position of committeeman or committeewoman.
The County Committee Secretary holding office prior to the organizational meeting shall make all reasonable efforts to notify the person identified by the election authority as having received the most votes, of the date, time, and place of the organizational meeting and of the financial obligation.
Section 3.
Whenever a member of the County Committee dies, is appointed or elected to State office, becomes disabled, resigns, or ceases to be a registered voter of the county or a resident of the committee district from which the member is elected, a vacancy shall exist on the County Committee. A majority of the County Committee shall elect another person who, for at least one year prior to the election, has been a registered voter of and resident of the county and the committee district to fill the vacancy.
Section 4.
The resignation of a member will be effective when received or verified by the Chairman or the Secretary. Any person appointed or elected to State office is considered to have resigned from any position of membership in this Committee, and may not preside as an officer.
Section 5.
Each member is responsible for the activity of the Republican Party within Jackson County and their district. Members are expected to:
Section 1
The officers of the County Committee shall be a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. They shall be elected according to the laws of the State (Section 115.615, R.S.Mo.). They shall be elected for a two year term at the organizational meeting on the third Tuesday in August immediately following the primary election.
Section 2.
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the County Committee, and ensure that every member is respected and honored for equal voice in all affairs of the Committee. If the Chairman is absent, the Vice Chairman shall preside. The Chairman should annually present a plan of programs and priorities in writing to the County Committee at the first regular meeting of each calendar year.
The Chairman shall appoint Standing Subcommittees and may appoint Special Subcommittees to perform specific duties. The Standing Subcommittees serve during the term of the Chairman and may be reappointed. Subcommittee members need not be members of the County Committee, with the exception that the Bylaws and Rules, Credentials, and Tellers Committees shall be composed of members of the County Committee.
The Standing Subcommittees shall be Audit, Budget, Bylaws and Rules, Vetting, Credentials, and Tellers. Additional sub-committees shall be established for the purposes of fund-raising, special events, marketing, technology, recruiting, and voter outreach. All other subcommittees shall be special committees.
Section 3.
The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in his or her absence and such other duties as assigned by the Chairman.
Section 4.
Section 5.
Section 6.
The officers may act as an Executive Committee as to emergency matters between County Committee meetings. The Executive Committee may spend no more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) on emergency matters. The Executive Committee may, by unanimous decision, make special campaign contributions or expenditures to benefit the campaigns of Republican candidates in the General Election from political contributions received by the Committee.
Section 1.
The County Committee shall meet to reorganize every two years or as prescribed by Missouri Law. As the first issue of its organizational meeting, the County Committee will, by a majority vote, determine the voting method to be utilized in that organizational meeting.
Section 2.
The County Committee shall hold eleven (11) regular meetings annually. Meetings shall be held on the fourth (4th) Monday of each calendar months, except for November, in which no meeting shall be held, and December, when the meeting shall be held on the first Monday of the calendar month. Meetings cancelled canceled due to inclement weather need not be rescheduled. Special meetings of the County Committee may be called at any time by the Chairman, by the Vice Chairman acting in the capacity of the Chairman, or by request of one half of the members.
Section 3.
Notice of the exact time and place of regular meetings shall be mailed or emailed to each member of the County Committee by the Secretary, Chairman, Vice Chairman, or members calling the same at least five days before the date of such meeting, unless an alternative notice method has been adopted by the County Committee. One day notice shall be emailed to each member for special meetings. The business to be transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to that stated in such notice of the meeting.
Section 4.
The proxy form is in Exhibit A.
Section 5.
The order of business at each meeting may be set by the Chairman, or may follow this outline:
Section 1. Removal of Officers
Any officer of the County Committee may be removed from office. Such removal must be done at a proper meeting of the County Committee provided that (a) notice of such removal be mailed to every member of the County Committee at least two weeks before the meeting; and (b) that two-thirds of the County Committee votes for such removal.
Section 2.
Causes for removal may include the following:
Section 3.
As the County Committee members are duly elected by their respective districts, they can only be removed from the County Committee as provided by law; notwithstanding, the Jackson County Republican Committee, in exercise of its right to control its internal affairs, to exercise its right of free association, and be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members, may remove a member who has been absent from three
Section 4. Discipline of Officers and Members
County Committee Officers or Members may be disciplined including removal from office for the following:
Section 5. Disciplinary Action
Section 1.
These bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the County Committee by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the County Committee voting in person or by proxy. All proposals to amend shall be made in writing, filed with the Secretary before the meeting. And included in the notice given fifteen days before such meeting.
Section 2.
Before any amendment takes effect, the Secretary must send a copy to the Missouri Republican Party Headquarters to be filed.
Rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern all proceedings, except as provided in these bylaws.
being a qualified member of the Jackson County Committee of the Missouri Republican Party appoint to vote for me at the County Committee meeting on the day of , 20 .
Date Signature of Committee Member
As holder of the proxy, I do hereby state that I am a registered voter in the County Committee District represented by . I am a Republican voter. I reside at .
Proxy’s Signature
Attest:
Secretary of the County Committee
While the Party Committees are private and closed organizations, they are authorized by State Statute as political bodies for influencing policies and vetting candidates who agree with the particular Party platform that organizes them.
The changes as I have proposed here (in Bold and Italics are both changes proposed by me and by others.) and submitted to the Subcommittee appointed by Mark Anthony Jones as the Central Chair for review, are based in part on proposed changes presented by others as well as myself.
These changes if accepted, and presented to the whole Committee to be reviewed discussed and potentially passed by the necessary 2/3rd majority vote, will increase the function and footprint of the Central Committee in every District.
These proposed changes may or may not be the changes as presented to the whole Committee when they are presented by the Sub Committee Chair, Wayne Houts.
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