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North Carolina Democratic Party
Plan of Organization
As Amended Jan 20th, 2007

PREAMBLE 

0.00    STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR ALL LEVELS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

0.01    Open Party 
0.02    Encourage Participation         
0.03    Non-Discrimination     
0.04    Publicize Meetings      
0.05    Broad Registration       
0.06    Notice of Selection of Party Officials   

1.00       PRECINCT ORGANIZATION

1.01    Unit of Organization
1.02    Composition of Precinct Committee 

1. Precinct Committee
2. Precinct Officers
3. Terms of Office
4. Vacancy and Succession for Precinct Officers and Committee Members         
5. Removals 

1.03    Duties of Precinct Officers   

1. Chair                                                         
2. Vice Chair                                                 
3. Secretary/Treasurer                                   
4. Committee                                                 

1.04    Precinct Meetings                                           

1. When Held
2. Location
3. Unorganized Precinct
4. Newly Created Precinct  
5. Order of Business – Odd-Numbered Yrs
6. Order of Business – Even-Numbered Yrs
7. Called Meeting
8. Presiding Officers 

1.05    Quorum Required to Organize Precinct and to Elect Precinct Officers and Precinct Committee 
1.06    Voting at Precinct Meetings  
1.07    Representation at County Convention and on County Executive Committee   
1.08    Votes at County Convention   
1.09    Delegates to the County Convention  
1.10    Alternative Method Precinct Organization

2.00     COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS

2.01   Composition of County Executive Committee

1. Members 
2. Term of Office 

2.02   Voting on the County Executive Committee

1. County Executive Committee Officers, Presidents of County Chapters of State Auxiliary Organizations, and Ex-Officio Members
2. Precinct Officers

2.03   Officers of the County Executive Committee

1. Elected Officers
2. Municipal/County Precinct Vice Chairs
3. Term of Office
4. Election to District or State Executive Committee Office
5. Vacancy and Succession for County Executive Committee Officers
6. Removals
7. When County Committee not in Session

2.04   County Executive Committee Meetings

1. When  
2. Called Meetings
3. Business Permitted

2.05    Duties of County Officers  

1. Chair
2. First Vice Chair
3. Second Vice Chair
4. Third Vice Chair
5. Secretary
6. Treasurer

2.06   County Boards of Elections

1. Method of  Selection
2. Qualifications of Members

2.07   Precinct Judges 
2.08   Rules for Precinct Meetings    
2.09   Municipal Executive Committee   

3.00  CONGRESSIONAL, PROSECUTORIAL, STATE SENATE AND STATE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS

3.01   Congressional District Executive Committee

1. Members
2. Term of Office 
3. Vacancies for Congressional District Executive Committee

3.02    Voting on the Congressional District Executive Committee

1. Committee Officers & Ex-Officio Members 
2. County Representatives

3.03    Duties of Congressional District Executive Committee  
3.04    Officers of the Congressional District Executive Committee   

1. Elected Officers
2. Election to District Executive Committee Office
3. Election to State Executive Committee Office
4. Vacancy and Succession for Congressional District Executive Committee Officers
5. Term of Office 
6. Removal

3.05    Duties of Congressional District Officers

1. Chair
2. First Vice Chair
3. Second Vice Chair
4. Third Vice Chair 
5. Secretary
6. Treasurer
7. Congressional District Chair for Minority Affairs 

3.06    Congressional District Executive Committee Meetings

1. When and Where Held 
2. Called Meetings
3. When Congressional District Executive Committee Not in Session

3.07    Split Counties          
3.08    Prosecutorial District Executive Comm 

1. Composition 
2. Vacancies for Prosecutorial District Executive Committee Members
3. Voting 
4. Duties 
5. Officers 

3.09    State Senatorial District Executive Committee

1. Composition
2. Vacancies for Prosecutorial District Executive Committee Members
3. Voting
4. Duties
5. Officers

3.10    State House of Representatives District Executive Committee

1. Composition
2. Vacancies for State House of Representatives District Executive Committee Members
3. Voting  
4. Duties                                                         
5. Officers 

3.11   County Elected Officials 

1. Office Elected By Countywide Vote
2. Office Elected By District Within County 

3.12   Single County Districts 

1. Whole County
2. Partial County

4.00  STATE ORGANIZATIONS

4.01   State Executive Committee   

1. Composition 
2. Method of Election 
3. Term of Office
4. Attendance
5. Vacancies for State Executive Committee Members 
6. Removals

