| Section 1: |
The name of the party shall be the
America First Party. |
Article II. The National Committee
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| Section 1: |
The National Committee shall be the
supreme governing authority of the party. |
| Section 2: |
Meetings of the National Committee shall
be called:
- By resolution of the National Committee setting the time, date,
and place of the meeting;
- By majority vote of the officers of the National
Committee;
- By written demand of one quarter of the members of the National
Committee.
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| Section 3: |
Notice of meetings of the National
Committee shall be such that:
- When called by resolution of the national committee, no
additional notice shall be required;
- When called by the officers of the National Committee or by
written demand of the membership, a notice of at least seven days for a
teleconference meeting, and 30 days for an in-person meeting, shall be provided
to the members of the National Committee.
- During the National Convention, and on the day prior thereto,
and on the day of the adjournment thereof, the National Committee may be called
into meeting upon short notice by publication in a prominent place at the site
of the convention.
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| Section 4: |
A Quorum shall consist of a majority of
the members of the National Committee. |
| Section 5: |
The members of the National Committee
shall be only those persons whose names appear upon the Certified List of the
National Committee Members, less those persons who have tendered resignations
in writing or who are deceased. Only such members as described herein
above, shall be eligible to vote or otherwise participate in the business of
the National Committee. |
| Section 6: |
Each affiliated State Party shall be
entitled to select three members to serve upon the National Committee.
The members shall be registered by the State Chairman with the Secretary. |
| Section 7: |
The National Committee shall, from time
to time, adopt and/or amend the Certified List of the National Committee
Members. Such adoption or amendment shall be by three-fifths vote of the
National Committee of those present and voting, or by a majority of all the
members of the National Committee. |
| Section 8: |
The National Committee shall have the
authority to create and abolish such committees as it shall deem necessary and
proper for the conduct of the party's business. |
| Section 9: |
The officers of the National Committee
shall be the chair, the vice-chair, the secretary, and the treasurer.
- The officers shall be elected by majority vote of the National
Committee.
- The officers shall serve until the election of replacements at
a National Committee meeting immediately preceding the Inaugural National
Convention of the America First Party.
- The National Committee may elect any member of any affiliated
State Party to serve as an officer.
- The officers shall be ex-officio members of the National
Committee.
- Any officer may be removed by majority vote of all the members
of the National Committee.
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| Section 10: |
Qualifications for membership on the
National Committee shall include:
- Election in accordance with all applicable national and state
party rules and state and federal election laws;
- Membership in the affiliated State Party;
- Support for the platform of the party, its mission statement
and its founding principles;
- Obedience to the rules of the party;
- Upright moral character and behavior that is a credit to the
party.
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| Section 11: |
The National Committee may exercise its
authority in any matter by the written consent of a majority of all its
members. Resolutions shall be submitted to the National Committee for
written consent by a majority vote of the officers or upon the written demand
of one-quarter of the members of the National Committee. Action by
written consent shall have the same force and effect as a Resolution adopted at
a meeting of the National Committee.
The Secretary shall provide the
resolution to the members by electronic mail, fax, or postal mail as
appropriate. The Secretary shall tally only such votes as he receives by
fax or postal mail within 14 days of the Secretary's publication of the
resolution, and which bear the signature of the member and the date of
execution. The Secretary shall provide interim reports and a final report
of the voting to the members by electronic mail. |
Article III. The National Convention
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| Section 1: |
The National Committee shall be
responsible to arrange and call the Inaugural National Convention of the
America First Party. |
| Section 2: |
The National Convention shall be
responsible for adopting and maintaining a party platform, and any other
business as shall be assigned by the National Committee. |
| Section 3: |
Thirty day written notice of the time,
date, and place of the National Convention shall be provided to the State
Chairmen of the affiliated State Parties and the members of the National
Committee. |
| Section 4: |
The National Committee shall serve as
the credentials committee to the National Convention. |
| Section 5: |
The delegates to the National Convention
shall be:
- One delegate per congressional district elected by each
affiliated State Party;
- Each elected municipal, county, state, and federal official who
is a member of the affiliated State Party, and has publicly proclaimed
such;
- The members of the National Committee from each state;
- The officers of the National Committee.
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Article IV. Affiliated State Parties
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| Section 1: |
The affiliated State Party shall be that
political organization within a given state whose National Committee members
appear upon the Certified List of National Committee Members. There shall
be only one affiliated State Party within any given state. From time to
time the National Committee shall adopt a list of the recognized state chairs
of the affiliated state parties. |
Article V. Amendments of the Rules
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| Section 1: |
Without prior notice, these Rules may be
amended by a three-fifths vote of the National Committee, or by majority vote
of all the members of the National Committee. |
Article VI. Sunset of These Rules
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| Section 1: |
These Rules shall cease to be valid upon
adoptions of a Constitution, By-Laws, Charter, or Rules designed for that
purpose. Such replacement must be adopted at a meeting of the National
Committee to be held within 48 hours prior to the start of the Inaugural
National Convention of the America First Party. |
Article VII. Parliamentary Authority
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| Section 1: |
The rules contained in the current
edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern meetings of the
National Committee and the National Convention in all cases to which they are
applicable and are not inconsistent with any Rules, Bylaws, Constitution or
resolutions adopted by the National Convention or National Committee. |
