 bylaws regarding formation of executive committee 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 delegateelected members nominee members and exofficio 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 delegateelected members to the executive committee all delegateelected 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 delegateelected member of the executive committee the remaining delegateelected 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 exofficio members exofficio members of the executive committee shall be members of the republican state committee state party officers republican congressman federal congressional district chairpersons and any atlarge appointees exofficio members shall have a voice but not a vote at large exofficio 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 vicechairperson 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 oddnumbered 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 fortyfive 45 days after the vacancy occurs  