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==ARTICLE 8: NATIONAL COMMITTEE==
==ARTICLE 8: NATIONAL COMMITTEE==
   
   
1. The National Committee shall have control and management of all the
1. The National Committee shall be composed of the following members:
affairs, properties and  funds of  the  Party  consistent  with  these
Bylaws.  The  Libertarian  National  Committee  shall  establish  and
oversee an organizational  structure to implement  the purposes of the
Party as stated  in Article 3.  The National  Committee  shall  adopt
rules of procedure  for the conduct  of its meetings and  the carrying
out of its  duties and responsibilities.  The National  Committee  may
delegate its authority in any manner it deems necessary.
2. The National Committee shall be composed of the following members:
   
   
a. the officers of the Party;
a. the officers of the Party;
b. the immediate part[sic] Chair, for the two year term following the Convention at which a new Chair is elected;
   
   
b. five members  elected at  large  by  the  delegates  at  a  Regular
c. seven members  elected at  large  by  the  delegates  at  a  Regular
Convention; and
Convention; and
   
   
c. any additional members as specified below:
d. any additional members as specified below:
   
   
Any affiliate party  with 10% or  more of  the  total  national  party
Any affiliate party  with 250 or  more of  the  total  national  party
membership (as determined  for delegate allocation)  shall be entitled
membership (as determined  for delegate allocation)  shall be entitled
to one National  Committee representative and  one alternate for  each
to one National  Committee representative and  one alternate for  each
10% of national membership.
250 of national membership.
Affiliate parties may,  by  mutual  consent,  band  together  to  form
Affiliate parties may,  by  mutual  consent,  band  together  to  form
"representative regions," and  each such "region"  with  an  aggregate
"representative regions," and  each such "region"  with  an  aggregate
national party membership  of 10% or  more shall be  entitled  to  one
national party membership  of 250 or  more shall be  entitled  to  one
National Committee representative  and one alternate  for each 10%  of
National Committee representative  and one alternate  for each 250
national party membership.
national party members.
"Representative regions" may  be formed or  dissolved once  every  two
"Representative regions" may  be formed or  dissolved once  every  two
years during a  period beginning 90  days before the beginning  of and
years during a  period beginning 90  days before the beginning  of and
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Secretary prior to  the close of  the Convention at  which  they  take
Secretary prior to  the close of  the Convention at  which  they  take
place.
place.
With the proviso that: At the 1985 convention the existing regions and representation shall remain intact except where changes are made by mutual consent of the delegations of the affiliate parties by the end of the last day of the convention.
   
   
3. The National Committee shall take office immediately upon the close
2. The National Committee shall take office immediately upon the close
of the Regular  Convention at which they are selected, and serve until
of the Regular  Convention at which they are selected, and serve until
the final adjournment of the next Regular Convention.
the final adjournment of the next Regular Convention.
   
   
4. A National  Committee member shall  be a member of  the Party,  and
3. A National  Committee member shall  be a member of  the Party,  and
shall not be  the candidate of  any  party  except  the  Party  or  an
shall not be  the candidate of  any  party  except  the  Party  or  an
affiliate.
affiliate.
   
   
5. The National  Committee may, for cause, suspend any member-at-large
4. The National  Committee may, for cause, suspend any member-at-large
by a vote  of 2/3 of  the entire  National  Committee.  The  suspended
by a vote  of 2/3 of  the entire  National  Committee.  The  suspended
member-at-large may challenge  the suspension by  an appeal in writing
member-at-large may challenge  the suspension by  an appeal in writing
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office in question shall be deemed vacant.
office in question shall be deemed vacant.
   
   
6.  The  National  Committee  shall  appoint  new  officers  and
5.  The  National  Committee  shall  appoint  new  officers  and
members-at-large  if  vacancies    occur,    such    officers    and
members-at-large  if  vacancies    occur,    such    officers    and
members-at-large to complete the term of the office vacated.
members-at-large to complete the term of the office vacated.
   
   
7. A National  Committee Regional Representative  may be  removed  and
6. A National  Committee Regional Representative  may be  removed  and
replaced only by the act of the affiliate parties which constitute the
replaced only by the act of the affiliate parties which constitute the
subject region. The  voting procedure for  the removal and replacement
subject region. The  voting procedure for  the removal and replacement
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absence of any  such procedures, a  majority vote of the  state chairs
absence of any  such procedures, a  majority vote of the  state chairs
shall prevail.
shall prevail.
7. The National Committee shall have control and management of all the affairs, properties and funds of the Party consistent with these Bylaws.  The National Committee shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings and the carrying out of its duties and responsibilities.  The National Committee may delegate its authority in any manner it deems necessary.
   
   
8. The National  Committee shall meet  at such times and places as may
8. The National  Committee shall meet  at such times and places as may
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:-- call of the Chair, or
:-- call of the Chair, or
:-- written request of 1/3 or more of its members.
:-- written request of 1/3 or more of its members.
A written notice of the time and place of all meetings shall be mailed to each member of the Committee not less than 300 days prior to such meeting.
   
   
9. The National  Committee may,  without  meeting  together,  transact
9. The National  Committee may,  without  meeting  together,  transact
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question submitted by  the Chair or  by at least 1/5 of the members of
question submitted by  the Chair or  by at least 1/5 of the members of
the Committee. Fifteen  days shall be  allowed for the return  of  the
the Committee. Fifteen  days shall be  allowed for the return  of  the
votes cast, by  mail, to the Secretary.  The Secretary shall establish
votes cast, by  mail, to the Secretary during the period between the Regular Convention and the next general election, and 30 days shall be allowed at all other times.  If, at the expiration of the applicable period, a quorum of the Committee have not returned their votes, the measure being voted upon shall be deemed to have failed; in all other cases, a majority of the votes returned shall carry the measure, excepted where a higher threshold is required by the Bylaws. The Secretary  shall preserve all  such votes until  the  next
procedures for identifying  voters in a  mail ballot, and may  accept
votes through any  mail system, including  facsimile  and electronic
mail, for which  such procedures have  been established.   Votes from
alternate regional representatives will be counted, in accordance with
the  ranking  procedure  of  the  region,  only  if  the  regional
representative fails to  respond to the  ballot. If, at the expiration
of the applicable period, a quorum of the Committee have not returned
their votes, the measure being voted upon shall be deemed to have
failed; in all other cases, a majority of the votes returned shall
carry the measure, except where a higher vote  is required by the
Bylaws. The Secretary  shall preserve all  such votes until  the  next
meeting of the  National Committee, at  which  meeting  the  Committee
meeting of the  National Committee, at  which  meeting  the  Committee
shall order the disposition of such votes.
shall order the disposition of such votes.
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the decision is vetoed by the Judicial Committee, it shall be declared
the decision is vetoed by the Judicial Committee, it shall be declared
null and void.
null and void.
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==ARTICLE 10: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE==
==ARTICLE 10: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE==
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