ARTICLE II – THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1 – Establishment:

There shall be an Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Clinton County, which shall be established as provided by law and State Party Rules, The Executive Committee shall select the original members of the County Committee, the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Executive and County Committees, and shall fill any vacancies occurring in these offices. A Deputy Treasurer, selected by the Treasurer must be approved by the Executive Committee.

Section 2 – Duties:

The duties of the Executive Committee shall be to establish general policy for and conduct the affairs of the Clinton County Republican Party and to perform such additional duties as may be required by law and state party rules of by the County Committee.

In addition, the Executive Committee shall encourage, recognize, and aid in the establishment of those organizations within Clinton County that will enhance the activities of the Republican Party.

Section 3 – Membership:

The membership of the Executive Committee shall consist of Delegate-Elected Members, Nominee Members, and Ex-officio Members.

In even numbered years the Fall County Convention shall convene at the call of the County Chairperson within twenty (20) days following the November election. The Precinct Delegates shall select a number of persons equal to the number of county offices and state legislative offices for which candidates were nominated at the last two (2) preceding fall primary elections, who together with the persons most recently nominated by the Party for each of those offices, to constitute the Executive Committee.

(A) DELEGATE – ELECTED MEMBERS. The Precinct delegates to the fall County convention may caucus and shall select the Delegate-Elected Members to the Executive Committee. All Delegate-Elected Members must be registered voters who reside in Clinton County and members in good standing of the Clinton County Republican Party. If a vacancy occurs in the position of delegate-elected member of the executive committee, the remaining delegate-elected members shall fill the vacancy.

(B) NOMINEE MEMBERS. The Nominee members shall be those persons nominated by The Republican Party for county offices and state legislative offices in Clinton County at the last preceding primary election. When a new nomination is made for such an office, the new member shall replace the former Nominee member as a member of the Executive Committee. If a vacancy occurs in the position of a Nominee Member of the Executive Committee, the vacancy may only be filled by the person who is the new nominee for the office in question.

(C) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. Ex-officio Members of the Executive Committee shall be Members of the Republican State Committee, State Party officers, Republican Congressman (Federal), Congressional District Chairpersons, and any at-large appointees. Ex-officio Members shall have a voice, but not a vote.

At large Ex-officio Members shall be residents of Clinton County.

Section 4 – Selection of Officers, Term and Vacancies:

Within thirty (30) days following the convening of the fall county convention the executive committee shall meet and select a temporary chairperson and temporary secretary. The temporary officers shall serve only during the selection of officers of the executive committee. The officers shall be chairperson, vice-chairperson who shall be of the opposite sex of the chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer, deputy treasurer, and other such officers as may be established.

The officers of the Executive Committee and the County Committee shall be the same persons whose term in office shall be for two (2) years commencing January 1 of the odd-numbered years.

If an officer shall resign or become ineligible to hold office, there shall be a vacancy in that office. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chairperson, the powers and duties of the Chairperson shall be assumed immediately and automatically by the Vice Chairperson until a new Chairperson is elected. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of Treasurer, the powers and duties of the Treasurer shall be assumed immediately and automatically by the Deputy Treasurer until a new Treasurer is elected. All vacancies in offices shall be filled by elections by the Executive Committee for the remainder of the term. Such elections shall be held not less than fifteen (15) nor more than forty-five (45) days after the vacancy occurs.