Document:National Bylaws and Convention Rules 1985: Difference between revisions

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defined in these  Bylaws, or members of the affiliate party as defined
defined in these  Bylaws, or members of the affiliate party as defined
in the constitution  or bylaws of  such affiliate party, or  those who
in the constitution  or bylaws of  such affiliate party, or  those who
have made the  certification required by  Article 6 of  these  Bylaws,
have made the  certification required by  Article 5 of  these  Bylaws,
shall be eligible  to vote for the selection of delegates to a Regular
shall be eligible  to vote for the selection of delegates to a Regular
Convention.
Convention.
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Each affiliate party  shall be entitled  to  send  delegates  to  each
Each affiliate party  shall be entitled  to  send  delegates  to  each
Regular Convention on the following basis:
Regular Convention on the following basis:
 
a. one delegate  for each 20  members or  fraction  thereof, of  the
a. two "basic" delegates from each affiliate party; plus
National Party (at  least one such delegate must be a resident of that
b. one additional delegate  for each 20  members  of  the
state); plus
National Party , plus  
c. one additional  delegate for each one percent (1%) (rounded) of the
b. one additional  delegate for each one percent (1%) (rounded) of the
total vote cast  for President in  that state or  district  which  was
total vote cast  for President in  that state or  district  which  was
received by the Party's most recent candidate for President.
received by the Party's most recent candidate for President.
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b. National Committee members or their alternates;
b. National Committee members or their alternates;
   
   
c. all former Party nominees for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of
c. All former Party nominees for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of
the United States; and
the United States; and
   
   
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applications must be  sent to the  National Headquarters by either the
applications must be  sent to the  National Headquarters by either the
individual member or the affiliate party and received or postmarked no
individual member or the affiliate party and received or postmarked no
later than the  last day of  the seventh month prior  to  the  Regular
later than the  last day of  February of the Regular Convention year. The Secretary  shall make a count of the members qualified
Convention. The Secretary  shall make a count of the members qualified
under the requirements  set forth here  and shall compute the delegate
under the requirements  set forth here  and shall compute the delegate
allocations for the  affiliate parties. Notification of the membership
allocations for the  affiliate parties. Notification of the membership
totals and allocation  totals shall be  sent by the Secretary  to  the
totals and allocation  totals shall be  sent by the Secretary  to  the
Chair of each  affiliate party no later than the last day of the fifth
Chair of each  affiliate party no later than April 1st of the year of a Regular Convention.
month prior to a Regular Convention.
   
   
A list of  the names and  addresses of all  delegates  and  alternates
A list of  the names and  addresses of all  delegates  and  alternates
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preceding the Convention.  The number of  alternates' names  submitted
preceding the Convention.  The number of  alternates' names  submitted
shall not exceed  the  greater  of  50  or  the  number  of  delegates
shall not exceed  the  greater  of  50  or  the  number  of  delegates
allocated. Failure to submit a listing of delegate/alternate names and
allocated.  
addresses,  as  prescribed  within  these  Bylaws,  shall  cause  no
 
delegation to be registered from that affiliate party.
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===7. Delegate List:===
===7. Delegate List:===