Maricopa County Libertarian Party By-lawsApril 16th, 1996
Article I. Name
The name of this organization shall be
"The Maricopa County Libertarian Party", hereinafter referred to as "the Pa rty".
Article II. Purposes
The purposes for which the Party is organized are:
A. to encourage and to co-ordinate Libertarian political activities within Maricopa County.
B. to fulfill all constitutional
requirements of the State of Arizona for a County Party within Maricopa Cou nty.
C. to fulfill all requirements of the
Arizona Libertarian Party By-laws for the
recognized County Party within Maricopa County.
D. to elect to political office Libertarian candidates running in Maricopa County.
Article III. Membership
1. a. All qualified Libertarian electors residing within Maricopa County sh all be members of the Party. To be a Member of Record of the Party, a membe r shall pay a due of $12.00 to the Treasurer for the current calendar year. Dues are payable on the 1st day of December of the preceding year.
1. b. Any person who has been denied their right to vote by virtue of a cri minal conviction for a nonviolent, victimless crime, or who is a resident a lien, but otherwise meets the qualification of this section, shall be deeme d a Member of Record.
2. All officers of the Party, special or standing committee members, Ward L eaders, Precinct Captains and Precinct Committeemen must be Members of Reco rd during their terms of office.
3. The right to vote on Party
business, elect party officers and run for County, municipal or local parti san office on the Libertarian Party ticket shall belong exclusively to
Members of Record of the Party.
Article IV. Steering Committee
1. The Steering Committee shall consist of a Chairman, 1st Vice-Chairman, 2 nd Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and the appointed chairmen of all co mmittees.
2. The Party shall elect officers at the last regularly scheduled meeting o f each calendar year, who shall take office at the close of that meeting an d shall serve until the close of the next meeting at which their positions are elected.
3. 'None of the Above' shall be a valid choice in any election of officers. If 'None of the Above' receives a plurality of votes for any office, that office shall be vacant for the term; notwithstanding the provisions of Arti cle IX.
Article V. Duties of the Officers
1. a. Upon their election and prior to the first meeting of the year, the S teering Committee shall formulate a Project Plan for the year, and shall im plement such plan with the advice and consent of the Party at the first mee ting of the year.
2. a. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Party and of the St eering Committee, and shall attend (or appoint a representative to attend) all meetings of the State Executive Committee of the Arizona Libertarian Pa rty, act as general spokesperson for the Party, have overall responsibility for implementing the Project Plan and the resolutions of the Party, appoin t committee chairs as necessary to implement the Project Plan and ensure th at the Party is in substantial compliance with the constitutional laws of t he State of Arizona, the Arizona
Libertarian Party bylaws and these bylaws.
2. b. The 1st Vice-Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman whenev er the Chairman is unable to do so, and shall assist in the implementation of the Project Plan as the chairman may direct. The 2nd Vice-Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman whenever the Chairman and 1st Vice-Chai rman are unable to do so, and shall assist in the implementation of the Pla n as the chairman may direct.
2. c. The Treasurer shall receive all monies paid to the Party, shall depos it them in such bank or banks as the Steering Committee hall designate and shall disburse said monies upon order of the Steering Committee. The Treas urer shall report the financial condition of the Party to the Party or Stee ring Committee when called upon to do so.
2. d. The Secretary shall be the recording officer of the Party, attend all meetings of the Party and of the Steering Committee, keeping or making pro vision for the keeping of such minutes and records as may be necessary.
3. a. The Steering Committee may appoint such special or standing committee s as it may deem necessary to implement the Project Plan.
3. b. The Steering Committee shall establish a Precinct Committee system in accordance with the Arizona Libertarian Party Bylaws and shall, by resolut ion, define the duties and requirements of Ward Leaders, Precinct Captains and Precinct Committeemen. The Steering Committee shall fix ward boundaries and appoint all Precinct
Committeemen.
The Party shall neither participate nor allow its name to be used in any pu blicly- administered or -financed election of party officers.
3. c. The Steering Committee shall establish a Candidate Review Committee f or the purpose of recruiting, qualifying and developing candidates for coun ty, municipal and local elections and evaluating such
candidates for the Steering Committee.
The party shall neither participate nor allow its name to be used in any pu blicly- administered or -financed nominating election.
Article VI. Meetings
1. The Party shall meet at such times and places as prescribed by the Membe rship of
Record of the Party in accordance with the yearly Project Plan.
2. The Steering Committee shall meet as many times as necessary to conduct the business of the Party between regular meetings in accordance with the y early Project Plan.
Article VII. Parliamentary Authority
1.The rules contained in the latest extant edition of Robert's Rules of Ord er, Newly Revised, or the Special Meeting rules adopted by the Members of R ecord, shall govern the Party
in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not incons istent with the laws of Arizona or these By-Laws.
Article VIII. Amendments
1. Amendments to these By-laws must be presented in writing and read aloud at any regularly scheduled meeting an shall be approved by a vote of two-t hirds of those present at the next two regularly scheduled meetings.
Article IX. Vacancies
1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chairman, the 1st Vice-Chairman sha ll succeed to the office of Chairman. If a vacancy occurs in the office of 1st Vice-Chairman, the 2nd Vice-Chairman shall succeed to the office of 1st Vice-Chairman. If a vacancy occurs in the office of 2nd Vice-Chairman, Tre asurer, or Secretary, the Steering Committee shall appoint a member to fill that vacancy until the next regular meeting of the Party, at which time it shall be filled by election.
2. If any elected officer fails to attend three (3) consecutive meetings, w ithout cause, or fails to perform the duties of the office as described in Article V., the office may be declared vacant by a two-thirds vote of the S teering Committee and a two-thirds vote of the Members of Record present at any meeting.