4.02   Elected Officers    

1. Date of Election
2. Elected Officers 
3. Vacancy and Succession for Elected State Executive Committee Officers

4.03   Appointed Officers         
4.04   Voting on the State Executive Committee 
4.05   Duties of State Chair and Certain Officers

1. State Chair
2. Vice Chairs 
3. Secretary  
4. Treasurer
5. Chair or Co-Chair of the Sustaining Fund
6. Chair for Minority Affairs
7. Teen Dems Advisor

4.06   State Executive Council

1. Powers
2. Meetings
3. Composition

4.07    State Executive Committee Meetings  

1. Regular Meetings 
2. Called Meetings

4.08    Order of Business of the State Executive Committee Meeting Held Prior March
4.09    Other Business
4.10    Executive Director and State Party Staff  
4.11    Independent Financial Review     

5.00    COUNTY CONVENTIONS

5.01    Meetings and Functions                                   

1. Annual Meeting
2. Place of Convention  
3. Presiding Officer
4. Order of Business- Odd-Numbered Yrs
5. Order of Business- Even-Numbered Yrs
6. Resolutions and Platforms  
7. Certification

5.02    Voting         

1. Allocation of Votes
2. Votes Divided Among Delegates Present 
3. Tabulation of Votes  
4. Voice Votes
5. Vote May Not Be Changed
6. Reporting and Challenging the Vote

5.03    Rules for County Convention    

1. Quorum

6.00    DISTRICT AND STATE CONVENTIONS

6.01    Congressional District Convention  

1. When and Where Held 
2. Presiding Officer 
3. Allocation of Votes
4. Election of Delegates
5. Roll of Delegates 
6. Division of Votes Among Delegates Present
7. Votes May Note be Changed
8. Reporting and Challenging a Vote
9. Voice Votes
10. Quorum
11. Order of Business- Odd-Numbered Yrs
12. Order of Business- Even-Numbered Yrs
13. Resolutions and Platform
14. Certification

6.02   State Convention    

1. When and Where Held
2. Presiding Officer  
3. Allocation of Votes  
4. Election of Delegates
5. Roll of Delegates
6. Division of Votes Among Delegates Present  
7. Votes May Not be Changed 
8. Reporting and Challenging a Vote                 
9. Voice Votes 
10. Quorum 
11. Selection of Presidential Elector 

7.00  DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES AND DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

7.01   Delegates and Alternates to the Democratic National Convention 
7.02   Democratic National Committee Members

8.00  POLICY COMMITTEES

8.01   Resolutions and Platforms Committee  

1. Composition  ..                                             
2. Meetings                                                     
3. Matters for Consideration

8.02   State Legislative Policy Committee  

1. Composition 
2. Meetings 
3. Duties 

8.03    Committee for Distribution of Political Party Funds (Tax Check-Off)  

9.00  COUNCIL OF REVIEW

9.01   Purpose      
9.02   Composition        

1. Members 
2. Officers 
3. Terms 

9.03    Rules and Decisions   
9.04    Removal of Members 
9.05    Vacancies         
9.06    Jurisdiction       
9.07    Mediation
9.08    Notice             
9.09    Procedures for Council of Review

1. Opening
2. Admissibility of Evidence 
3. Standard of Proof 
4. Procedure
5. Adjudication
6. Appeal

10.00    REMOVAL AND VACATING OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

10.01    Grounds for Removal
10.02    Procedure for Removal

1. Petitioners
2. Respondents 
3. Petition
4. State Chair as Respondent
5. Precinct Officer or Precinct Committee Member as Respondent
6. All Other Officers or Members as Respondent

10.03    Vacating Party Office When a Candidate or Campaign Manager in Primaries

11.00  MISCELLANEOUS

11.01   Committee Meetings       

1. Called Meetings       
2. When and Where      

11.02    Meeting Notice Requirements

11.03    Quorum

11.04    Majority Vote

11.05    Proxy Voting      

1. State Executive Committee
2. Congressional, Prosecutorial, State Senatorial or State House of Representatives District Executive Committee
3. County Executive Committee  
4. State Executive Council 
5. Precinct Meeting, County, District or State Convention  

11.06    Subcommittees          

11.07    Filling Vacancies in Elected Office and in Nomination for Elected Office

11.08    Reports by County Executive Committees and County Chairs

11.09    Active Democrat Defined

11.10    Definition of Residence

11.11    Unit Rule Abolished     

11.12    No Convention May Bind Another

11.13    Nominating Committees and Nominations from the Floor

11.14    Parliamentary Authority   

12.00   AMENDMENTS

12.01    Power to Amend   

12.02    Date of Amendments