Libertarian Party of California

Region 68 – Antelope Valley

 

Bylaws

 

Article I.            Name

Section 1.                The name of this organization shall be “the Libertarian Party of California, Region number 68, Antelope Valley”, hereinafter known as the Region.  The region may use the name “Antelope Valley Libertarian Party”, or “A.V.L.P.”

 

Article II.            Purpose

Section 1.                The Purpose of the A.V.L.P. is to proclaim and implement the Statement of Principles of the national Libertarian party and that of the Libertarian Party of California by engaging in political and informational activities.

 

Article III.            Membership

Section 1.                Any person endorsing the purpose and principles of the state and national Libertarian Parties may be a member of the Region subject to the provisions of the Bylaws of the Region and the State.

 

Article IV.            Officers

Section 1.                The officers of the Region shall be a Chair, a Vice-Chair, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and Special Committee Chair(s).

 

Section 2.                The officers shall be nominated by the Region’s members (described in Article III).  The elected board shall be dues paying members in good standing of the Libertarian Party of California.

 

Section 3.                Duties:

                A.                Chair

The Chair shall preside at all general membership, Executive Committee, and Regional Central Committee meetings of the Region, and shall be the chief executive officer of the Region.

                B.                Vice Chair

The Vice Chair shall act as an assistant to the Chair and presides in the absence of the Chair.

                C.                Secretary

                                The Secretary shall be the recording officer of the Region.

                D.                Treasurer

The Treasurer shall receive, disburse, and account for the funds of the Region under the direction of the Chair.  Disbursement of funds will require agreement of at least three members of the Executive Committee

                E.                Special Committee Chairman

The various Special Committee Chairmen, when elected, shall be responsible for the activities of their respective committees.

 

Article V.             Executive Committee.

Section 1.                The officers of the Region shall constitute the Region Executive Committee

 

Section 2.                The quorum for meetings of the Region Executive Committee shall be three members of the committee

 

Article VI.            Regional Central Committee

Section 1.                The Region Central Committee shall be composed of all those persons living in the Region who are current members, in good standing, of the Libertarian Party of California.  The Region Chair, or the Vice-Chair in the absence of the Chair, shall preside at all meetings of the Regional Central Committee.

 

Article VII.            Meetings

Section 1.                General membership meetings will be held at the discretion of the Chair.

 

Section 2.                Regional Central Committee meetings shall be held annually for the election of officers and to select Delegates to the annual convention of the Libertarian Party of California.

 

Section 3.                Meetings of the Regional Central Committee and meetings of the Executive Committee will be called, when required, by the Chair.  Written notice of such meetings will be sent by mail to all committee members not later than seven days prior to the meeting.  The Secretary will be responsible for such notification.

 

Section 4.                Special meetings of the Executive Committee will be held upon written request of one half of the members of the Executive Committee.  This request shall take the form of a petition to the Chair.

 

Article VIII.  Special Committees

Section 1.                Special committees will be proposed by the Chair, when required and approved by the Regional Central Committee.  The Region Chair will propose the purpose, tenure, responsibility, and authority of the special committees for approval or modification by the Regional Central Committee.  The Regional Central Committee will elect a Special Committee Chairman for each special committee.  This election will be conducted in conjunction with the annual Regional Central Committee Election.

 

Section 2.                The Special Committee Chairman for each special committee will be an officer of the Region for the period of such chairmanship.

 

Article IX.            Election of Officers

Section 1.                Officers will be nominated and elected annually during the Regional Central Committee Election meeting.

 

Section 2.                Nominations will be from the floor.  A majority vote will be required for election.  In cases where more than two candidates are nominated, and where no candidate receives a majority vote, runoff votes will be conducted, dropping the candidate with the least number of votes from the subsequent ballots.

 

Section 3.                Elections will be conducted in November, during meetings of the Regional Central Committee.

 

Article .x            Terms of Office

Section 1.                The terms of office for Officers shall be one year, from January to January.  Special Committee Chairmen, however, shall serve in office as specified by the Regional Central Committee at the time of their election.

 

Section 2.                Unforeseen vacancies of Officers shall be filled by appointment of the Regional Chair.  In case the chair has resigned his office, the Vice-Chair will assume the Chair’s duties. At the request, however, of at least half of the Executive Committee, a special Regional Central Committee election meeting will be called to fill such unforeseen vacancies.

 

Section 3.                An officer may be removed and a new vote called if the officer misses more than three (3) meetings in the course of a year.  This is up to the discretion of the membership, and may be waived in extenuating circumstances.

 

Article XI.            Discipline

Section 1.                The Regional Central Committee will meet for disciplinary purposes at the written request of at least half of the members of the Executive Committee.  Provided a quorum exists, the vote of two-thirds of the Regional Central Committee present will be required to remove any member from the Executive Committee or to remove any Officer from office.

 

Article XII.            Email List

Section 1.                An email list can be used for the communication of official region business matters for all regional central committee members who are members of the email list.

 

Section 2.                The list can be used to vote on issues.  Only RCC members can vote.  Participants of the email list who are not RCC members may discuss but not vote.  Voting via the list should only be done if there is insufficient time before a meeting to settle a pressing issue. At least two thirds of the executive committee and a majority of the voting RCC members on the list must vote in favor of any issue under discussion for the issue to pass.  Any votes taken on the email list are subject to confirmation at the next regular meeting.

 

Article XIII.            Parliamentary Authority

Section 1.                Unless superseded by these bylaws, Robert’s Rules of Order, as revised, shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure.

 

Article XIV.            Bylaw Provisions

Section 1.                These Bylaws will be approved by vote of two-thirds of the Region Regional Central Committee.  Proposals for amendment will be considered if raised at any Regional Central Committee meeting.

 

Section 2.                Where the provisions of these Bylaws do not cover a particular subject or where they are in conflict with the bylaws of the state party, the bylaws of the Libertarian Party of California shall govern.

 

Article XV.            Liability

Section 1.                Nothing in these Bylaws shall be reason or cause for any officer or member to violate any law or regulation of any state, municipality, or the Federal Government.

 

Section 2.                No officer or this Region shall incur any legal liability to any other Officer or member while in the performance of his duties within the bounds of these bylaws.